DAERA – CAFRE – Lease of 5 Agricultural Tractors and 3 Material Handlers

College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE)
Northern Ireland
Open procedure
1 December 2026 to 30 November 2029

Leasing of 5 agricultural tractors and 3 material handlers for use in student training and general farm work across three campus sites. The contract requires adherence to specific technical specifications per lot, including cylinder counts, and includes requirements for delivery, breakdown response, and repair methodology.

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Awarded value: £52k; As published
Published: 19 March 2026
Awarded: 20 May 2026; Cowan Bros NI Ltd, Stephen W Moore Limited, Northern Lift Trucks N.I. Ltd and 1 more
Contract length: 36 months; Ends 30 November 2029

What the contract covers

Lease

Provision and leasing of agricultural machinery, including tractors and material handlers, for educational and commercial farming operations.

Lease of a four-cylinder agricultural tractor
Lease of a six-cylinder agricultural tractor
Lease of a four-cylinder material handler

Lot	Estimated value	SMEs
Lot 1	Not stated	Not stated
Lot 2	Not stated	Not stated
Lot 3	Not stated	Not stated
Lot 4	Not stated	Not stated
Lot 5	Not stated	Not stated
Lot 6	Not stated	Not stated
Lot 7	Not stated	Not stated
Lot 8	Not stated	Not stated

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Lease
Procedure: Open procedure
Initial term: 36 months
Contract dates: 1 December 2026 to 30 November 2029
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 8
Suitable for SMEs: Yes
Suitable for charities and social enterprises: Yes
Category: Goods
CPV codes: 16700000, 16810000

Services in this contract

Grounds machinery hire and leasingMain service£78k typicalLease of 5 agricultural tractors and 3 material handlers for a college

Lifecycle

Published
19 March 2026
Contract awardedto Cowan Bros NI Ltd, Stephen W Moore Limited, Northern Lift Trucks N.I. Ltd and 1 more
20 May 2026
Contract starts
1 December 2026
Contract ends
30 November 2029

The buyer

College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE)

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Cowan Bros NI Ltd

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Stephen W Moore Limited

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Northern Lift Trucks N.I. Ltd

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/355374/daera-cafre-lease-of-5-agricultural-tractors-and-3-material-handlers
Buyer reference: ID 6449613
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-066f85
Last checked: 5 November 2026

College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE). DAERA – CAFRE – Lease of 5 Agricultural Tractors and 3 Material Handlers. Contract award, 19 March 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/355374/daera-cafre-lease-of-5-agricultural-tractors-and-3-material-handlers (accessed 5 November 2026).