ClosedMachine tools

Specialist Equipment Merchants Supply[E11]

United KingdomExeterLiveWest Homes Limited[E1]

Deadline[E4]: Buyer's deadline: 5 Mar 2025, 13:00 UTC. UTC: 5 Mar 2025, 13:00 UTC.
Value[E12]: GBP 3,500,000
Procedure[E8]: Open procedure (above threshold)One stage: bids go in by the deadline
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Original notice

In plain English

What they want: LiveWest are looking for goods suppliers to provide Specialist Equipment Hire Services. LiveWest's detailed requirements are defined within the specification document(s) - Schedule 2 It is expected that the contract duration will be for an initial 2 years term with a possible 3x1 year extensions. The contract will have an estimated total value of £3.5M.
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Published[E9]: 3 Feb 2025
Source: UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked: 2 days ago

About the requirement · From the notice

LiveWest are looking for goods suppliers to provide Specialist Equipment Hire Services. LiveWest's detailed requirements are defined within the specification document(s) - Schedule 2 It is expected that the contract duration will be for an initial 2 years term with a possible 3x1 year extensions. The contract will have an estimated total value of £3.5M.[E5]

Preliminary, from the notice only

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Delivery location: England, United Kingdom.[E6]

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Eligibility and requirements

DetailDelivery location: England, United Kingdom.[E6]
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Buyer

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LiveWest Homes Limited

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Evidence12 facts from the notice · Show

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E1
The buyer is LiveWest Homes Limited.
Document 88c47754-6733-4599-86dd-6c7acb20be48-822590, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:42 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E2
The notice is classified under CPV 42600000 (Machine tools).
Document 88c47754-6733-4599-86dd-6c7acb20be48-822590, field /tender/classification/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:42 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E3
Contracts Finder publishes United Kingdom procurement.
“England”
Document 88c47754-6733-4599-86dd-6c7acb20be48-822590, field /tender, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:42 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E4
Tenders must be submitted by 5 Mar 2025, 13:00 UTC.
“2025-03-05T13:00:00Z”
Document 88c47754-6733-4599-86dd-6c7acb20be48-822590, field /tender/tenderPeriod/endDate, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:42 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E5
The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.
“LiveWest are looking for goods suppliers to provide Specialist Equipment Hire Services. LiveWest's detailed requirements are defined within the specification document(s) - Schedule 2 It is expected that the contract duration will be for an initial 2 years term with a possible 3x…”
Document 88c47754-6733-4599-86dd-6c7acb20be48-822590, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:42 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E6
Delivery location: England, United Kingdom.
Document 88c47754-6733-4599-86dd-6c7acb20be48-822590, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:42 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E7
This is a call for competition. Suppliers can respond.
“tender”
Document 88c47754-6733-4599-86dd-6c7acb20be48-822590, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:42 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E8
The procedure is: Open procedure (above threshold).
Document 88c47754-6733-4599-86dd-6c7acb20be48-822590, field /tender/procurementMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:42 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E9
The notice was published on 3 Feb 2025.
“2025-02-03T11:47:48Z”
Document 88c47754-6733-4599-86dd-6c7acb20be48-822590, field /tender/documents/0/datePublished, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:42 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E10
Contracts Finder gives the tender status as active.
Document 88c47754-6733-4599-86dd-6c7acb20be48-822590, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:42 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E11
The notice is titled "Specialist Equipment Merchants Supply".
Document 88c47754-6733-4599-86dd-6c7acb20be48-822590, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:42 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E12
The stated value is GBP 3,500,000.
“3500000 GBP”
Document 88c47754-6733-4599-86dd-6c7acb20be48-822590, field /tender/value/amount, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:42 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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Updates

First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 13:42 UTC
The deadline (2025-03-05T13:00:00.000Z) has passed.
Source document 88c47754-6733-4599-86dd-6c7acb20be48-822590