Department of Agriculture Environment and Rural Affairs
ID 6511316 DAERA - NIFHA - Ardglass Ice plant refurbishment
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This is a large award for Electrical Machinery & Apparatus — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 5,617 valued Electrical Machinery & Apparatus tenders in our corpus.
The Northern Ireland Fishery Harbour Authority (NIFHA) is an executive Non-Departmental Public Body, established in 1973 and sponsored by Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA).
NIFHA has the statutory obligation to improve, manage and maintain the three fishery harbours and harbour estates of Ardglass, Kilkeel and Portavogie.
One of the key services provided is the commercial supply of ice to fishing vessels.
NIFHA wishes to establish a contract for the refurbishment of the ice manufacturing facilities at Ardglass.
Suppliers should refer to the Specification Schedule for full detail on the requirements of this contract.
NIFHA are facilitating site visits in Ardglass on 31st July 2026.
Further information is available in the Instructions to Tenderers document.
What the supplier must deliver
NIFHA has the statutory obligation to improve
NIFHA has the statutory obligation to improve, manage and maintain the three fishery harbours and harbour estates of Ardglass, Kilkeel and Portavogie.
One of the key services provided is
One of the key services provided is the commercial supply of ice to fishing vessels.
Suppliers should refer to the Specification Schedule
Suppliers should refer to the Specification Schedule for full detail on the requirements of this contract.
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- tender · Open
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- 069749-2026
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