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Published 9 Nov 2023, 13:25 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

AT1212 Luton Council Ground Maintenance Equipment , Plant and Associated Products (Supply Only & Aftersales) Meet the Buyer Event Invitation

Official notice

Authority: Luton Borough Council (Local council)

GoodsOpen procedure

Sectors: Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment (43) Delivery: East of England (UKH21)

Published estimate£300,000≈ £300k / year

Submissions closed 11 Dec 2023awarded 19 Jan 2024

Awarded to George Browns Limited +4 more5 awards

Contract term 1 yrends 31 Jan 2025 · extension options published · starts 1 Feb 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

It is expected that the supply of machinery will be within 6 months and after sale 12 months to 24 months subject to competitiveness of the prices offered compared to current arrangement until a consolidated aftersales tender can be arranged

CPV: Grounds-maintenance equipment

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Awarded 1 yrPublished value£300,000

Contract period: 1 Feb 2024 – 31 Jan 2025 (1 yr)

Delivery: East of England · Luton Town and Regional area

Extensions: Extensions available: 2 x 12 MonthsVariant bids: not allowed

43325100 Grounds-maintenance equipment

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

How bids were scored

Price

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Open procedure
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 9 Nov 2023, 13:25 GMT
Last source update: 12 Jan 2026, 16:48 GMT
Award evaluation window: 11 Dec 2023 – …
Authority reference: DN676848
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-002423
Classification (CPV): Grounds-maintenance equipment
Delivery area: East of England (UKH21)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-041713 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract

Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list

Submission deadline: 11 Dec 2023, 17:00 GMT
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages: en
Bids opened: 11 Dec 2023, 17:00 GMT

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

procontract.due-north.com/Procurer/ViewMaker20… ↗

Timeline

11 Dec 2023 → 12 Jan 2026 · 4 dates

Submission deadline
11 Dec 2023, 17:00 GMT
Bids opened
11 Dec 2023, 17:00 GMT
Contract starts
1 Feb 2024
Notice published283 days ago
12 Jan 2026, 16:48 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender

Status changed to complete
12 Jan 2026, 16:48 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 5

Awarded value £496,2405 contracts exc. VAT

Bids received 5

Contracts signed 5latest 19 Jan 2024

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
George Browns LimitedSME	£145,845 †	—	Awarded
Ernest Doe & Sons Ltd	£89,750 †	—	Awarded
RT Machinery	£74,829 †	—	Awarded
Resink UKSME	£127,359 †	—	Awarded
Tuckwell Ltd	£58,457 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 002423-2026-1 · George Browns LimitedSME
Signed
19 Jan 2024
Value
£145,845
Period
… – 31 Jan 2025
Status
active
Contract 002423-2026-DN676848-2 · Ernest Doe & Sons Ltd
Signed
19 Jan 2024
Value
£89,750
Period
… – 31 Jan 2025
Status
active
Contract 002423-2026-DN676848-3 · RT Machinery
Signed
19 Jan 2024
Value
£74,829
Period
… – 31 Jan 2025
Status
active
Contract 002423-2026-DN676848-4 · Resink UKSME
Signed
19 Jan 2024
Value
£127,359
Period
… – 31 Jan 2025
Status
active
Contract 002423-2026-DN676848-5 · Tuckwell Ltd
Signed
19 Jan 2024
Value
£58,457
Period
… – 31 Jan 2025
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
5bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Luton Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Town Hall, George Street, Luton, East of England, LU1 2BQContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High Court of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

5 commercial parties on the notice

Ernest Doe and Sons LtdAwarded supplier Maldon, East of England, CM9 6QH
George Browns LimitedAwarded supplier Leighton Buzzrad, East of England, LU7 4UX
RT Machinery LimitedAwarded supplier Nether Winchendon, South East, HP18 0DS
Resink UKAwarded supplier St Neots, East of England, PE19 1QF
Tuckwell LtdAwarded supplier Worlingworth, East of England, IP13 7HU

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.