# Mechanical Handling Equipment EOI Future Opportunity

> Pre-procurement notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Ministry Of Justice](/buyers/ministry-of-justice/contract-awards)
- Published: 18 November 2016
- Planned start: 1 September 2016
- Planned end: 31 August 2019
- Stage: pre_procurement
- Notice ID: b69e4cd5-f567-4473-b4c0-05f75df008e8-88907
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5c69f04e-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

## Description

The Ministry of Justice Commercial and Contract Management Directorate will be planning to re-tender it’s current Mechanical Handling Equipment \(MHE\) Contracts\. This notice is to publish a future opportunity to warm up the MHE sector to a potential future relet, and allow interested suppliers \(SME to National Suppliers\) to register an interest with the contracting authority \(see contact details\) in readiness for the subsequent full OJEU notice in 2016\. The use of MHE is required within the Ministry of Justice to ensure compliance with Health & Safety Legislation, and to facilitate maintenance of the Ministry’s property at its National Distribution Centre in Branston and to facilitate the movement of goods and materials within Prison Service Industries/Estates/Farms at various Public Sector Prisons in England & Wales\. The contracting authority will be going out to market for a range of MHE including: \# Forklifts & Warehouse Equipment \(L1\) \# Sweepers \(L2\) \# Ride on Pedestrian Controlled Burden Carriers \(L3\) \# Utility Trucks & Equipment \(L4\) \# Construction Equipment \(L5\) \# Utility Trailers \(L6\) \# Scissor Lifts, Self Propelled Lifts & Land Towable Lifts \(L7\) \# Telehandlers and All Terrain & Specialist Forklift Trucks \(L8\) All contract start/end/approach to market dates given on the Summary Information are subject to change and should only be used as a guide only\.

## Related contract awards

- [Call off Contract Under Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System for a Music Programme for Prisoners at HMP Wormwood Scrubs](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-03330e53-28de-46d6-9075-03bfcca5a91e): Ministry of Justice
- [Justice Futures Framework 2026](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-849a18f7-3250-4770-a962-ce000bf2c56a): Ministry of Justice
- [Hardware Sourcing \(HS\) Contract](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-31f877a9-093a-4301-82ed-c13d59b3208d): Ministry of Justice

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b69e4cd5-f567-4473-b4c0-05f75df008e8-88907)