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Published 13 Mar 2026, 10:05 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Hire of Tractor – Rural Team

Official notice

Authority: Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Central government)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services (77) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£30,000≈ £30k / year · £36,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 25 Mar 2026
Contract term 1 yrends 31 Mar 2027 · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Hire of John Deere tractor for the Rural team

CPV: Hire of agricultural machinery with operator

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 1 yrSMEPublished value£30,000
Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 (1 yr)Value: £30,000 exc. VAT · £36,000 inc. VAT
Eligibility: SME eligible
77111000 Hire of agricultural machinery with operator
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
  • Condition of participation

    N/A

What it takes to win
i

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

Lot awarding rule: Award will be based on responses to technical and commercial criteria, each of which will have a weighted percentage value

Conditions of participation1
  • Condition of participation

    N/A

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
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
13 Mar 2026, 10:05 GMT
Last source update
13 Mar 2026, 10:05 GMT
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-022742
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Hire of agricultural machinery with operator
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066951 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Defence Sourcing Portal · Who buys & how to bid on MOD DSP
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · registration requires an NCAGE code — obtain in advance · before you can bid: NCAGE
Submission deadline
25 Mar 2026, 16:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
20 Mar 2026, 16:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

contracts.mod.uk/esop/ogc-host/public… ↗

Timeline

13 Mar 2026 → 1 Apr 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published226 days ago
    13 Mar 2026, 10:05 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by218 days ago
    20 Mar 2026, 16:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline213 days ago
    25 Mar 2026, 16:00 GMT
  4. Contract starts207 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    13 Mar 2026, 10:05 GMT
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Defence Science and Technology Laboratory

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDDM-1961-MTLN Porton Down, Salisbury, South West, SP4 0JQContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender