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T26-088ENV Supply and Delivery of Grounds Maintenance Equipment Preliminary Market Questionnaire

Derry City and Strabane District Council · Local authority

In brief

Derry City and Strabane District Council has announced plans to buy grounds maintenance and vehicle and fleet work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The estimated value is £240,000 including VAT.

The contract runs for 11 months, starting 20 November 2026.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Typical: a median of 3 bids per contract for this buyer (from 74 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

Derry City and Strabane District Council intend to commence a robust, credible and transparent preliminary market engagement exercise to develop a deliverable and affordable option for the T26-088ENV Supply and Delivery of Grounds Maintenance Equipment in order to achieve a successful contract award by Q3/Q4 2026. The purpose of this preliminary market engagement (PME) is to gather insights and feedback from the market to inform the development of the procurement strategy and specification for the T26-088ENV Supply and Delivery of Grounds Maintenance Equipment as well as assisting Derry City and Strabane District Council to ensure that the most efficient and effective methods of procurement are considered. ***PLEASE NOTE: ALL COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA THE eTendersNI PortaI.*** Respondees are not required to wait until the closing date to submit a response. PME QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSES MAY BE SUBMITTED VIA THE ETENDERSNI CFT MESSAGING FACILITY AT ANY TIME UP TO 12:00 on 3rd July 2026.

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 054767-2026

About the buyer

Procurements

131

Awards

65

Suppliers it has used most for grounds maintenance

  1. ID 6487093 - DAERA - Forest Service - Scrub Clearance, Re-Spacing of Commercial Forest Crops and Clearance of Invasive Plant Species

    Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs - Forest ServiceNorthern IrelandGrounds maintenance and landscaping

    Open7 days left3 lotsSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £1.5mframework ceiling

From notice 054767-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 10 June 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.