Published date: 14 July 2022

This notice was replaced on 18 November 2022

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 18 November 2022)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Agricultural machinery - 16000000

  • Water pumps - 42122130

  • Chippers - 43312200

    • Snowblowers - 43313200

    • Grounds-maintenance equipment - 43325100

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£50,000,000

Procurement reference

274_22

Published date

14 July 2022

Closing date

12 August 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 October 2022

Contract end date

30 September 2024

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The ESPO national framework intends to provide a solution for the supply of grounds maintenance machinery. The Framework will be awarded by lot on a national basis.

The tender will be broken down into the following lots:
• Lot 1 - Mowers (domestic / professional) and associated equipment
• Lot 2 - Mowers (ride on) and associated equipment
• Lot 3 - Mowers (trailed) and associated equipment
• Lot 4 - Hedge cutters; chainsaws, blowers, vacuums and strimmer's
• Lot 5 - Spreaders, sprayers and water pumps
• Lot 6 - Tractors
• Lot 7 - Trailers
• Lot 8 - Quad Bikes and Utility Vehicles
• Lot 9 - Wood Chippers and Shredders
• Lot 10 - Rollers
• Lot 11 - Miscellaneous Machinery

The framework agreement has the option to extend for up to a further 24 months. The total estimated value stated includes the option period.

The minimum financial requirement for the purposes of the current tender exercise is a score of 20 out of 100. This contract will contain a contract monitoring clause which will require suppliers to ensure that their organisation operates within the rating of 20 or more as shall be determined by use of a credit rating agency.

To tender: (a) Go to https://www.eastmidstenders.org/; (b) Register (if not already registered on ProContract); (c) Search for tender opportunity '274_22' (via "View Opportunities" from the 'EastMidsTenders' Portal); (d) Express an interest; (e) Download the tender from the website (documents can be found in the first question of the Online Questionnaire, but to see these you will first need to click on "Start my response" followed by "Edit" next to the Question set, and "Answer question" next to the first question).

More information

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Additional text

As a Central Purchasing Body as defined in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, the Framework Agreement is open for use by Public Bodies (defined at https://www.espo.org/amfile/file/download/file/9608/) that also fall into one of the following classifications of user throughout all administrative regions of the UK: Local Authorities; Educational Establishments (including Academies); Central Government Departments and Agencies; Police, Fire & Rescue and Coastguard Emergency Services; NHS and HSC Bodies, including Ambulance Services; Registered Charities; Registered Social Landlords; The Corporate Office of the House of Lords, The Corporate Officer of the House of Commons; or any public body established by or under the Scotland Act 1998 or any Act of the Scottish Parliament. Details of the classification of end user establishments and geographical areas are available at: https://www.espo.org/legal.

ESPO has established a commercial trading company, ESPO Trading Limited, whose target clients are third sector organisations such as national and local charities, public sector mutual organisations and other organisations involved in the delivery of services to or for the public sector. The successful Supplier may be asked to enter into an additional separate framework agreement (the Second Framework) with ESPO Trading Limited on materially similar terms to that found in the tender pack to be entered into by ESPO itself.

Any Second Framework agreement will be a purely commercial agreement and will, for the avoidance of doubt, not be governed by the Public Contract Regulations 2015 or other public procurement legislation. ESPO Trading Limited may enter into the second framework agreement with the successful supplier and make it available to third sector clients who themselves are not required to follow the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or other public procurement legislation. Accordingly, this is provided for bidders information only.

An eAuction process may be used to award subsequent call off contracts following the reopening of competition among the parties to the Framework Agreement.

About the buyer

Contact name

Place & Environment Procurement Team

Address

Barnsdale Way, Grove Park, Enderby
LEICESTER
LE19 1ES
England

Email

tenders@espo.org

Website

https://www.espo.org/