Planning

The Purchase of All Terrain Vehicles

  • DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS (Defra Network eTendering Portal)

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-032561

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04a773

Published 10 October 2024, 11:29am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS (Defra Network eTendering Portal)

Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street

London

SW1P 4DF

Contact

Angelica Ho

Email

angelica.ho@defra.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs

Buyer's address

https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome

one.3) Communication

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

Environment


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

The Purchase of All Terrain Vehicles

Reference number

P-36534

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 34113200 - All-terrain vehicles

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

This is a PIN for a potential contract for a range of All Terrain Vehicles for Defra Group. We are looking for a range of ATVs. Please note that the models and quantities are subject to change & will be confirmed should this tender go out to market.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 34144000 - Special-purpose motor vehicles
  • 16000000 - Agricultural machinery
  • 34114000 - Specialist vehicles
  • 16310000 - Mowers
  • 77314100 - Grassing services
  • 16700000 - Tractors
  • 77314100 - Grassing services
  • 42418000 - Lifting, handling, loading or unloading machinery
  • 43200000 - Earthmoving and excavating machinery, and associated parts
  • 34139100 - Chassis cabs
  • 45112600 - Cut and fill
  • 03121100 - Live plants, bulbs, roots, cuttings and slips
  • 43262000 - Excavating machinery
  • 42673000 - Machine-tool dividing special attachments
  • 34945000 - Track-alignment machinery
  • 42418900 - Loading or handling machinery

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Defra Group Commercial are looking for a supplier to procure all terrain vehicles (ATVs) to cut and gather of fen meadow vegetation with a 4-year contract.

We currently have a ATV (Softrak 120) with a cut & collect mower and a rear collection bin. We are looking to procure more ATVs, however we need one quantity of ATV by the End of March 2025, this ATV will be either have the same or of a similar/improved function and must meet the following requirements:

· Low ground pressure
· Ability to work on wet and sensitive sites safely and leaving minimal impact
· Mower / Vegetation cutting attachment - ideally one which cuts material into small pieces to encourage quick rot down when left in a pile
· Ability to cut and collect vegetation in one process
· Ability to cart cuttings off site/to other areas of site
· Ability to dup cut material easily at target destination
· Desirable with Softrak 120 attachments
· Ideally front and rear 3 point linkage to allow use of other equipment. E.g. Standard flail mowers - ideally standard PTO on at least the rear linkage set up
· Ideally with the ability to convert into a flat bed utility vehicle when not cut and collecting.
· A machine which will work with the current width and height clearance of the rides, these are currently managed to allow passage to approx. 3.3m max height and the rides are mown approx. 1.8-2m wide.
· Suitable for working large areas of fen but also with manoeuvrability for small clearings/glades

This is a Prior Information Notice and not a formal tender. In this Prior Information Notice, please respond to the followings:

1) Whether you are interested and you can comply in a tender if we are going out to market.
2) Whether you have stock of 1 quantity of ATV.
3) What is the lead time to deliver the ATV.
4) What is the estimated unit price.
5) Can engine run on percentage biofuel?

Please reply by email to angelica.ho@defra.gov.uk. Your response on or before 11am, 13 November 2024 is highly appreciated.

Thank you for your time.

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

29 November 2024


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No