Please note that the Department now uses the eTendersNI portal to advertise their tender opportunities. For more information on eTendersNI please see DoF eTendersNI.
Tender process
Tender documents will be available in electronic format only and may be accessed through the eTendersNI portal.
Tender submission must be received by the Department, in full, through the eTendersNI portal by the deadline stated in the table.
eTendersNI is the Department’s electronic tendering system. Should you have any queries, or if you are having any problems registering on the portal, please contact eTenderNI’s dedicated supplier helpdesk by calling 0800 240 4545 or by emailing: eTendersNI helpdesk
All documents must be completed and returned so as to arrive no later than 3.00 pm on the date shown.
Term Contracts for Asphalt Resurfacing 2020 (A)
Estimated value: Up to approx. £9m per annum
Closing date for PQQ: 27 Feburary 2020
Detail: The Term Contracts for Asphalt Resurfacing 2020 (A) will include the following work activities: laying various types of asphalt, asphalt concrete and thin surfacing by mechanical means, laying various types of asphalt, asphalt concrete and thin surfacing by hand, reshaping of carriageways, adjustment of street furniture to new levels, adjustment/provision of kerblines, adjustment/provision of carriageway drainage systems, traffic management, road marking/studs, other associated ancillary works in the following Local Government Districts:
ARW1 - Mid Ulster
ARW4 - Omagh
ARS2 - Newry, Mourne & Down
ARW2 - Derry & Strabane
These contracts are regulated by The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and a Contract Notice has been dispatched to the Office for Official Publications of the European Union.
Glenrandal Bridge Replacement
Estimated value: Approx. £370k
Closing date for tenders: 15 January 2020
Detail: A bridge replacement scheme, works to include construction of sheetpiling adjacent to watercourse to create suitable working areas on the embankment of the river (all works to be constructed outside the river profile); construction of a reinforced concrete bridge using cast insitu elements and precast prestressed concrete beams and widening of an existing carriageway with new abutments, embankments and bituminous surfacing.
Term Contracts for Road Markings 2019
Estimated value: Up to approx. £600k per annum
Closing date for tenders: 13 November 2019
Detail: The Term contracts for Road Markings will include the following principal work activities: delivery of temporary traffic management as part of associated civils works on live traffic public roads; removal of road markings; laying of road markings using mechanical means; laying of road markings by hand; removal of road studs and installation of road studs
and other associated ancillary works in the following Local Government Districts:
RMN1 - Causeway Coast & Glens;
RMN2 - Mid & East Antrim / Antrim & Newtownabbey;
RME1 - Belfast;
RME2 - Lisburn & Castlereagh;
RMS1 - Armagh, Banbridge & Craigavon;
RMS2 - Newry, Mourne & Down / North Down &Ards;
RMW1 - Mid Ulster; and
RMW2 - Derry & Strabane.
These contracts are regulated by The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and a Contract Notice has been dispatched to the Office for Official Publications of the European Union.
MV Portaferry II Hull Strengthening and Repair Project 2019
Estimated value: Approx. £300k
Closing date for tenders: 7 October 2019
Detail: The Department is seeking an experienced Ship Repair Contractor to carry out structural repairs, strengthening and application of protective coatings to the MV Portaferry II ferry during Autumn 2019.
This contract is regulated by The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and a Contract Notice has been dispatched to the Office for Official Publications of the European Union
Provision of Fleet Maintenance for Commercial Vehicles over 3,500kg
Estimated value: Approx. £1.9m
Closing date for tenders: 19 August 2019
Detail: The Department has a need to establish a call-off contractual arrangement in order to support its in-house maintenance operations. This contract is designed to provide the Department with a facility to have overspill work undertaken when in-house capacity is not sufficient to meet operational requirements.
This contract is regulated by The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and a Contract Notice has been dispatched to the Office for Official Publications of the European Union
Term Contracts for Maintenance and Improvement to Structures 2019
Estimated value: Up to approx. £1.5m per annum
Closing date for tenders: 5 March 2019
Detail: The Term contracts for Maintenance and Improvement to Structures 2019 will include the following principal work activities: stonework; sprayed concrete; reinforced concrete repairs; working with services / utilities; vehicle restraint systems installation or repairs; reinforced concrete construction; installation of precast beams or box culverts and temporary traffic management on public roads in the following Local Government Districts:
STN1 - Causeway Coast & Glens;
STE1 - Belfast, Lisburn & Castlereagh;
STS1 - Armagh, Banbridge & Craigavon;
STW1 - Mid-Ulster;
STW3 - Fermanagh & Omagh.
These contracts are regulated by The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and a Contract Notice has been dispatched to the Office for Official Publications of the European Union.