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Published 6 Jun 2025, 14:33 BST

Official UK procurement notice

SWI24031 - Grounds & Amenities Management Fleet

Official notice

Authority: Torbay Council (Local council)

GoodsOpen procedureAbove threshold
Sectors: Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment (43) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£600,000≈ £120k / year · £600,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 4 Jul 2025
Contract term 5 yrsends 19 Aug 2030 · starts 18 Aug 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

SWISCo, a wholly own company of Torbay Council, are aiming to purchase a variety of Amenity, Parks & Fine Turf Machinery. This includes Ride-on-machinery, Tractors and Remote Mowers, along with associated ancillary products, servicing and telematics.

  • No preliminary market engagement: This is a procurement for the purchase of goods that are considered standard and straight-forward in terms of supply & delivery for the intended supplier market.

CPV: Grounds-maintenance equipment

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 5 yrsPublished value£600,000
Contract period: 18 Aug 2025 – 19 Aug 2030 (5 yrs)Value: £600,000 exc. VAT · £600,000 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
Quality: 50%Price: 40%Social value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Price
  • Quality
  • Social Value
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

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
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
6 Jun 2025, 14:33 BST
Last source update
6 Jun 2025, 14:33 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 9 Aug 2025
Authority reference
24031
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-030629
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Grounds-maintenance equipment
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05448c Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
4 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

In order to provide unrestricted, full, direct and free of charge access to the Tender Documents the Authority is providing the Documents in PDF format in the Opportunities Area of the ProContract e-Tendering portal at www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk ↗

In order to access amendable versions of the Documents and to submit a response Applicants must be registered as Suppliers on ProContract. Applicants should then express an interest in the opportunity and download the Word and Excel format Documents for completion and submission.

Timeline

6 Jun 2025 → 18 Aug 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    6 Jun 2025, 14:33 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    4 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Award decision expected by
    9 Aug 2025, 00:59 BST
  4. Contract starts
    18 Aug 2025

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    6 Jun 2025, 14:33 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Torbay Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PXLG-3144-TYMJ Town Hall, Castle Circus, Torquay, South West, TQ1 3DRContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender