RFQ2026/30 - SUPPLY, INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF AN AUTOMATED HEIGHT RESTRICTION BARRIER AT THE ENTRANCE TO CASTLE PARK CAR PARK, NEWCASTLE, COUNTY DOWN.

Transport EquipmentCPV 34928110

Value£15k

Deadline28 Aug 2026

Published13 Aug 2026

RegionNationwide

Timeline

Published 13 Aug 20269 days leftCloses 28 Aug 2026

Who to contact

Adrian Doyle

adrian.doyle@nmandd.org

03301374253

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

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Contract value in context

£15ktotal contract value

median £102k

this tender£0£2.9m

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Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMD) publishes Transport Equipment work continuously — 14 notices, roughly one every 64 days. This is a stream to watch, not a cycle to wait for.

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The brief

Newry Mourne & Down District Council propose to install a Power Operated Automated Height Restriction Barrier at the entrance to Castle Park car park, Park Avenue, Newcastle, County Down.

Installation of this item will assist with parking management on the site, whilst enabling a high sided delivery vehicle to enter and exit the car park which services the local Post Office sorting office contained therein.

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Compressed window — start the same week

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Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

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