Official UK procurement notice
For the Provision of: Grounds Maintenance Equipment
Authority: First Choice Homes Oldham (Public body)
Sectors: Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment (43) Delivery: North West (UKD3)
Published estimate£600,000≈ £200k / year · £600,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 3 Mar 2026awarded 16 Mar 2026
Awarded to F.R. Sharrock Ltd
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTo provide First Choice Homes Oldham (FCHO) with Grounds Maintenance Equipment over a fixed 3 year contract with an option to extend for a further 2 years at annual intervals.
FCHO encourages suppliers to identify alternative manufacturers to their existing GM equipment if this may provide cost savings to FCHO. FCHO are willing to consider either a single or multi badge GM equipment provision.
CPV: Grounds-maintenance equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£600,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Criterion 2: 30%
- Criterion 1: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
- Criterion 1
- Criterion 2
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 3 Feb 2026, 16:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 14 Apr 2026, 09:53 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 13 Mar 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-009605- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0615b9Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
- Submission deadline
- 3 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 25 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
3 Feb 2026 → 14 Apr 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published264 days ago3 Feb 2026, 16:05 GMT
- Clarification questions by241 days ago25 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission deadline236 days ago3 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by225 days ago13 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent223 days ago16 Mar 2026
- Standstill ends212 days ago26 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts207 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published194 days ago14 Apr 2026, 09:53 BST
Notice history
7 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Feb 2026- Tender notice published3 Feb 2026, 16:05 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published4 Feb 2026, 10:05 GMTUK4
- Deadline moved to 3 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT4 Feb 2026, 10:05 GMT+1 days · was 2 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Contract award notice published16 Mar 2026, 15:05 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete16 Mar 2026, 15:05 GMT
- Contract signature expected27 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published14 Apr 2026, 09:53 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-02: 1 release · 3 Feb 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £600,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 32 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 26 Mar 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| F.R. Sharrock LtdSME1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031Extensions: Extend for a further 2 years at annual intervals. | £600,000 inc. VAT | 16 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · F.R. Sharrock LtdSME
- Signed
- 26 Mar 2026
- Value
- £600,000 inc. VAT
- Period
- 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Extend for a further 2 years at annual intervals.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- F.R. SHARROCK LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender