Acquisition, Hire and Servicing and Repair of Manual Handling Equipment

Buyer
Ministry of Justice
Value
£1,837,340
Closes
1 December 2026
Where
London, London
Type
Open tender

In plain English

The Ministry of Justice wants to buy, hire, service and repair manual handling equipment for prisons across England and Wales. The equipment includes forklifts, mobile lifting platforms, pallet trucks and battery-powered tugs, used for stores, maintenance and waste processing. The estimated total value is £1,837,340, split into five lots.

What the buyer wants

• Supply forklifts, warehouse trucks, mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs), and electric tugs, across the lots you bid for • Provide hire options for battery and diesel forklifts • Carry out servicing and repair of the equipment supplied under the contract

Lots

Requirements

What could rule a small business out: The notice does not list specific qualifying requirements, but its national scope across the prison estate, its £1.84 million value and its five lots for a wide range of equipment would most likely rule out a small business bidding for the whole contract, so small firms should look at bidding for a single lot or as a subcontractor.

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How to bid

This is an open tender: any eligible business can respond directly to the buyer by the deadline, with no framework membership needed.

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