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# Ground Care, Agricultural and Plant Equipment for Defra Group Fleet Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ground-care-agricultural-and-plant-equipment-for-defra-group-fleet-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0671f4). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** ENVIRONMENT AGENCY: "Ground Care, Agricultural and Plant Equipment for Defra Group Fleet Services". Published status: active. Published Value: £69,876,145. 4 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 22 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: defra-family.force.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (open for submissions, 3 days left when this document was generated)
- **Buyer:** [ENVIRONMENT AGENCY](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/environment-agency-gov-ea199)
- **Published Value:** £69,876,145 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 22 October 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 4
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Boats, Buckets, shovels, grabs and grips for cranes or excavators, Mechanical excavators, Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders, and mining machinery, Mowers (+4 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 6 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ground-care-agricultural-and-plant-equipment-for-defra-group-fleet-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0671f4#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0671f4`

## 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/ground-care-agricultural-and-plant-equipment-for-defra-group-fleet-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0671f4#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [defra-family.force.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdefra-family.force.com%2Fs%2FWelcome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ground-care-agricultural-and-plant-equipment-for-defra-group-fleet-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0671f4#participate

## Description
Defra Group Fleet Services requires modern, sustainable, and optimised ground care, agricultural and plant equipment to support operational delivery across the group.
The purpose of this project is to establish long-term, Defra group-wide contract(s) for the supply of ground care, agricultural and plant equipment, led by the Environment Agency (as the main customer), with access available for the whole group. The contract(s) will provide a consistent, streamlined, and effective approach to sourcing ground care, agricultural and plant assets, ensuring operational readiness across Defra group sites. 
The procurement is split into 4 lots. The Authority is committed to supporting SME participation. Regional lotting was considered during procurement design but was not adopted due to operational, commercial and contract management considerations. Bidders may bid as a consortium and subcontracting arrangements are permitted. Regional suppliers are encouraged to collaborate where appropriate to deliver the requirement.

## Lots (4)
### Lot 1: Plant and Towable Plant
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 16310000, 16600000, 16700000, 34223300, 34520000, 34521000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £4,393,468
- **Description:** General purpose trailers, plant trailers, tipper trailers, box trailers, trailers up to 3.5 tonnes, water bowsers, pressure washers, mobile lighting towers, generators, messing units, welfare units, aerators/oxygenators, fuel bowsers and compressors.
- **Contract Period:** 01/03/2027 to 28/02/2031
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: Agricultural Equipment
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 16310000, 16600000, 16700000, 34223300, 34520000, 34521000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £39,057,686
- **Description:** Pedestrian flail mowers, all-terrain mowers, robotic frail mowers, remote-controlled mowers, remote-controlled flail mowers, quad bikes, woodchippers, tractors, reach mowers, ride-on and ride-in mowers and tractor winches.
- **Contract Period:** 01/03/2027 to 28/02/2031
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 3: Heavy Plant
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 16310000, 16600000, 16700000, 34223300, 34520000, 34521000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £13,558,516
- **Description:** Tracked dumpers, telehandlers, excavators, mini excavators, compact excavators, 11.5 tonne excavators, 12 to 18 tonne excavators and over 18 tonne excavators.
- **Contract Period:** 01/03/2027 to 28/02/2031
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 4: Aquatic Plant
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 16310000, 16600000, 16700000, 34223300, 34520000, 34521000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £12,866,475
- **Description:** Weed harvesters and weed boat track and paddles.
- **Contract Period:** 01/03/2027 to 28/02/2031
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F079052-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-09-08T11:57:47.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-20T03:37:04.193Z
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