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30 Oct 2026 at 10:16

Summary of the contracting process

Coventry City Council is buying grounds maintenance equipment, specialist personal protective equipment, weed-spraying equipment and accessories, plus other operational tools and supplies for its service delivery. Examples include hedge trimmers, strimmers, mowers, chainsaw and rigger gloves, mower blades, strimmer cord, spark plugs, knapsack sprayers, lances, nozzles, petrol cans and litter pickers. This is a goods requirement covering the supply and delivery of equipment and consumables, including machine and power tools (CPV 42600000). Delivery is in Coventry. The Council intends to appoint one supplier to a framework, with call-offs made directly to that supplier rather than through further competition.

The Council invited offers through an open procedure for a single-supplier framework agreement. Bids were due by 12:00 on 1 December 2026, with the award decision scheduled by 11 December 2026. The initial contract period runs from 4 January 2027 to 3 January 2029, with two possible extensions of two years each, by mutual agreement, and an overall end date no later than 3 January 2031. The estimated value is £800,000 excluding VAT (£960,000 including VAT). There is one lot. Evaluation weights price at 70% and quality at 30%. Bids could be submitted electronically in English through the Council’s e-tendering system.

The opportunity suits suppliers able to provide a broad range of grounds maintenance machinery, operational tools, replacement parts and specialist PPE, and to deliver these items to Coventry. The scope spans powered equipment such as mowers, hedge trimmers and strimmers; spraying equipment and accessories; protective gloves; and frequently used consumables and tools. A supplier would need the capacity to support the Council’s requirements across this varied product range as the sole framework supplier, with call-offs awarded directly rather than competed again. Small and medium-sized businesses are identified as suitable bidders. Price carries greater weight than quality in evaluation, so suppliers should be prepared to compete on both cost and the quality of their offer.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

COV - Supply of Tools and Equipment 2026

Notice Description

The Council is seeking to establish a single-supplier framework agreement for the supply and delivery of grounds maintenance equipment, specialist personal protective equipment (PPE), weed spraying equipment and accessories, and other operational tools and items required to support service delivery. The scope of the framework includes, but is not limited to, hedge trimmers, strummers, mowers, chainsaw gloves, rigger gloves, mower blades, strimmer cord, spark plugs, knapsack sprayers, lances, nozzles, petrol cans and litter pickers.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: The initial term of the Framework will be for the period of two (2) years from commencement, but may be extended, by mutual agreement by two (2) increments of two (2) years to an expiry date no later than 03 January 2031.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-079457
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/103023-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

42 - Industrial machinery

43 - Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment


CPV Codes

42600000 - Machine tools

43830000 - Power tools

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£800,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
£800,000 £500K-£1M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Oct 20263 days ago
Submission Deadline
1 Dec 20264 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
4 Jan 2027 - 3 Jan 2029 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Coventry City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
COVENTRY
Postcode
CV1 5RR
Postcode Area
Coventry
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG33 Coventry
Delivery Location
TLG33 Coventry

Local Authority
Coventry
Electoral Ward
St Michael's
Westminster Constituency
Coventry South

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