Buyer profile · Central government

DfI Transport and Road Asset Management (TRAM) tenders and contracts

Northern IrelandBelfastWebsite

Official name on notices: Department for Infrastructure

Tenders published
19
About one every 19 days
Contracts awarded
18
To 28 different suppliers
Value awarded
£17.3m
21 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£185k
Median value awarded
Open now
1
4 coming up

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

Open tenders

  1. Provision of large goods vehicle (lgv) training and assessment 2026- 2030 (3 lots)

    Northern IrelandTraining, Education services

    Open19 days left3 lotsFramework

    £458kframework ceiling

Coming up

Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.

  1. Framework for Inspection and Maintenance of Underground Infrastructure

    Northern IrelandConstruction

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contractFramework

    Value not stated
  2. Road Asset Management - Small Works Framework

    Northern IrelandConstruction, Grounds maintenance and landscaping

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contractFramework

    Value not stated
  3. Road Asset Management (RAM) - Improvement Projects Framework

    Northern IrelandConstruction, Highways and street lighting

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contractFramework

    Value not stated
  4. Framework for Watercourse Maintenance

    Northern IrelandConstruction

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contractFramework

    Value not stated

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 10 of 12 months.

What it buys

Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.

What its tenders ask for

Accreditations and conditions its notices mention in the last 12 months. Always check the tender documents.

  1. Gas Safe4%
    In 1 of 24 notices

Who it buys from

Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months.

  1. Patrick Keenan QuarriesSME2 contracts
  2. £10.9m awarded
  3. John Beers LtdSME1 contract
    £1.35m awarded

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)83%
  • Direct award (no competition)17%
Based on 24 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How DfI Transport and Road Asset Management (TRAM) has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Time to bid
32 days
Longer than 74% of central government buyers
Based on 19 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
83%
Higher than 82% of central government buyers
Based on 24 procurements
Won by small firms
74%
Higher than 81% of central government buyers
Based on 39 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
5
More than 60% of central government buyers
Based on 60 awards
Split into lots
58%
Higher than 94% of central government buyers
Based on 19 advertised tenders
Direct awards
17%
Lower than 76% of central government buyers
Based on 24 procurements
Cancelled
5%
Higher than 68% of central government buyers
Based on 19 tenders

Compared with other central government buyers

Time to bid, 74 central government buyers
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–5 days0
5–10 days0
10–15 days0
15–20 days0
20–25 days4
25–30 days29
30–35 days30
35–40 days7
40–45 days4
45–50 days0
50–55 days0
55–60 days0
60+ days0
Bids per contract, 68 central government buyers
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–2 bids4
2–4 bids30
4–6 bids18
6–8 bids6
8–10 bids4
10–12 bids3
12–14 bids0
14–16 bids0
16–18 bids2
18–20 bids0
20+ bids1
Advertised openly, 141 central government buyers
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–10%26
10–20%24
20–30%16
30–40%11
40–50%11
50–60%8
60–70%2
70–80%10
80–90%14
90–100%19
Won by small firms, 133 central government buyers
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–10%2
10–20%7
20–30%12
30–40%17
40–50%20
50–60%24
60–70%19
70–80%17
80–90%10
90–100%5

Each column is a group of central government buyers with similar figures. The coloured column holds DfI Transport and Road Asset Management (TRAM).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 DfI Transport and Road Asset Management (TRAM) end in the next 90 days.

9 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards