---
title: "Commercial Front Mower"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f0d2"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Gentoo Group"
published: "2026-09-03"
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# Commercial Front Mower

Buyer: Gentoo Group  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f0d2

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## Summary

Gentoo Group, a public undertaking based in Sunderland, purchased a commercial front mower. The requirement was for one mower with a 62-inch cutting deck, light kit, bumper kit, beacon and road registration. This is a goods procurement for grounds maintenance or similar outdoor estate work, rather than a maintenance, hire or servicing contract. Delivery is associated with Sunderland in the United Kingdom. The equipment specification indicates a road-registered machine configured for commercial use, with lighting and safety-related fittings included. Businesses supplying commercial ride-on mowing equipment, agricultural machinery or grounds-maintenance plant would be the closest fit, particularly those able to provide the specified mower configuration as a complete supply package to a public-sector housing organisation.

The procurement is complete and was awarded through a direct below-threshold procedure without competition. Thomas Sherriff & Co Ltd was selected for the single lot. The contract was signed on 24 August 2026, with an active contract period from 1 September 2026 to 30 September 2026. Its gross value is £42,492. The award covers the mower supply and is recorded against the completed requirement. Evaluation was conducted through the direct-award route rather than a competitive tender, so the published process does not set out scored quality, price or social-value criteria. The procurement was below the applicable threshold. The contract remains recorded as active, and the selected supplier is Thomas Sherriff & Co Ltd.

For suppliers that did not win this requirement, the award provides a clear benchmark for supplying Gentoo Group’s commercial grounds-maintenance equipment. A credible future competitor would need to source and configure a commercial front mower with a 62-inch deck, light kit, bumper kit, beacon and road registration, and provide it as a complete, compliant machine rather than a basic mower alone. The requirement was modest in scale and handled as a direct below-threshold purchase without competition, indicating a route used for lower-value equipment acquisitions. Machinery dealers, agricultural-equipment distributors and commercial grounds-care suppliers with access to this specification would be best placed to build a relationship with the buyer and demonstrate reliable supply capability when comparable equipment is required.

## Notice

The purchase - of 1580 - CM - COMMERCIAL FRONT MOWER With 62 inch deck, Light kit, Bumper kit, Beacon, Road registered.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083267-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 3 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Sep 2026 - 30 Sep 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £42,492 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Gentoo Group |
| Locality | SUNDERLAND |
| Postcode area | Sunderland |
| Postcode | SR3 3XR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC44 Sunderland |
| Local authority | Sunderland |
| Electoral ward | Doxford |
| Westminster constituency | Houghton and Sunderland South |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Thomas Sherriff & Co. Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 16 - Agricultural machinery

### Codes

- 16310000 - Mowers

## Release History

- 3 Sep 2026 at 08:47 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083267-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083267-2026
  3rd September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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