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Grounds and Plant Equipment

Fife Council

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13 Aug 2026 at 01:00

PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Fife Council bought grounds and plant equipment through the Scotland Excel national framework. The requirement covers equipment used for grounds maintenance and related council operations, including tractors and mowing equipment. The buyer is Fife Council, a local authority responsible for general public services and education. Delivery and use are associated with Fife, with the procurement classified as goods. The arrangement concerns council expenditure under the framework rather than a standalone equipment specification, so businesses should consider whether they supply, distribute or support grounds-maintenance machinery suitable for local-authority use. The selected suppliers are based in Haddington, Cupar and Aberdeenshire, indicating a supply model involving specialist machinery businesses serving Scottish public-sector customers.

This is a completed, retrospective award against the Scotland Excel Grounds and Plant Equipment framework, using an open procedure. The recorded spend covers 13 March 2025 to 12 March 2026. The contract was signed on 13 March 2025 and is active, with a value of £125,749. Henderson Grass Machinery Ltd, The Double A Trading Company Ltd and HRN Tractors Limited were awarded the requirement jointly. Three bids were recorded, all from SMEs. Price and quality weightings were not applicable because this records framework spend retrospectively. The procurement was treated as one completed lot, with no additional purchase options. The award relates to equipment supplied through the framework rather than a new competition for a separate contract.

This award demonstrates established demand from Fife Council for grounds and plant equipment sourced through a national public-sector framework. Suppliers well placed for comparable work would need to provide tractors, mowing machinery and related plant equipment, with the product range, technical knowledge and after-sales support needed by a local authority. Credibility would also depend on being able to supply reliably across Fife, handle public-sector ordering and invoicing, and meet framework purchasing requirements. The three awarded businesses were SMEs, showing that specialist smaller firms can participate in this route alongside larger distributors. Machinery dealers, manufacturers’ authorised suppliers and service-capable equipment businesses should monitor framework opportunities and build evidence of dependable delivery and maintenance support.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Grounds and Plant Equipment

Notice Description

This notices reflects the value of spend via the Scotland Excel framework for Grounds and Plant Equipment by Fife Council for the period 13th March 2025 to 12th March 2026

Lot Information

Lot 1

Grounds and Plant Equipment from the Scotland Excel national framework Grounds and Plant Equipment. Price and quality weightings n/a due to to this notice being a retrospective award notice for spend for the period 13th March 2025 - 12th March 2026

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000840108
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG562256
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

16 - Agricultural machinery

43 - Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment

CPV Codes

16311000 - Lawnmowers

16700000 - Tractors

43300000 - Construction machinery and equipment

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£125,749 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
13 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
13 Mar 20251 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Fife Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
GLENROTHES
Postcode
KY7 5LT
Postcode Area
Kirkcaldy
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM0 Eastern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM01 Clackmannanshire and Fife
Delivery Location
TLM72 Clackmannanshire and Fife
Local Authority
Fife
Electoral Ward
Glenrothes Central and Thornton
Westminster Constituency
Glenrothes and Mid Fife

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
3
Supplier Names

HRN Tractors Limited

Henderson Grass Machinery Ltd

The Double A Trading Company Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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