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AFBI - SAFSD - RFE - Supply and delivery of 2x telehandlers (ID 6252205)

Awarded to R. Kennedy & Co. (NI) Limited

Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute NI(buyer)

Published
Published 12 November 2025
Deadline
Closed 8 December 2025
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Overview

The Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute NI procured the supply and delivery of two telescopic telehandlers split into two lots: a large frame pivot steering model and a rigid body model for the Farmed Platform. The contract was awarded to R. Kennedy & Co. (NI) Limited on 11 December 2025 for £266,000 and is now in delivery or complete.

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Lots (2)

  • Lot 1 –Large Frame Pivot Steering Telescopic Telehandler

    Lot 1 – Supply and Delivery of a Large Frame Pivot Steering Telescopic Telehandler

    £149,000Won by R. Kennedy & Co. (NI) Limited

  • Lot 2 – Rigid body Telescopic Telehandler

    Lot 2 – Supply and Delivery of a Rigid body Telescopic Telehandler

    £117,000Won by R. Kennedy & Co. (NI) Limited

Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
In delivery
Category
Goods
Estimated value
£220,000
Procedure
Open procedure
Rules
Procurement Act 2023
Published
12 November 2025
Questions by
8 December 2025
Deadline
Closed
Classification (CPV)
Forklift trucks, works trucks, railway-station platforms tractorsForklift trucksLifting, handling, loading or unloading machinery

Award outcome

Awarded value
£266,000
Award date
11 December 2025
Contract period
22 December 2025 → 31 March 2029
Contract length
3 years 3 months
Against estimate
21% above
Bids received
2
Winner
  • R. Kennedy & Co. (NI) Limited

This contract ends on 31 March 2029.

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About the winner

R. Kennedy & Co. (NI) Limited

Based in
Ballymena
Public contracts won
1
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Competition and scoring

Bids received

2

Open and restricted tenders in Industrial machinery drew a median of 4 bids over the last 24 months; 15% received only one.

How bids were scored

  • Compliance with the Technical Specification
  • Contract Methodology
  • Contract Price

Market context

Typical award in Industrial machinery

£125,783

Median of 1,944 awards in the last 24 months

This award is 2.1× the median.

Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute NI in the last 12 months

11

contracts awarded, worth £104,194,863 in total

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Notice history

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  1. Contract

    30 December 2025

  2. Contract

    15 December 2025

  3. Contract Notice

    12 November 2025

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