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Garden Maintenance Machinery

PLATFORM HOUSING LIMITED

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21 Jul 2026 at 08:57

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Platform Housing Limited intends to procure garden maintenance machinery for its Estates Team. The requirement covers large machinery for grounds and garden maintenance, including lawnmowers and other agricultural or forestry machinery used for soil preparation or cultivation. The proposed arrangement combines leasing for the larger machines with outright purchase of handheld machines. Delivery and use are expected across England, covering the North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East and South West. This is a goods requirement for machinery suppliers, grounds-maintenance equipment providers, agricultural machinery dealers and businesses able to support equipment supply across a broad national estate.

This procurement is at the planning stage: Platform Housing Limited has stated an intention to buy but has not issued an invitation to tender. The planned arrangement is one lot covering a three-year contract, expected to run from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2029, with a possible renewal extending to 31 August 2030. The estimated value is £750,000 excluding VAT, or £937,500 including VAT, over the initial three-year period. The buyer expects to issue tender documents during the week commencing 3 August 2026 and an award notice during the week commencing 24 August 2026. Preliminary market engagement is planned, with expressions of interest and an engagement questionnaire expected by 8pm on 2 August 2026. The procurement is above threshold.

The work will suit suppliers with established capability in garden, grounds and agricultural machinery, particularly businesses able to provide both large equipment through leasing arrangements and handheld machines for outright purchase. Relevant product knowledge should include lawnmowers and machinery for soil preparation or cultivation. Suppliers should be prepared to support an Estates Team using equipment across England, so national distribution, delivery coordination and service coverage will be commercially important. Dealers, manufacturers, leasing specialists and equipment suppliers with complementary supply arrangements may be well placed to prepare. Businesses should use the market-engagement stage to explain their available machinery, leasing and purchase models, geographic coverage, servicing arrangements and ability to support a three-year equipment requirement before the tender is developed.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Garden Maintenance Machinery

Notice Description

Tender opportunity for a 3-year contract proving garden maintenance machinery for our Estates Team. We are looking to enter into a lease agreement on the big machinery and look to purchase outright the hand held machines. We expect this contract to be worth circa PS750k over the 3-year period

Planning Information

W/c 3rd August 2026 Tender Documents (UK4) Issued 21st August 2026 Tenders Return Deadline W/c 24th August 2026 Contract Award Notice issued Please email your expressions of interest including the engagement questionnaire to procurementnotices@platformhg.com by 8pm 2nd August 2026

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06cf5d
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068494-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

16 - Agricultural machinery

CPV Codes

16100000 - Agricultural and forestry machinery for soil preparation or cultivation

16311000 - Lawnmowers

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£750,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Jul 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
3 Aug 2026Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
PLATFORM HOUSING LIMITED
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SOLIHULL
Postcode
B37 7YD
Postcode Area
Birmingham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG32 Solihull
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Solihull
Electoral Ward
Bickenhill
Westminster Constituency
Meriden and Solihull East

Further Information

Notice Documents

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