ClosedAgriculture, forestry and horticulture

National Plant Hire Framework[E19]

London, United KingdomDepartment for Environment Food and Rural Affairs[E1]

In plain English

What they want: The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome Any questions, requests to participate or tender submissions must be submitted electronically via this portal. This notice is to advertise the Defra Group National Plant Hire Framework with 7 lots covering a managing agent with 6 of those covering specific assets for hire.
Who can bid: No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Deadline: Buyer's deadline: 10 Oct 2024, 09:00 UTC+1. UTC: 10 Oct 2024, 08:00 UTC.
Published 14 Aug 2024.
Value: GBP 95,000,000
Buyer: Department for Environment Food and Rural AffairsSee what else this buyer buys and when.
How to apply: Through the buyer's official process. Open the original notice on UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab) ↗
Tender documents: The tender documents for this notice are on the buyer's own portal, usually behind a free supplier registration. We link to them and do not fetch them, so the report is based on the notice only.

This opportunity is closed and its deadline has passed. Reports are not available for it.

Deadline[E4]: 10 Oct 2024, 09:00 UTC+1
Value[E20]: GBP 95,000,000
Published[E17]: 14 Aug 2024
Procedure[E16]: Open procedure (above threshold)
Source: UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked: 3 hours ago

About the requirement

From the notice

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome Any questions, requests to participate or tender submissions must be submitted electronically via this portal. This notice is to advertise the Defra Group National Plant Hire Framework with 7 lots covering a managing agent with 6 of those covering specific assets for hire. Please use the above link to view the full unrestricted tender documents.[E5]

Eligibility and requirements

ConditionDelivery location: East Midlands, United Kingdom.[E12]
ConditionDelivery location: East of England, United Kingdom.[E13]
ConditionDelivery location: London, United Kingdom.[E14]
ConditionDelivery location: North East, United Kingdom.[E6]
ConditionDelivery location: North West, United Kingdom.[E10]
ConditionDelivery location: South East, United Kingdom.[E11]
ConditionDelivery location: South West, United Kingdom.[E9]
ConditionDelivery location: West Midlands, United Kingdom.[E8]
ConditionDelivery location: Yorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom.[E7]
The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.

Risks and unknowns

UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.

Updates

First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 14:02 UTC
The deadline (2024-10-10T08:00:00.000Z) has passed.
Source document 1f449add-a174-45e6-b475-91ab38578a25-777184

Evidence

20 facts

Every fact on this page comes from the published notice. Each entry shows the document and the field it was read from.

E1
The buyer is Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs.
Document 1f449add-a174-45e6-b475-91ab38578a25-777184, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:02 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E2
The notice is classified under CPV 77111000 (Hire of agricultural machinery with operator).
Document 1f449add-a174-45e6-b475-91ab38578a25-777184, field /tender/classification/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:02 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E3
Contracts Finder publishes United Kingdom procurement.
“UK”
Document 1f449add-a174-45e6-b475-91ab38578a25-777184, field /tender, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:02 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E4
Tenders must be submitted by 10 Oct 2024, 09:00 UTC+01:00.
“2024-10-10T09:00:00+01:00”
Document 1f449add-a174-45e6-b475-91ab38578a25-777184, field /tender/tenderPeriod/endDate, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:02 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E5
The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.
“The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome Any questions, requests to participate or tender submissions must be submitted electronically via this portal. This notice is to advertise…”
Document 1f449add-a174-45e6-b475-91ab38578a25-777184, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:02 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E6
Delivery location: North East, United Kingdom.
Document 1f449add-a174-45e6-b475-91ab38578a25-777184, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/3, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:02 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E7
Delivery location: Yorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom.
Document 1f449add-a174-45e6-b475-91ab38578a25-777184, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/8, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:02 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E8
Delivery location: West Midlands, United Kingdom.
Document 1f449add-a174-45e6-b475-91ab38578a25-777184, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/7, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:02 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E9
Delivery location: South West, United Kingdom.
Document 1f449add-a174-45e6-b475-91ab38578a25-777184, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/6, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:02 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E10
Delivery location: North West, United Kingdom.
Document 1f449add-a174-45e6-b475-91ab38578a25-777184, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/4, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:02 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E11
Delivery location: South East, United Kingdom.
Document 1f449add-a174-45e6-b475-91ab38578a25-777184, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/5, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:02 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E12
Delivery location: East Midlands, United Kingdom.
Document 1f449add-a174-45e6-b475-91ab38578a25-777184, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:02 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E13
Delivery location: East of England, United Kingdom.
Document 1f449add-a174-45e6-b475-91ab38578a25-777184, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/1, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:02 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E14
Delivery location: London, United Kingdom.
Document 1f449add-a174-45e6-b475-91ab38578a25-777184, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/2, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:02 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E15
This is a call for competition. Suppliers can respond.
“tender”
Document 1f449add-a174-45e6-b475-91ab38578a25-777184, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:02 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E16
The procedure is: Open procedure (above threshold).
Document 1f449add-a174-45e6-b475-91ab38578a25-777184, field /tender/procurementMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:02 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E17
The notice was published on 14 Aug 2024.
“2024-08-14T10:08:44+01:00”
Document 1f449add-a174-45e6-b475-91ab38578a25-777184, field /tender/documents/0/datePublished, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:02 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E18
Contracts Finder gives the tender status as active.
Document 1f449add-a174-45e6-b475-91ab38578a25-777184, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:02 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E19
The notice is titled "National Plant Hire Framework".
Document 1f449add-a174-45e6-b475-91ab38578a25-777184, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:02 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E20
The stated value is GBP 95,000,000.
“95000000 GBP”
Document 1f449add-a174-45e6-b475-91ab38578a25-777184, field /tender/value/amount, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:02 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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