Horticultural Machinery Hire
Cheshire West and Chester CouncilcontractFind a Tender ↗Ref ocds-h6vhtk-06593aProcurement Act 2023SME suitableVCSE suitableclosed for bids
Estimated value
£125k
services
Awarded value
—
Suppliers
0
Lots
1
0 awarded
Published
20 Feb 2026
Deadline 16 Mar 2026
Description
Cheshire West and Chester Council are looking to procure the following items of horticultural machinery (lease) 1 x John Deere 6120M Tractor- Or equivalent 1 of McConnell PA6565T Flail Arm - Or equivalent 1 of Front/rear mounted 2.8M Muthing Flail, - Or equivalent Delivery will be made to our Canalside Operations Hub in Ellesmere Port. The equipment is required from 10th May 2026, and suppliers must be able to commit to these delivery timescales
Scope
- Reference
- DN807571
- Total value
- £125,149 excluding VAT£150,178 including VATBelow the relevant threshold
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 09 May 2026 to 09 May 2029Possible extension to 09 May 2031
1 + 1 year optional extension
- Main category
- services
- CPV classifications
- 77000000
- Contract locations
- North East England, United KingdomNorth West England, United KingdomYorkshire and the Humber, United KingdomEast Midlands, United KingdomWest Midlands, United KingdomEast of England, United KingdomLondon, United KingdomSouth East England, United KingdomSouth West England, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quality | — | quality | 20.00% |
| Price | — | price | 80.00% |
Submission & procedure
- Enquiry deadline
- 13 Mar 2026, 12:00 pm
- Submission deadline
- 16 Mar 2026, 12:00 pm
- Submission address
- Please apply via The Chest www.the-chest.org.uk
- Electronic submission
- Yes
- Procedure
- Below threshold - open competition