Notice Information
Notice Title
Equine Forage
Notice Description
Contract for the supply and delivery of equine forage, including hay, haylage and spring barley straw. Delivery to the GMP Mounted Unit located at Hough End. The main product supplied under this contract will be hay, which must be supplied from known fields in small rectangular bales. Bales should be consistent in type and condition and be meadow and timothy hay, suitable for feeding horses in slow work. Hay should be free from mould, dust, poor quality grasses and plants poisonous to horses including ragwort. No volumes or values are guaranteed, but an estimated number of bales of hay per year is 4000.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05add2
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/064565-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - limited competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
03 - Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products
-
- CPV Codes
03114000 - Straw and forage
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £143,000 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 13 Oct 20254 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 7 Sep 20255 months ago
- Contract Period
- 30 Sep 2025 - 30 Sep 2028 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- GREATER MANCHESTER COMBINED AUTHORITY
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@gmp.police.uk
- Contact Phone
- 01618561140
Buyer Location
- Locality
- MANCHESTER
- Postcode
- M1 6EU
- Post Town
- Manchester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD3 Greater Manchester
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD33 Manchester
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Manchester
- Electoral Ward
- Deansgate
- Westminster Constituency
- Manchester Central
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/064565-2025
13th October 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
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