Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice
Published 14 Apr 2025, 14:44 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Purchase of an Agricultural Tractor

Official notice

Authority: Ipswich Borough Council (Local council)

GoodsBelow threshold - open competitionBelow threshold
Sectors: Agricultural machinery (16)Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£120,000≈ £60k / year · £144,000 inc. VAT33.3% below published estimate
Submissions closed 1 May 2025awarded 30 Apr 2025
Awarded to P Tuckwell Limited
Contract term 2 yrsends 31 May 2027 · starts 31 May 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Ipswich Borough Council are currently out to tender for the provision of an agricultural tractor.

This opportunity is available in the 'Current Tenders' area of portal. Interested parties are invited to express their interest to gain full access to the tender documentation.

The deadline date for submissions of the tender is 1 May 2025. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted

CPV: Agricultural machinery · Road tractor units · Tractors

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 2 yrsPublished value£120,000
Contract period: 31 May 2025 – 31 May 2027 (2 yrs)Value: £120,000 exc. VAT · £144,000 inc. VAT

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

Lot awarding rule: 100% Price

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
14 Apr 2025, 14:44 BST
Last source update
22 Aug 2025, 13:36 BST
Authority reference
IBC18848
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-015005
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Agricultural machineryRoad tractor unitsTractors
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0502a0 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
1 May 2025, 12:00 BST
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

14 Apr 2025 → 22 Aug 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    14 Apr 2025, 14:44 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    1 May 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    31 May 2025
  4. Latest notice published
    22 Aug 2025, 13:36 BST

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 14 Apr 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    14 Apr 2025, 14:44 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract details notice published
    22 Aug 2025, 13:36 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £80,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 30 Apr 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
P Tuckwell Limited£80,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Agricultural tractor purchase · P Tuckwell Limited

    Signed
    30 Apr 2025
    Value
    £80,000
    Period
    30 Apr 2025 – 30 Jun 2025
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ipswich Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PPLT-7247-DMBJ Grafton House, 15-17 Russell Road, Ipswich, East of England, IP1 2DEContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • P. Tuckwell LtdAwarded supplier Ardleigh, Colchester, East of England, CO7 7LGContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

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