Open tender · Notice 105082-2026
Acquisition, Hire and Servicing and Repair of Manual Handling Equipment
- Value
- £1.8m
- Closes
- 1 Dec 2026 (23 days)
- Where
- UK-wide
- Lots
- 5
- Suitable for SMEs
- Yes, says the buyer
- Contract
- 3 Mar 2027 – 2 Mar 2031
In plain English
The Ministry of Justice wants manual handling equipment such as forklifts, mobile elevating work platforms, pallet trucks and tugs supplied, hired, serviced and repaired for public prisons across England and Wales. The estimated value is £1,837,340, split into 5 lots, with a contract period from 3 March 2027 to 2 March 2031; bids are open to anyone in a single stage and close on 1 December 2026.
Good fit for: Forklift and materials handling equipment suppliers, hirers and service engineers, including those able to cover prison sites across England and Wales.
Written with AI from the official notice. Check the notice before relying on it.
What the buyer says
Provision of Manual Handling Equipment for public prisions across England and Wales. These contracts will cover a range of manual handling equipment typically used within our operations such as forklifts, mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPS), pallet trucks, tugs and an option to hire equipment. This equipment supports a range of operational activities across the MoJ estate such as stores management, maintenance, and waste processing.
Getting the documents
ministryofjusticecommercial.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html (the buyer's own site, usually free to register).
Procedure: Open procedure (Open: anyone can bid, in one stage). Published 5 Nov 2026.
What similar contracts went for
Similar contracts went for £1m to £5.7m (2 since 2026).
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Material Handling Equipment Lease, Hire and Maintenance NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) | Toyota Material Handling UK Limited | £1m | 1 Oct |
| Material Handling Equipment (MHE) Hire and Maintenance Services Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation | Toyota Material Handling UK Limited | £5.7m | 11 Aug |
From the award notices on Find a Tender and Public Contracts Scotland. Values are as each notice states them and cover the contract's whole term: most notices give the value before VAT, but about one in seven gives only a figure including VAT. AI picked these as the same kind of work and can be wrong, so check what each one included before you price.
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