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Grounds Maintenance Machinery

Agricultural machinery
South East (UKJ4)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published2
Procurement Intelligence
Published evidence · v1
Prepared 7 Sept 2026, 21:39 BST
A pre-calculated analytical view of official UK procurement facts, competition benchmarks and decision timelines.
Bid readiness
Review notice
Submission deadline not published
Check official notice for submission route
Scope structure
2lots
2 lots · 2 published items
1 published CPV family
Decision Velocity
~52 days
Typical sector award window after deadline
Sector median: 52 days
Contract lifecycle
Not published
No future linked contract end in retained records
No published extension signal
Pricing & Budget Savings
£170,428
Contract/award value: £170,428
2 award suppliers linked
Bidding Competition
3 bids
SME bid count not published
No bid spread metrics published
Sector Market Benchmark (CPV 16)
Based on 261 published procedures
Median Winning Discount
22.5%
Award reduction below published budget
Typical Bids Received
4 bidders
Median competitive participation in sector
Typical Evaluation Window
52 days
Median time between deadline and award
Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 16)
Active commercial suppliers winning public contracts in this field
SupplierAwards won in sectorTotal awarded valueAvg. winning discount
P Tuckwell LtdCRN: 01189939
11 contracts£699,136,688At ceiling / not disclosed
JOHNSTON GILPIN CO LTD
8 contracts£104,175,947At ceiling / not disclosed
F.R. SHARROCK LIMITEDCRN: 00599323
6 contracts£2,328,296,800At ceiling / not disclosed
RUSSELL'S (KIRBYMOORSIDE) LIMITEDCRN: 00178738
6 contracts£2,296,427,100At ceiling / not disclosed
LISTER WILDER LIMITEDCRN: 01966449
5 contracts£2,200,292,025At ceiling / not disclosed
BALMERS GM LIMITEDCRN: 08099551
5 contracts£1,928,108,595At ceiling / not disclosed
ERNEST DOE & SONS LIMITEDCRN: 00431173
5 contracts£1,601,468,241-7.8% below budget
T. H. WHITE LIMITEDCRN: 00519868
4 contracts£1,640,061,451At ceiling / not disclosed
Henderson Grass Machinery Ltd
4 contracts£575,320,000At ceiling / not disclosed
Laird Grass Machinery Limited
4 contracts£206,377,275At ceiling / not disclosed
Evidence coverage
6/12 core inputs published
Standard procedure facts
Comparable published opportunities
Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They are research comparables, not expected competitors or a price forecast.
Published procedurePublished valueMatching evidence
Supply of Grounds Maintenance/Landscaping Machinery and EquipmentDover District Council · 6 Jul 2026, 15:55 BST
£120,000
same CPV family
same region
CPU 6566 Grounds Maintenance Machinery FrameworkNottingham City Council · 13 Jun 2025, 16:56 BST
£2,250,000
same CPV family
matching published text
Grounds Maintenance and Grass Cutting Machinerythe Education Authority · 7 Jul 2026, 12:14 BST
£12,000,000
same CPV family
matching published text
Grounds Maintenance Equipment 2025Gentoo Group · 10 Nov 2025, 10:36 GMT
Value not published
same CPV family
matching published text
274_26 Grounds Maintenance MachineryLeicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO · 4 Aug 2026, 11:21 BST
£23,333,333
same CPV family
matching published text
Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Values and dates are retained OCDS facts; missing source data remains unknown.
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: Ashford Borough Council: "Grounds Maintenance Machinery". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 2 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityAshford Borough CouncilScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Ashford Borough Council
Market Analytics
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Ashford Borough Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
11Bids / Report (median)
6.7% of reports have one bid · Mean: 10 bids
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
Reesink UK LtdTop vendor: 70.1% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 15 active published awards; 15 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers in this Category (CPV 16):
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable ValueAvg. Price Discount
Reesink UK Ltd1 win£119,428—
Lister Wilder Ltd1 win£51,000—
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityAshford Borough Council
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published23 Feb 2023, 11:59 GMT
Last source update23 Feb 2023, 11:59 GMT
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationAgricultural machinery
Delivery area
South East (UKJ4)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-03777e
What is being bought
Ashford Borough Council's Aspire Land Management is looking to procure the supply of grounds maintenance machinery. This will be divided into two lots; LOT 1 - Tractor LOT 2 - Ride on mowers
What changed
From the official release history
  1. tender value changed
    23 Feb 2023, 11:59 GMT
  2. Status changed to complete
    23 Feb 2023, 11:59 GMT
  3. Official notice release published
    23 Feb 2023, 11:59 GMT
  4. Submission deadline changed to published date
    23 Feb 2023, 11:59 GMT
  5. Buyer information updated
    23 Feb 2023, 11:59 GMT
  6. Published value updated to £250,000
    20 Oct 2022, 15:08 BST
  7. Status changed to active
    20 Oct 2022, 15:08 BST
  8. Official notice release published
    20 Oct 2022, 15:08 BST
  9. Submission deadline changed to 28 Nov 2022, 10:00 GMT
    20 Oct 2022, 15:08 BST
  10. Buyer information updated
    20 Oct 2022, 15:08 BST
Lots and requirements (2)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Tractor
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    Ashford Borough Council's Aspire Land Management is looking to procure the supply of grounds maintenance machinery. This will be divided into two lots; LOT 1 - Tractor LOT 2 - Ride on mowers
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 2 · #2
    Ride on mowers
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    Ashford Borough Council's Aspire Land Management is looking to procure the supply of grounds maintenance machinery. This will be divided into two lots; LOT 1 - Tractor LOT 2 - Ride on mowers
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    23 Feb 2023, 11:59 GMT
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  4. Contract active
    Signed 21 Dec 2022, 00:00 GMT · £51,000
  5. Contract active
    Signed 21 Dec 2022, 00:00 GMT · £119,428
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
LISTER WILDER LIMITED
Not published · Not published · active
REESINK UK LTD
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Lot 1 - Tractor
£51,000 · signed 21 Dec 2022, 00:00 GMT · active
Ride on Mowers
£119,428 · signed 21 Dec 2022, 00:00 GMT · active
Bid statistics
bids: 2 (lot 1)
bids: 3 (lot 2)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Ashford Borough Council

Contracting authority GB-FTS-53665
View buyer profile

  • Ashford Borough Council
    buyer

    Civic Centre,Tannery Lane, ASHFORD, UKJ45, TN231PL
    [email protected]
    +44 1233330371

  • Lister Wilder Ltd
    supplier

    GB-COH: 01966449
    Reading, UKJ1

  • Public Procurement Review Service
    reviewBody

    Cabinet Office, London
    [email protected]
    +44 3450103503

  • Reesink UK Ltd
    supplier

    GB-COH: 09893219
    St Neots, UKH12
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