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Alpine Tractor & Flail Mower for Dawyck Botanic Garden

Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

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31 Aug 2026 at 01:00

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

Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh procured an Alpine tractor and flail mower for Dawyck Botanic Garden. The requirement covered supply, delivery and warranty maintenance of both machines, making this a goods contract for an agricultural and grounds-maintenance equipment supplier. Delivery was to Dawyck Botanic Garden in Stobo, near Peebles. The buyer is the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, an education-related public body based in Edinburgh. The opportunity would suit businesses that supply specialist grounds-care or agricultural machinery and can arrange delivery to the garden site, provide appropriate equipment support and maintain warranty obligations. The requirement was treated as a single package covering both the tractor and the flail mower rather than separate purchases.

The procurement has been completed and awarded through an open procedure. One package was awarded to HAMILTON ROSS GROUP LTD. The contract value is £110,000. The contract was signed on 27 August 2026 and is recorded as active. Five bids were received; all five were from SMEs and all were submitted electronically. The procurement was covered by the Government Procurement Agreement. The published outcome identifies the award and supplier, but does not provide an award date or a contract end date. The process therefore records a completed purchase of the equipment, delivery and warranty maintenance, rather than an available contract. No separate lot values or multiple supplier awards are reported.

For a supplier assessing future demand, this award shows that the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh buys complete equipment packages combining an Alpine tractor with a flail mower, delivery and warranty maintenance for a botanic garden site. A credible competitor would need to supply both types of machinery, coordinate delivery to a rural location near Peebles and support the equipment after delivery through warranty maintenance. The result also shows that an SME can compete for this requirement: all five recorded bidders were SMEs, and every bid was submitted electronically. Businesses with a suitable machinery range, dependable logistics and manufacturer-backed or equivalent maintenance capability would be well placed when this buyer next needs comparable grounds-maintenance equipment.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Alpine Tractor & Flail Mower for Dawyck Botanic Garden

Notice Description

Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh requires to contract with a suitable supplier for an Alpine Tractor and Flail Mower for Dawyck Botanic Garden

Lot Information

Lot 1

Royal Botanic garden Edinburgh requires a suitable supplier for mthe supply, delivery and warranty maintenance of an Alpine Tractor and Flail Mower for Dawyck Botanic garden.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000841552
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG563417
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

CPV Codes

16700000 - Tractors

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£110,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
31 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
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
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH3 5LR
Postcode Area
Edinburgh
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM13 City of Edinburgh
Delivery Location
TLM91 Scottish Borders
Local Authority
City of Edinburgh
Electoral Ward
Inverleith
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh North and Leith

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

HAMILTON ROSS GROUP LTD

Further Information

Notice Documents

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