Official UK procurement notice
The Provision of Grass Rest for Military Working Horses at HCMR
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: London (UKI)
Published estimate£335,000≈ £67k / year · £402,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 27 Apr 2026awarded 19 Jun 2026
Awarded to The Horse Trust2 awards
Contract term 5 yrsends 15 May 2031 · starts 15 May 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDescription
The provision of a managed temporary grass rest solution for military working horses (MWHs). This will deliver the associated animal enrichment necessary to provide up to 6 months per for a period of five years.
Value of the procurement (Ex VAT)
£334,475.56
CPV: Domestic animal nurseries
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£335,000
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
- Economic & financial standing
See tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
See tender documents
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
- value for money index: See tender documents
Conditions of participation2
- Economic & financial standing
See tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
See tender documents
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 12 Mar 2026, 13:30 GMT
- Last source update
- 7 Aug 2026, 14:11 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 15 May 2026
- Authority reference
715823474- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-028183- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06685eFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Defence Sourcing Portal · Who buys & how to bid on MOD DSP
Access & registration note: Free · registration requires an NCAGE code — obtain in advance · before you can bid: NCAGE
- Submission deadline
- 27 Apr 2026, 17:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 13 Apr 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
12 Mar 2026 → 7 Aug 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published223 days ago12 Mar 2026, 13:30 GMT
- Market engagement215 days ago19 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
The engagement period is estimated to be from 12/03/2026 to 19/03/2026 and it will include the UK 2 notice.
- Next notice expected211 days ago23 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published209 days ago26 Mar 2026, 17:11 GMT
- Clarification questions by191 days ago13 Apr 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline177 days ago27 Apr 2026, 17:00 BST
- Contract starts159 days ago15 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by158 days ago15 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent124 days ago19 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published75 days ago7 Aug 2026, 14:11 BST
Notice history
10 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Mar 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published12 Mar 2026, 13:30 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published26 Mar 2026, 17:11 GMTUK4
- Published value updated to £335,00026 Mar 2026, 17:11 GMTwas £333,750
- Status changed to active26 Mar 2026, 17:11 GMT
- Procurement method changed26 Mar 2026, 17:11 GMT
- Deadline published: 27 Apr 2026, 17:00 BST26 Mar 2026, 17:11 GMT
- Contract award notice published19 Jun 2026, 16:43 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete19 Jun 2026, 16:43 BST
- Contract signature expected3 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published7 Aug 2026, 14:11 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-03: 1 release · 12 Mar 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 2
Awarded value £334,4761 award exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 10 Jul 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Horse TrustVCSE10 Jul 2026 – 10 Jul 2031 | £334,476 | 19 Jun 2026 | Awarded |
| The Horse TrustVCSE | £334,476 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 2 · The Horse TrustVCSE
- Signed
- 10 Jul 2026
- Value
- £334,476
- Period
- 1 Sept 2026 – 1 Oct 2031
- Status
- active
No agreed KPIs: Below the threshold mandated for KPIs and given the simple nature of the contract, they would have offered limit value for money.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 1 | 1 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- The Horse TrustAwarded supplier
- The Horse TrustAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (6)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender