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title: "Grounds and Plant Equipment"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000840108"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Fife Council"
published: "2026-08-13"
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# Grounds and Plant Equipment

Buyer: Fife Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000840108

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG562256 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 13 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 13 Mar 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £125,749 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Fife Council |
| Locality | GLENROTHES |
| Postcode area | Kirkcaldy |
| Postcode | KY7 5LT |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM0 Eastern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM01 Clackmannanshire and Fife |
| Local authority | Fife |
| Electoral ward | Glenrothes Central and Thornton |
| Westminster constituency | Glenrothes and Mid Fife |
| Delivery location | TLM72 Clackmannanshire and Fife |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 3 |
| Supplier names | HRN Tractors Limited; Henderson Grass Machinery Ltd; The Double A Trading Company Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 16 - Agricultural machinery
- 43 - Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment

### Codes

- 16311000 - Lawnmowers
- 16700000 - Tractors
- 43300000 - Construction machinery and equipment

## Release History

- 13 Aug 2026 at 01:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG562256

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG562256
  Grounds and Plant Equipment - 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

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.fife.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000840108

## Provenance

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