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Published 22 Jun 2023, 09:56 BST

Official UK procurement notice

TC243 - The Supply of Horticultural Machinery

Official notice

Authority: Bolton Council (Local council)

Framework agreementGoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Agricultural machinery (16) Delivery: North West (UKD)
Framework ceiling (notional)£495,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 24 Jul 2023awarded 1 Sept 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The tender is for the Authority to procure a suitable contractor for the supply of horticultural machinery by sale or rental, including the supply of spare parts and consumables.

CPV: Agricultural machinery

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 1 suppliers · 3 bids received (3.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£495,000
Delivery: North West
Extensions: 12 month extensionVariant bids: not allowed

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: 30%Social value: 20%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality: 50%
  • Social Value: 20%
  • Price: 30%
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
  • “TC243 - The Supply of Horticultural Machinery” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.

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
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
22 Jun 2023, 09:56 BST
Last source update
22 Dec 2025, 15:28 GMT
Award evaluation window
24 Jul 2023 – …
Authority reference
DN675875
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-085498
Classification (CPV)
Agricultural machinery
Delivery area
North West (UKD)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03db8f Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Appointment period ends
24 Jul 2023, 16:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
24 Jul 2023, 16:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.the-chest.org.uk ↗

Timeline

24 Jul 2023 → 22 Dec 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    24 Jul 2023, 16:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    24 Jul 2023, 16:00 BST
  3. Notice published310 days ago
    22 Dec 2025, 15:28 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    22 Dec 2025, 15:28 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Sept 2023

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • Contract 085498-2025-TC243-1

    Signed
    1 Sept 2023
    Value
    £413,520
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Bolton Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services 3rd Floor Bolton Town Hall, Victoria Square, Bolton, North West, BL1 1RUContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Balmers GM LtdFramework contractor C/O PM+M, First Floor, Sandringham House, Hollins Brook Park, Pilsworth Road, Bury, North West, BL9 8RN

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.