--- title: "Award of RPID 2284 - Knocknagael Farm - Purchase of livestock trailer" ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000837319" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000837319" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000837319.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000837319.json" source: "Public Contracts Scotland" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Scottish Government" published: "2026-09-02" --- # Award of RPID 2284 - Knocknagael Farm - Purchase of livestock trailer Buyer: Scottish Government Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000837319 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000837319) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000837319.json) ## Summary The Scottish Government bought a tri-axle livestock trailer for Knocknagael Farm’s bull stud operation. The trailer is intended to move large livestock between the farm, other sites and public highways, supporting animal movement, farm management and husbandry. This is a goods procurement covering agricultural machinery and trailers, including semi-trailers and mobile containers (CPV 16000000 and 34220000). The equipment must meet United Kingdom legal requirements for weight, loading and roadworthiness. The requirement is relevant to manufacturers, specialist agricultural machinery suppliers, livestock transport equipment businesses and dealers able to provide a compliant tri-axle trailer for use in both farm settings and on public roads. This procurement has been awarded. D R Alexander & Son was selected as the supplier following one bid, for £8,640. The contract is active and was signed on 9 February 2026. The purchase is for one livestock trailer to support the Scottish Government’s Knocknagael Farm bull stud operation. The requirement concerned the supply of equipment rather than works or a service. The available outcome information identifies the selected supplier, contract value and signing date; the procurement record does not set out a separate award date, contract end date, tender deadline, lot structure or detailed evaluation criteria. Businesses reviewing the opportunity should therefore treat the recorded award and contract signature as the key process milestones. For a future requirement of this kind, credible suppliers would need to provide tri-axle livestock trailers designed for the safe transfer of large animals, with construction and loading arrangements suitable for bull stud livestock. The equipment must be lawful for use on United Kingdom public highways as well as practical on farmland and at farm sites, so suppliers should be able to demonstrate compliance with legal weight, loading and roadworthiness requirements. Relevant businesses include trailer manufacturers, agricultural machinery dealers and specialist livestock transport-equipment suppliers with the capacity to supply a complete compliant unit. Experience supporting animal husbandry or livestock movement would help a supplier show that its equipment fits the operational needs of a government farm. ## Notice RPID require the purchase of a 'tri-axle livestock trailer' to carry-out the transfer and mobility from the bull-stud-farm of large livestock, both on farm-land, site and on public highways.As such, the product purchased, must comply with all United Kingdom (UK) legal weight, loading, and road- worthy requirements.A livestock trailer is essential in the movement, management, organisation and animal husbandry of Knocknagael farm bull stud livestock. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland | | Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP563603 | | Notice type | PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Goods | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 2 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £8,640 | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Not specified | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | Scottish Government | | Additional buyers | Argyll and Bute Council; Dumfries and Galloway Council; East Lothian Council; Fife Council; Glasgow Caledonian University; Lothian NHS Board; NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde; Perth & Kinross Council; Registers of Scotland; South Ayrshire Council; The City of Edinburgh Council; The Highland Council | | Locality | EDINBURGH | | Postcode area | Edinburgh | | Postcode | EH6 6QQ | | Country | Scotland | | ITL 1 | TLM Scotland | | ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland | | ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh | | Local authority | City of Edinburgh | | Electoral ward | Leith | | Westminster constituency | Edinburgh North and Leith | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 25 | | Supplier names | D.R. Alexander & Son; Holyrood PR; Nuffield Health; Spire Healthcare; Laser Vision Scotland Ltd; Circle Health Group Limited; Tropical Health Consulting LLP; Harley Haddow Limited; Virgin Media Business; ac's taxis; Bodyshop Edinburgh; atholl carriers; APEM Ltd; William Waugh & Sons (Builders) Ltd; Valuta; C and A interiors; RSK Environment Ltd.; Optimal Economics; Building Research Establishment Ltd; thermo fisher scientific; Sangster Electrical Ltd; Synaptik; CSS Europe Limited; Venesky Brown Ltd; Richard Irvin FM Limited | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 16 - Agricultural machinery - 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation ### Codes - 16000000 - Agricultural machinery - 34220000 - Trailers, semi-trailers and mobile containers ## Release History - 2 Sep 2026 at 11:16 - Award - PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP563603 ## Notice URLs - http://https://www.eastlothian.gov.uk - http://https://www.highland.gov.uk - http://https://www.nhslothian.scot/ - http://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk - http://www.dumgal.gov.uk - http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk - http://www.fife.gov.uk - http://www.https://www.gcu.ac.uk/aboutgcu/services-and-facilities/finance/procurement - http://www.nhsggc.scot/about-us/procurement/ - http://www.pkc.gov.uk/article/15478/Tenders-and-contracts - http://www.ros.gov.uk - http://www.scotland.gov.uk - http://www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk/procurement/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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