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College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise tenders and contracts

Northern IrelandAntrimWebsite

Official name on notices: College of Agriculture, Food & Rural Enterprise (CAFRE)

Tenders published
4
About one every 91 days
Contracts awarded
3
To 6 different suppliers
Value awarded
£8.9m
11 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£52k
Median value awarded
Open now
1
0 coming up

Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.

Open tenders

  1. ID 6139805 - DAERA - CAFRE - Provision of Graphic Design, Artwork and Print Management Services

    Northern IrelandPrinting

    Open17 days leftLow competitionSuitable for SMEs

    £2mestimated

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 4 of 12 months.

What it buys

Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.

  1. Training1
  2. Printing1
  3. Education services1

Who it buys from

Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).

  1. RSK Adas Limited£5.02m
    1 contract
  2. Countryside Services LimitedSME£3.5m
    1 contract
  3. Northern Lift Trucks(N.I.) LtdSME£149k
    1 contract
  4. Cowan Bros NI£114k
    1 contract
  5. William Bell Tractors LtdSME£83k
    1 contract
  6. Johnston Gilpin & CoSME£35k
    1 contract

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)100%
Based on 4 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Won by small firms
67%
Higher than 75% of schools, colleges and universities
Based on 6 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
2
Fewer than 93% of schools, colleges and universities
Based on 11 awards

Compared with other schools, colleges and universities

Bids per contract, 60 schools, colleges and universities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–2 bids1
2–4 bids17
4–6 bids17
6–8 bids15
8–10 bids5
10–12 bids1
12–14 bids0
14–16 bids1
16–18 bids0
18–20 bids1
20+ bids2
Won by small firms, 132 schools, colleges and universities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–10%1
10–20%2
20–30%9
30–40%9
40–50%26
50–60%35
60–70%23
70–80%9
80–90%12
90–100%6

Each column is a group of schools, colleges and universities with similar figures. The coloured column holds College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise.See the full scoreboard

Contracts ending in the next 90 days

Contracts like these are often re-tendered. Knowing early gives you time to prepare.

No contracts we hold from College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise end in the next 90 days.

Recent contract awards

ContractWon byValueAwarded
DAERA – CAFRE – Lease of 5 Agricultural Tractors and 3 Material HandlersCowan Bros NI, William Bell Tractors Ltd, Johnston Gilpin & Co and 1 more—3 Jun 2026
ID 6020932 DAERA - CAFRE - Horticulture Pilot SchemeRSK Adas Limited£5.02m20 Feb 2026
ID 6210936 - DAERA - CAFRE - Farming for Sustainability Scheme Training and Themed Groups RequirementsCountryside Services Limited—29 Dec 2025
DAERA - CAFRE - The Supply, delivery and installation of Equine Dressage Simulators for CAFRERacewood Limited£138k29 Oct 2025
ID 6048315 - DAERA - CAFRE - Supply and Delivery of Ruminant Beef, Sheep and Dairy RationsJohn Thompson & Sons, Limited, United Feeds Limited, Britmilk and 1 more—2 Oct 2025