Ends Mar 2027
Contract Hire of Ride On Mowers
Stirling Council · Scotland · 4-year contract
Held by Henderson Grass Machinery Ltd
Tractor leasing tenders and contracts
UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites
221 tractor leasing tenders and contracts, 51 this year.
Updated 4 November 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count
- Awarded a month£59k
- Contracts a month0.8
- Won by SMEs69%
- Renewing in 6 months2
- Frameworks and DPSs7
- Live now2See them →
Tractor leasing contracts
Tap a region to see its contracts. Pick as many as you like.
20 contracts across the UK, of any size
Live now
2 tractor leasing opportunities are open now
- Awarded20 May 2026DAERA – CAFRE – Lease of 5 Agricultural Tractors and 3 Material HandlersCollege of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) · Northern IrelandWon by Cowan Bros NI Ltd and 3 more£52k
- Awarded1 May 2026Horticultural Machinery HireCheshire West and Chester Council · North WestWon by F.R. Sharrock Ltd£115k
- Awarded27 Apr 2026Hire of 2x Tractors & Flail Mowing equipmentDerbyshire Dales District Council · East MidlandsWon by F.R. Sharrock Ltd£23k
- Awarded13 Mar 2026ECC004 - Horticultural Plant Hire - in Commercial Ride on Lawn MowersMiddlesbrough Council · North EastWon by C.G. Robinson & Sons Ltd£63k
- Awarded4 Mar 2026Plant Vehicle HireBirmingham City Council · West MidlandsWon by GAP Group and 1 more£299k
- Awarded7 Jan 2026RPID 2282 - Knocknagael Farm - Lease of TractorScottish Government · ScotlandWon by sellars agriculture£83k
- Awarded5 Jan 2026RPID 2283Scottish Government · ScotlandWon by Scot J C B Limited£78k
- Awarded17 Dec 2025Quad Bike HireNorth Tyneside Council · North EastWon by Vale Engineering (York) Ltd£19k
- Awarded7 Nov 2025For The Provision of Grounds Maintenance Equipment (Lease)Rochdale Boroughwide Housing Limited · North WestWon by GGM Group£624k
- Awarded4 Nov 2025Mowing Equipment Lease-NEPO214Cheshire West and Chester Council · North WestWon by F.R. Sharrock Ltd£568k
- Awarded2 Sep 2025LB Hillingdon - Supply and Delivery of Grounds Maintenance & Golf Course MachineryLondon Borough of Hillingdon · LondonWon by Farol Ltd and 1 more
- Awarded18 Jul 2025Mowing Equipment Leasing- Lot 2 Out Front Rotary MowersCheshire West and Chester Council · North WestWon by F.R. Sharrock Ltd£232k
- Awarded3 Jul 2025Mitcham Common machinery hireLondon Borough of Merton · LondonWon by I and J Bushell Limited£10k
- Awarded26 Jun 2025Grounds Maintenance Machinery HireBirmingham City Council · West MidlandsWon by T. H. White£108k
- Awarded13 Jun 2025HIRE AND MAINTENANCE OF USED OUT-FRONT ROTARY MOWERSLondon Borough of Barking and Dagenham Council · LondonWon by Eurovia£233k
- Awarded14 Apr 2025GP198 - Horticultural Plant Hire - in Commercial Quad Bikes with Spray EquipmentMiddlesbrough Council · North EastWon by Vale Engineering (York) Ltd£20k
- Awarded1 Apr 2025Estates Tractor HireDefence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) · South WestWon by Tractor Hire UK (2010) Limited£26k
- Awarded4 Feb 2025Award of FLS-572 HIRE OF AN AVANT 640I + ATTACHMENTSThe City of Edinburgh Council · ScotlandWon by Fraser C Robb Limited£24k
- Awarded20 Jan 2025Horticultural Plant Hire - Large tractor with side armMiddlesbrough Council · North EastWon by Cleveland Land Services Ltd£45k
- Awarded12 Nov 2024Halton Housing Hire and Maintenance of MowersHalton Housing · North WestWon by Balmers Garden Machinery£95k
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- Open to joinOpen nowUK-wide DPS
Where to bid
Where tractor leasing tenders are run
Open (NEPO)3 38%- eTenderWales2 25%
Defence Sourcing Portal1 13%
In-Tend1 13%
The Chest1 13%
Tenders published in the last year that name the bid portal they run on.
Frameworks and DPS
7 frameworks and DPSs for tractor leasing work are running. 2 are open to join now.
F.R. Sharrock Ltd won the most tractor leasing contracts
It also won the most by value. Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.
CouncilsCentral governmentEducationHousing
| Rank | Contractor | Contracts won, by buyer | Contracts | Value won | Buyers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | F.R. Sharrock Ltd North West · SME · 1 framework place · See every contract | 4 | £938k | 2 | ||
| 2 | Vale Engineering (York) Ltd North East · SME · See every contract | 2 | £39k | 2 | ||
| 3joint | GGM Group North West · SME · 1 framework place · See every contract | 1 | £624k | 1 | ||
| 3joint | Eurovia London · SME · See every contract | 1 | £233k | 1 | ||
| 3joint | T. H. White West Midlands · See every contract | 1 | £108k | 1 | ||
| 3joint | Balmers Garden Machinery North West · SME · 1 framework place · See every contract | 1 | £95k | 1 | ||
| 3joint | C.G. Robinson & Sons Ltd North East · 1 framework place · See every contract | 1 | £63k | 1 | ||
| 3joint | Cleveland Land Services Ltd North East · SME · See every contract | 1 | £45k | 1 | ||
| 3joint | Tractor Hire UK (2010) Limited South West · SME · See every contract | 1 | £26k | 1 | ||
| 3joint | Fraser C Robb Limited Scotland · See every contract | 1 | £24k | 1 |
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Who buys
Councils award 70% of tractor leasing contracts
Contracts with a published value in the last 2 years, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.
4 buyers bought tractor leasing more than once in the last 2 years
Each dot is a buyer, by how many tractor leasing contracts it awarded in the last 2 years.
See who they are and when they usually buy →
Few and big, or many and small
Each dot is a buyer: how many tractor leasing contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.
CouncilsCentral governmentEducationHousing
Top buyers by contracts awarded
| Rank | Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cheshire West and Chester Council | 3 | £915k |
| 2 | Middlesbrough Council | 3 | £128k |
| 3 | Birmingham City Council | 2 | £407k |
| 4 | Scottish Government | 2 | £161k |
| 5 | Rochdale Boroughwide Housing Limited | 1 | £624k |
| 6 | London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Council | 1 | £233k |
| 7 | Halton Housing | 1 | £95k |
| 8 | College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) | 1 | £52k |
| 9 | Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) | 1 | £26k |
| 10 | The City of Edinburgh Council | 1 | £24k |
72 tractor leasing contracts awarded since 2021
- 92021
- 172022
- 92023
- 172024
- 132025
- 72026 so far
Prices
Half of tractor leasing contracts are worth less than £78k
CouncilsCentral governmentEducationHousing
The 10 biggest tractor leasing contracts
- Rochdale Boroughwide Housing LimitedGGM Group · 7 Nov 2025
- Cheshire West and Chester CouncilF.R. Sharrock Ltd · 4 Nov 2025
- Birmingham City CouncilGAP Group, Plantforce Rentals Ltd · 4 Mar 2026
- London Borough of Barking and Dagenham CouncilEurovia · 13 Jun 2025
- Cheshire West and Chester CouncilF.R. Sharrock Ltd · 18 Jul 2025
- Cheshire West and Chester CouncilF.R. Sharrock Ltd · 1 May 2026
- Birmingham City CouncilT. H. White · 26 Jun 2025
- Halton HousingBalmers Garden Machinery · 12 Nov 2024
- Scottish Governmentsellars agriculture · 7 Jan 2026
- Scottish GovernmentScot J C B Limited · 5 Jan 2026
Renewing contracts
3 tractor leasing contracts come up for renewal in the next 12 months
2 in the next 6 months. Most tractor leasing work is one-off: 25% of the contracts ending are recurring terms that get re-let. The 3 ending soonest are shown in full.
Ends Apr 2027
HIRE AND MAINTENANCE OF USED OUT-FRONT ROTARY MOWERS
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Council · London · 2-year contract
Held by Eurovia
Ends Aug 2027
Leasing of Land Based Tractors for Academic Use - 3 LOTS - AWARD
The Cornwall College Group · South West · 5-year contract
Held by James Pryce Tractors Ltd, Smallridge Bros Ltd
Where and when
The North West awards the most tractor leasing contracts
Contracts by region and by month awarded. Click a region to filter the page.
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The regions as a table
| Region | Open now | Contracts | Value | Typical contract | Won the most | Bought the most | Renewing in 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North West | 0 | 5 | £1.6m | £232k | F.R. Sharrock Ltd (3) | Cheshire West and Chester Council (3) | 0 |
| North East | 0 | 4 | £146k | £33k | Vale Engineering (York) Ltd (2) | Middlesbrough Council (3) | 0 |
| London | 0 | 3 | £243k | – | – | – | 1 |
| Scotland | 0 | 3 | £185k | £78k | – | Scottish Government (2) | 1 |
| West Midlands | 0 | 2 | £407k | – | – | Birmingham City Council (2) | 0 |
| East Midlands | 0 | 1 | £23k | – | – | – | 0 |
| South West | 0 | 1 | £26k | – | – | – | 1 |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | 1 | £52k | – | – | – | 0 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
| East of England | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
| South East | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
| Wales | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
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Key findings
- £59k a month
of tractor leasing contracts awarded.
Typical contract £78k x 0.8 contracts a month, last 12 months. - 2
tractor leasing contracts come up for renewal in the next 6 months.
Recurring contracts with a named supplier and a published end date before 4 May 2027. - 7
frameworks and DPSs are running for tractor leasing work.
2 open to join now. - 69%
of tractor leasing contracts are won by SMEs.
As recorded by the buyer, on 16 award notices.
How many tractor leasing tenders and contracts are there?
| Last 12 months | Since November 2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| Notices published | 51 | 221 |
| Contracts awarded | 10 | 64 |
19 tractor leasing contracts and frameworks end in the next 12 months, 8 of them recurring services. In the last two years, 14 buyers awarded tractor leasing contracts to 21 suppliers.
Source: Find a Tender, Contracts Finder, Public Contracts Scotland, Sell2Wales and eTendersNI, to 4 November 2026. By Seamus White. How we count
Questions
How many tractor leasing contracts does the UK public sector award?
20 in the 2 years to 4 November 2026, from 14 public buyers.
How long are tractor leasing tenders open for?
The median tractor leasing tender is open for 23 days from publication to deadline.
How much is a typical public sector tractor leasing contract worth?
The median is £78k, and 84% are worth less than £250k.
Who wins the most public sector tractor leasing contracts?
F.R. Sharrock Ltd won the most (4), and the most by value (£938k).
Which buyers award the most tractor leasing contracts?
Councils award 70% of them.
Which part of the UK awards the most tractor leasing contracts?
The North West: 5 of 20 in the 2 years to 4 November 2026, then the North East (4) and London (3).
How many tractor leasing contracts come up for renewal in the next 12 months?
3 contracts end and are likely to be re-let, the first on 2 March 2027. Another 9 ending are one-off work.
Are there frameworks or DPSs for tractor leasing work that are open to join?
7 frameworks and DPSs for tractor leasing work are running. 2 are open to join now.
What is included
Short-term hire, operated hire, contract hire and multi-year leasing of mowers, tractors, hedgecutters, chippers and other grounds and forestry equipment, usually with servicing, replacement machines and sometimes operator training included.
- Short-term hire of mowers, woodchippers and forestry equipment
- Contract hire and leasing of tractors and ride-on mowers
- Hire with maintenance, replacement and training
- Hire of compact plant for cemetery grave digging
- Operated hire of grounds and forestry machinery, where the buyer directs a machine and its operator by the hour or day
What is not included
- Outright purchase (see Grounds maintenance machinery supply)
- Servicing of an owned fleet (see Grounds machinery servicing, repair and parts)
- A contractor carrying out specified grounds or forestry work with its own machines: the service for that work, such as or
- Construction plant hire for building and civils works (see Construction plant and equipment hire)
- Road-going vehicle and fleet hire (see Transport & Logistics)