Ground Care, Agricultural and Plant Equipment for Defra Group Fleet Services
Environment Agency
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Procurement
- 16600000 Specialist agricultural or forestry machinery
- 42420000 Buckets, shovels, grabs and grips for cranes or excavators
- 43262100 Mechanical excavators
- 34223300 Trailers
- 43260000 Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders, and mining machinery
- 16700000 Tractors
- 16310000 Mowers
- 34520000 Boats
- 34521000 Specialised boats
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Description
Defra Group Fleet Services requires modern, sustainable, and optimised ground care, agricultural and plant equipment to support operational delivery across the group.
The purpose of this project is to establish long-term, Defra group-wide contract(s) for the supply of ground care, agricultural and plant equipment, led by the Environment Agency (as the main customer), with access available for the whole group. The contract(s) will provide a consistent, streamlined, and effective approach to sourcing ground care, agricultural and plant assets, ensuring operational readiness across Defra group sites.
The procurement is split into 4 lots. The Authority is committed to supporting SME participation. Regional lotting was considered during procurement design but was not adopted due to operational, commercial and contract management considerations. Bidders may bid as a consortium and subcontracting arrangements are permitted. Regional suppliers are encouraged to collaborate where appropriate to deliver the requirement.
How to engage
The Engagement will be conducted in two parts: Part 1: Request for Information (RFI) So that the Authority can understand capability in the market and any factors that need to be considered in designing the procurement, please complete the Request for Information (RFI) using the following link: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=UCQKdycCYkyQx044U38RAi0JGfu8yXhLg1yOuERPYLtURUM2TFI2Mkc3R0FHWVJNNVA1Sk05WDdHNi4u The form will be open for three weeks. The deadline for responding to this form is 12:00 Monday 13th April 2026. Part 2: Preliminary-Market Engagement Event (PME) The Environment Agency (Defra Group Fleet Services, DGFS), supported by Defra Group Commercial (DgC), is hosting a virtual PME event (via Microsoft Teams) on Thursday 16th April 2026 (16/04/26). Details to be confirmed. Please use the appropriate response box in the RFI form to sign up to this event if you are interested in finding out more about this opportunity. At the Authority's discretion, we may host individual meetings with suppliers following the initial PME event. This is expected to take place in the week commencing 20th April 2026, and would be for the Authority to gain more of an understanding of the market. If this is to take place, an invitation will be sent to suppliers following the preliminary market engagement event.
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