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# Combine Harvester

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/combine-harvester-ocds-h6vhtk-03ad66). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** University of Reading: "Combine Harvester". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [University of Reading](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-reading-urn-133870)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Harvesting machinery
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £404,700 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03ad66`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/combine-harvester-ocds-h6vhtk-03ad66#tl-md)

## Description
The University is looking to procure a plot-scale trials Combine Harvester which will be used by our School of Agricultural, Policy and Development, as part of research into crops. Our research focuses on combinable crops, from evaluation of different varieties and cultivars to investigating novel agronomic approaches for UK crops, improving their yields and resilience to changing climates.
Due to the research requirements, the Combine Harvester must have the functionality to calculate the harvest index for the combined crops, by accurately measuring the weight of both straw and chaff. The Header of the combine also needs to be available as 1.5m and 2.5m widths to accommodate harvesting operations on different plot sizes and crops.
Additional capabilities must also include:
• Side knives. Left and Right Hand.
• Straw chopper
• Integrated GPS/GNSS positioning system.
• Near-infrared (NIRS) quality sensor for GPS tagged grain quality measurements.
The University published a VEAT notice on the 1st March and observed the 10 full calendar days and is now awarding the contract to Zurn.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 16300000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** The University is looking to procure a plot-scale trials Combine Harvester which will be used by our School of Agricultural, Policy and Development, as part of research into crops. Our research focuses on combinable crops, from evaluation of differen...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** Combine Harvester (active)
  - Award id: `006072-2023-UOR-LAB-23-021-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Zurn UK**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:Agricultural machinery`
  - Value: £404,700 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Combine Harvester (active)
  - Award id: `008442-2023-UOR/LAB/23/021-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Zurn UK**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:Agricultural machinery`
  - Value: £404,700 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** Combine Harvester (active)
  - Signed Value: £404,700
  - Signed Date: 23/03/2023

- **Contract:** Combine Harvester (active)
  - Signed Value: £404,700
  - Signed Date: 01/03/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F008442-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-03-23T11:34:53.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T09:22:40.816Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03ad66