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Published 9 Apr 2025, 17:02 BST

Official UK procurement notice

PAN3251 - Vehicle Procurement- 4 x Tractors

Official notice

Authority: Leicester City Council (Local council)

GoodsOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Agricultural machinery (16) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF21)
Published estimate£240,000≈ £240k / year · £288,600 inc. VAT41.7% above published estimate
Submissions closed 6 May 2025awarded 29 Aug 2025
Awarded to Bowring Transport Ltd t/a B&B Tractors
Contract term 1 yrends 1 Jul 2026 · starts 1 Jul 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

4 x Agricultural tractor acquisition for Parks and Open Spaces.

This contract is awarded via the Open Procedure under PA2023 for a term of 12 months with no extension.

Note: The contract was fully executed on 22nd September 2025.

CPV: Agricultural machinery

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 1 yrPublished value£240,000
Contract period: 1 Jul 2025 – 1 Jul 2026 (1 yr)Value: £240,000 exc. VAT · £288,600 inc. VAT
Delivery: East Midlands
16000000 Agricultural machinery

What it takes to win
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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
Quality: 50%Price: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality
  • Price
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
9 Apr 2025, 17:02 BST
Last source update
8 Oct 2025, 10:42 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 7 Jun 2025
Authority reference
PAN3251
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-014094
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Agricultural machinery
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF21)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05000b Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
6 May 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
24 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

procontract.due-north.com/Advert ↗

Timeline

9 Apr 2025 → 8 Oct 2025 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    9 Apr 2025, 17:02 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    24 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    6 May 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by
    7 Jun 2025, 00:59 BST
  5. Contract starts
    1 Jul 2025
  6. Assessment summaries sent
    29 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
  7. Standstill ends
    10 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
  8. Latest notice published379 days ago
    8 Oct 2025, 10:42 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Apr 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    9 Apr 2025, 17:02 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    1 Sept 2025, 10:54 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    1 Sept 2025, 10:54 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    16 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  5. Contract details notice published
    8 Oct 2025, 10:42 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £340,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 22 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 22 Sept 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Bowring Transport Ltd t/a B&B TractorsSME1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2026£340,00029 Aug 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • PAN3251 - Vehicle Procurement- 4 x Tractors · Bowring Transport Ltd t/a B&B TractorsSME

    Signed
    22 Sept 2025
    Value
    £340,000
    Period
    22 Sept 2025 – 21 Sept 2026
    Status
    active

    No agreed KPIs: Not applicable as less than £5 million

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2final-stage tenders20—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Leicester City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PXRT-5737-VBQD 115 Charles Street, Leicester, East Midlands, LE1 1FZContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice
  • BOWRING TRANSPORT LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 01212048GB-PPON: PPDT-2342-VVCV Windmill House Farm, Warsop, East Midlands, NG20 0EPContact email
  • Bowring Transport LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PPDT-2342-VVCV Windmill House Farm, Forest Road, , Warsop, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, NG20 0EPContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender