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title: "Grass Cutting - Tablets and Associated Equipment"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NEWCASTLE CITY COUNCIL"
published: "2024-03-21"
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# Grass Cutting - Tablets and Associated Equipment

Buyer: NEWCASTLE CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d3ca57ee-bf6a-4147-a4d9-b73f8ab06f6d

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## Summary

The Newcastle City Council has awarded a contract for the procurement of tablets and associated equipment to facilitate a more effective method to manage the citywide grass cutting program. The procurement stage was completed, with the contract awarded to RUGGED MOBILE SYSTEMS LTD. The procurement involved horticultural products and data-processing machines (hardware). The tender period ended on 7th March 2024, and the contract period is from 14th March 2024 to 13th March 2025. The procurement was undertaken using the procurement method "Other - ATN".

This contract awarded by the Newcastle City Council presents opportunities for SMEs in the goods industry to provide tablets and associated equipment for improving grass cutting programs. Businesses specialising in horticultural products and data-processing machines (hardware) would be well-suited to compete. The contract's active status indicates that the awarded supplier, RUGGED MOBILE SYSTEMS LTD, holds the current contract. SMEs interested in providing innovative solutions in the specified product categories should take note of similar future opportunities in this line of procurement.

## Notice

Tablets needed to facilitate a more effective method to manage the citywide grass cutting program across 33 Local Services within the grass cutting fleet.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2e01599a-247f-4535-848c-d1ca9de6a45a |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Other - ATN |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Mar 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 7 Mar 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 7 Mar 2024 |
| Contract period | 7 Mar 2024 - 8 Mar 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NEWCASTLE CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE |
| Post town | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Postcode | NE1 8QH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC43 Tyneside |
| Local authority | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Electoral ward | Monument |
| Westminster constituency | Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | RUGGED MOBILE SYSTEMS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 03 - Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products
- 30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

### Codes

- 03121000 - Horticultural products
- 30210000 - Data-processing machines (hardware)

## Release History

- 21 Mar 2024 at 14:13 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2e01599a-247f-4535-848c-d1ca9de6a45a

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2e01599a-247f-4535-848c-d1ca9de6a45a
  21st March 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://www.newcastle.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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