Official UK procurement notice
Supply of 1 x Agricultural Tractor c/w Front Loader for Outright Purchase
Authority: Stoke on Trent City Council (Local council)
Sectors: Agricultural machinery (16) Delivery: North West (UKD)
Published estimate£150,000≈ £30k / year · £180,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 11 Sept 2025awarded 30 Sept 2025
Awarded to John Bownes Ltd
Contract term 5 yrsends 4 Jan 2031 · starts 5 Jan 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTenders are invited from interested parties for the supply of 1 x Agricultural Tractor c/w Front Loader.
The vehicle must be suitable to work in a demanding time critical environmental operations service, highly manoeuvrable and capable of providing excellent performance and durability.
CPV: Tractors
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£150,000
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
- Technical/Quality: The 40 marks available for the Technical (Quality) evaluation is further broken down into a number of sub- criteria as follows: 7 marks - Mobile Technician 5 marks - Support for Breakdowns under Warranty 6 marks - Contract Management 6 marks - Parts Supply and Delivery service 6 marks - Driver/Operator Technical/Mechanical Training 10 marks - Social Value
- Commercial/Price: The 60 marks applicable to the Commercial (Price) evaluation will be calculated using the following formulae: Lowest total tender price divided by bidders total tender price (ie the bid under consideration) multiplied by 60 = marks awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- 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
- 12 Aug 2025, 14:41 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Oct 2025, 09:14 BST
- Authority reference
HDG/2025/896- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-048077- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05863eFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: portal not identified
- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 11 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline
- 11 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
12 Aug 2025 → 5 Jan 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published12 Aug 2025, 14:41 BST
- Submission deadline11 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Latest notice published370 days ago17 Oct 2025, 09:14 BST
- Contract starts290 days ago5 Jan 2026
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Aug 2025- Tender notice published12 Aug 2025, 14:41 BSTUK4
- Contract details notice published17 Oct 2025, 09:14 BSTUK7
- Status changed to complete17 Oct 2025, 09:14 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £150,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 30 Sept 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Bownes LtdSME | £150,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Supply of 1 x Agricultural Tractor c/w Front Loader for Outright Purchase · John Bownes LtdSME
- Signed
- 30 Sept 2025
- Value
- £150,000
- Period
- 5 Jan 2026 – 4 Jan 2030
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- JOHN BOWNES LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender