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Equine Forage

Awarded to R F Fielding Hay & Straw Limited

Greater Manchester Combined Authority(buyer)

Published
Published 13 October 2025

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Overview

Greater Manchester Combined Authority awarded a contract worth £143,000 to R F Fielding Hay & Straw Limited on 7 September 2025 for the supply and delivery of equine forage to the GMP Mounted Unit at Hough End. The contract covers hay, haylage, and spring barley straw, with an estimated 4,000 bales of meadow and timothy hay per year required to be supplied in small rectangular bales suitable for horses in slow work and free from mould, dust, and plants poisonous to horses.

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Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
In delivery
Procedure
Below threshold - limited competition
Rules
Procurement Act 2023
Published
13 October 2025
Classification (CPV)
Straw and forage

Award outcome

Awarded value
£143,000
Award date
7 September 2025
Contract period
30 September 2025 → 30 September 2028
Contract length
3 years
Could run to
30 September 2030
Winner
  • R F Fielding Hay & Straw Limited

This contract ends on 30 September 2028, or 30 September 2030 if every extension is used.

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About the winner

R F Fielding Hay & Straw Limited

Based in
Woodford

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Market context

Typical award in Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products

£189,542

Median of 397 awards in the last 24 months

This award is 25% below the median.

Greater Manchester Combined Authority in the last 12 months

179

contracts awarded, worth £47,927,104 in total

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  1. Contract

    13 October 2025

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