AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Regional Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service awarded five active contracts to T. MET LIMITED for depolluted end-of-life vehicles for the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service. The contracts cover Eastern, Southern, Northern and Western areas plus the Learning and Development College.
Published outcomeFive contracts were signed on 29 September 2026, started on 1 October 2026 and run to 30 September 2030. All five were awarded to T. MET LIMITED.
Market significanceThe published net contract values total £1,567,534 across five area-based contracts. The Learning and Development College contract is the largest published contract by value.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
5 supplier records analysed
T. MET LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots Lot 1 — Eastern Area · 59082 GBP · active
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Award 1 names T. MET LIMITED as supplier; contract 1 is titled Eastern Area and has a net value of £59,082.
T. MET LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 2 · Lots Lot 2 — Southern Area · 57319 GBP · active
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Award 2 names T. MET LIMITED as supplier; contract 2 is titled Southern Area and has a net value of £57,319.
T. MET LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 3 · Lots Lot 3 — Northern Area · 101526 GBP · active
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Award 3 names T. MET LIMITED as supplier; contract 3 is titled Northern Area and has a net value of £101,526.
T. MET LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 4 · Lots Lot 4 — Western Area · 83585 GBP · active
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Award 4 names T. MET LIMITED as supplier; contract 4 is titled Western Area and has a net value of £83,585.
T. MET LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 5 · Lots Lot 5 — Learning and Development College · 1266022 GBP · active
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Award 5 names T. MET LIMITED as supplier; contract 5 is titled Learning and Development College and has a net value of £1,266,022.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Tender notice published
98% confidence28 April 2026
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Release history records Tender notice on Find a Tender, release 038851-2026, dated 2026-04-28.
Award notice published
98% confidence8 September 2026
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Release history records Contract award notice on Find a Tender, release 084786-2026, dated 2026-09-08.
Contracts signed
99% confidence29 September 2026
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Each of contracts 1–5 records dateSigned as 2026-09-29.
Contract start
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Each of contracts 1–5 records a startDate of 2026-10-01.
Contract details published
99% confidence8 October 2026
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Contract details notice 095015-2026 is dated 2026-10-08.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published combined net value
99% confidence£1,567,534 GBP
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Sum of published net values for contracts 1–5: £59,082, £57,319, £101,526, £83,585 and £1,266,022.
Published combined gross value
99% confidence£1,850,042 GBP
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Sum of gross values for contracts 1–5: £70,900, £68,783, £121,831, £100,302 and £1,519,226.
Largest contract
99% confidenceLearning and Development College — £1,266,022 net (£1,519,226 gross)
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Contract 5 has the highest published value among the five contracts.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Core contract term
99% confidence1 October 2026 to 30 September 2030
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Each published contract period has these start and end dates.
Core term duration
99% confidence4 years
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Published contract periods run from 1 October 2026 through 30 September 2030.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceSupply, delivery and collection of depolluted end-of-life vehicles
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Tender description states that the framework covers supply, delivery and collection of depolluted end-of-life vehicles for Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service.
Geographic and operational coverage
99% confidenceEastern, Southern, Northern and Western areas, plus Learning and Development College
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Published contract titles identify the five coverage areas.
Procurement categories
99% confidenceSpecial-purpose motor vehicles; other services
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Each award item lists CPV 34144000 and CPV 98390000.
Framework arrangement
97% confidenceClosed framework with and without reopening competition
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Tender techniques state hasFrameworkAgreement true, type closed, method withAndWithoutReopeningCompetition.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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Process procurement_method_details and tender procurementMethodDetails both state Open procedure.
Competition information
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bidder count, tenderer identities, scores or evaluation results are provided in the supplied data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Extension provision
96% confidencePotential extension(s) of up to and including 18 months for procurement exercises
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Each contract hasOptions true and includes this options description.
Performance monitoring
98% confidenceAnnual monitoring of delivery performance, rejected vehicles and climate-action social value commitments
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Each contract lists three agreed metrics with observations every 12 months.
Delivery measure
98% confidenceAbility to supply and deliver vehicles within the delivery time stated on the purchase order
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Agreed metric 1 in each contract defines this measure.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Value concentration
99% confidenceThe Learning and Development College contract accounts for approximately 81% of the combined published net value.
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Contract 5 net value is £1,266,022 of the five-contract published net total of £1,567,534.
Single-supplier structure
99% confidenceT. MET LIMITED holds all five published area and college contracts.
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Awards 1–5 each identify T. MET LIMITED as the sole listed supplier.
Call-off mechanism
97% confidenceThe framework permits arrangements with and without reopening competition.
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Tender frameworkAgreement method is withAndWithoutReopeningCompetition.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Lot metadata limitation
99% confidenceLot titles and descriptions are not supplied in the lot records; area names are taken from linked contract titles.
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Lots 1–5 have null titles and descriptions, while contracts 1–5 provide titles.
Value basis clarity
99% confidenceBoth net and gross values are published for each contract; the award summary values correspond to net amounts.
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Contract values include amount and amountGross; award records match contract amount values.
Competition and evaluation limitation
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No tenderer count, evaluation scores, award rationale or pricing breakdown is present in the supplied data.
Extension uncertainty
98% confidenceAn extension is permitted but not confirmed or dated as an exercised option.
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Contracts state hasOptions true and describe potential extensions only.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bidder numbers, unsuccessful suppliers, tender evaluation scores, award rationale and pricing breakdowns.
- Lot titles and descriptions are absent from the lot records; linked contract titles provide the area labels used in this analysis.
- The published extension provision does not confirm that any extension will be exercised.
- No individual delivery volumes, vehicle specifications or purchase-order schedules are supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Depolluted End of Life VehiclesT. MET LimitedNorthern Ireland Fire and Rescue ServiceRegional Business Services Organisationvehicle supplypublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Depolluted End of Life Vehicles contracts?
T. MET LIMITED was named supplier for all five published awards.
What is the published value of the contracts?
The five published net contract values total £1,567,534; their combined gross value is £1,850,042.
When do the contracts run?
They run from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2030, with potential extensions of up to 18 months.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.