Official UK procurement notice
The Supply of OEM manufacturer parts for repair of Parks Machinery fleet
Authority: Wirral Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis contract is for the supply of Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) repair parts and lubricants for the councils fleet of horticultural and turfcare machinery. This contract would also include support provided by the parts supplier in relation to the repair business where requested and the supply of small turfcare machinery and plant where they are the main agent . The supplier should be a manufacturers agent for John Deere, Stihl, Infinicut, Wiedenmann, Bobcat & Honda plus others The parts should be able to be collected locally or delivered to a timescale if requested. The supplier may be asked to supply parts for other brands as directed.
CPV: Parts of agricultural and forestry machinery
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs are awarded directly to appointed suppliers, without further competition
- Places
- up to 1 suppliers · 2 bids received (2.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)
- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 30 Apr 2025
Published description of the framework
This is a single-supplier framework.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£300,000
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).
Published award criteria (3)
- Price
- Quality
- Social Value: To be conducted via the Social Value Portal.
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “The Supply of OEM manufacturer parts for repair of Parks Machinery fleet” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract, and call-offs are awarded directly: getting appointed is the whole game.
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
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 21 Mar 2025, 15:17 GMT
- Last source update
- 22 Jan 2026, 14:32 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 28 Apr 2025
- Authority reference
DN768591- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-010746- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04f78bFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 17 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 10 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
This tender is being hosted via Proactis, 'The Chest'.
A link to register to this platform is here; procontract.due-north.com/register ↗
The title of this tender is The Supply of OEM manufacturer parts for repair of Parks Machinery fleet and the platform reference is; DN768591.
ALL bids must be received via this platform, with NO exceptions.
A messaging portal is also available on The Chest, all queries will be answered publicly and no email queries will be responded to.
Timeline
21 Mar 2025 → 2 Feb 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published21 Mar 2025, 15:17 GMT
- Clarification questions by10 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown17 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by28 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts30 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent28 May 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published280 days ago22 Jan 2026, 14:32 GMT
- Standstill ends268 days ago2 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Mar 2025- Tender notice published21 Mar 2025, 15:17 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published22 Jan 2026, 14:32 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete22 Jan 2026, 14:32 GMT
- Contract signature expected4 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Diesel LimitedSME4 Feb 2026 – 30 Apr 2027 · up to 30 Apr 2029Extensions: There are 2 extension options, both for 12 month periods. These are to be triggered independently, one after the other The end dates for these extensions are the 30/04/2028 and 30/04/2029 respectively. | £300,000 | 28 May 2025standstill to 2 Feb 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- Mitchell Diesel Limited T/A Turner GroundscareFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender