Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c26-8645-72f7-8ced-aec939eb1185/automated-broccoli-harvester closed GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Automated Broccoli Harvester [Riviera Renewables Limited](https://tendernation.io/buyers/riviera-renewables-limited) Estimated value £100,000 to £200,000 Published 24 May 2018 Deadline Closed 8 Jun 2018 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender Around 75,000 tonnes of broccoli are grown and harvested by hand each year in the UK. The NFU believes that increases in the National Living Wage combined with difficulties of bringing in labour in the event of Brexit may make this unsustainable for many growers, driving crop production to low cost countries. The development of a fully automated harvesting system is therefore crucial for UK growers. Two major Cornish growers and marketeers of broccoli have come together to invest in the design and delivery of an automated commercial broccoli harvester to replace the manual system. The purchase of this is part of a grant funded application process and therefore procurement will be subject to grant approval of the project as a whole. We will compare tenders received on a compliance basis only. ## CPV classification Agricultural machinery Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/7a3a6c5c-5d55-4c66-a199-faf6f296e5f6) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Riviera Renewables Limited: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/riviera-renewables-limited) [Sector More Agricultural machinery tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/agricultural-machinery) ## More tenders like this [Supply of Timberwolf fixed track woodchipper TW 280 FTR and for Williams trailer TT3017 · Natural England · 19 days left · 6 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1539a-d25f-7042-8204-c91978cd4253/supply-of-timberwolf-fixed-track-woodchipper-tw-280-ftr-and-for-williams-trailer) [Parts of agricultural and forestry machinery – Furnizare piese de schimb pentru utilaje forestiere si terasiere · Regia Nationala A Padurilor - Romsilva Ra · 29 days left · 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-74e7-70e2-8951-c8c70115b89e/romania-parts-of-agricultural-and-forestry-machinery-furnizare-piese-de-schi) [Specialist agricultural or forestry machinery – Aquisição de 417 motosserras e acessórios, integradas em atividades do Sistema de Gestão Integrada de Fogos Rurais · Instituto da Conservação da Natureza e das Florestas, IP · 2 days left · 21 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-b5f8-7217-b5c2-543114c4144c/portugal-specialist-agricultural-or-forestry-machinery-aquisicao-de-417-moto) [Tractors – Dostawa dwóch ciągników rolniczych z wyposażeniem · Podlaski Urząd Wojewódzki w Białymstoku · 15 days left · 3 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-3898-7026-8479-c63460338fef/poland-tractors-dostawa-dwoch-ciagnikow-rolniczych-z-wyposazeniem) [Tractors – Lieferung von einem Allrad-Schlepper · Zweckverband Abfallwirtschaft Region Hannover · 35 days left · 23 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14210-56dc-733d-8ac6-c4be1e108e53/germany-tractors-lieferung-von-einem-allrad-schlepper) [Lawnmowers – Svahová sekačka kolová s řidičem - obnova SSÚD · Ředitelství silnic a dálnic s. p. · 21 days left · 9 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14210-6ca9-7150-b6c5-aa36920be82f/czechia-lawnmowers-svahova-sekacka-kolova-s-ridicem-obnova-ssud)