Scope
Reference
A1155
Description
Contract for the supply and delivery of equine forage, including hay, haylage and spring barley straw. Delivery to the GMP Mounted Unit located at Hough End.
The main product supplied under this contract will be hay, which must be supplied from known fields in small rectangular bales. Bales should be consistent in type and condition and be meadow and timothy hay, suitable for feeding horses in slow work. Hay should be free from mould, dust, poor quality grasses and plants poisonous to horses including ragwort.
No volumes or values are guaranteed, but an estimated number of bales of hay per year is 4000.
Contract 1
Supplier
Contract value
- £143,000 excluding VAT
- £171,600 including VAT
Below the relevant threshold
Date signed
8 September 2025
Contract dates
- 1 October 2025 to 30 September 2028
- Possible extension to 30 September 2030
- 5 years
Description of possible extension:
2 years in full or 1+1
Main procurement category
Goods
CPV classifications
- 03114000 - Straw and forage
Contract locations
- UKD3 - Greater Manchester
Procedure
Procedure type
Below threshold - limited competition
Supplier
R F Fielding Hay & Straw Limited
Dean Farm, King Street
Woodford
SK7 1RL
United Kingdom
Telephone: 01625 522249
Email: james@rffielding.com
Region: UKD35 - Greater Manchester South East
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Contract 1
Contracting authority
Greater Manchester Combined Authority
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PXBN-3793-LCTQ
56 Oxford Street
Manchester
M1 6EU
United Kingdom
Region: UKD33 - Manchester
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government