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title: "535_26 Hire of Plant (with operator)"
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# 535_26 Hire of Plant (with operator)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/535-26-hire-of-plant-with-operator-ocds-h6vhtk-051da6). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO: "535_26 Hire of Plant (with operator)". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £8,000,000. 7 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 19 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.eastmidstenders.org.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/leicestershire-county-council-trading-as-espo-GB-PPON-PYDD-1122-TCVN)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £8,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 19 December 2025 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 7
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Agricultural machinery, Hire of agricultural machinery with operator, Hire of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment with operator, Hire of earthmoving equipment with operator, Hire of industrial vehicles with driver (+4 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKF21, UKF22, UKG33
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 33 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/535-26-hire-of-plant-with-operator-ocds-h6vhtk-051da6#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-051da6`

- **Who May Use the Framework:** Leicestershire County Council
Coventry City Council
Leicester City Council

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/535-26-hire-of-plant-with-operator-ocds-h6vhtk-051da6#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [eastmidstenders.org](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eastmidstenders.org%2F.)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/535-26-hire-of-plant-with-operator-ocds-h6vhtk-051da6#participate

## Description
An ESPO client specific framework for the hire of a range of general plant with operator.
The Framework is divided into 7 lots.
Note: The award values per lot as captured in this notice is for the overall framework (with this same overall value being captured per lot), as ESPO offers no guarantees or estimates of value that may pass through each individual lot (but the overall usage across all lots is not expected to exceed this overall framework value).

## Lots (7)
### Lot 1: Wheeled Backhoe Loader, with operator
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 43000000, 45520000
- **Delivery regions:** UKF, UKG
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £8,000,000
- **Description:** Hire of Wheeled Backhoe Loaders, with operator, for use on the highways at specific sites and for specific periods, as required by the customer.
For further details, please refer to the tender documents.
- **Contract Period:** 19/02/2026 to 18/02/2030
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: Tracked Excavator (360°), with operator
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 43000000, 45520000
- **Delivery regions:** UKF, UKG
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £8,000,000
- **Description:** Hire of Tracked Excavators (360°), with operator, for use on the highways at specific sites and for specific periods, as required by the customer.
For further details, please refer to the tender documents.
- **Contract Period:** 19/02/2026 to 18/02/2030

### Lot 3: Wheeled Excavator (360° 'Rubber Duck'), with operator
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 43000000, 45520000
- **Delivery regions:** UKF, UKG
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £8,000,000
- **Description:** Hire of Wheeled Excavators (360° 'Rubber Duck'), with operator, for use on the highways at specific sites and for specific periods, as required by the customer.
For further details, please refer to the tender documents.
- **Contract Period:** 19/02/2026 to 18/02/2030

### Lot 4: Road Sweeper, with operator
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 34921100, 60182000
- **Delivery regions:** UKF, UKG
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £8,000,000
- **Description:** Hire of Road Sweepers, with operator, for use on the highways at specific sites and for specific periods, as required by the customer.
For further details, please refer to the tender documents.
- **Contract Period:** 19/02/2026 to 18/02/2030

### Lot 5: Agricultural Tractor, with operator
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 16000000, 77111000
- **Delivery regions:** UKF, UKG
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £8,000,000
- **Description:** Hire of Agricultural Tractors, with operator, for use on the highways at specific sites and for specific periods, as required by the customer.
For further details, please refer to the tender documents.
- **Contract Period:** 19/02/2026 to 18/02/2030

### Lot 6: Hydraulic Breaker, with operator
- **Lot id:** `6`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 43328100, 45500000
- **Delivery regions:** UKF, UKG
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £8,000,000
- **Description:** Hire of Hydraulic Breakers, with operator, for use on the highways at specific sites and for specific periods, as required by the customer.
For further details, please refer to the tender documents.
- **Contract Period:** 19/02/2026 to 18/02/2030

### Lot 7: Wheeled Excavator (180° c/w with bucket and lifting forks), with operator
- **Lot id:** `7`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 43260000, 45520000
- **Delivery regions:** UKF, UKG
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £8,000,000
- **Description:** Hire of Wheeled Excavators (180° c/w with bucket and lifting forks), with operator, for use on the highways at specific sites and for specific periods, as required by the customer.
For further details, please refer to the tender documents.
- **Contract Period:** 19/02/2026 to 18/02/2030

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (7)
- **Award:** Lot 1. Wheeled Backhoe Loader, with operator (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **A L F PLANT LTD, A R Parrish Plant Hire, AMBION CONTRACTORS LTD (+11 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:07945913`, `GB-FTS-43174`, `GB-FTS-84846`, `GB-FTS-43176`, `GB-PPON:PNJT-7724-QBWM`, `GB-FTS-43178`, `GB-FTS-163960`, `GB-FTS-43179`, `GB-FTS-43180`, `GB-PPON:PYPH-1977-XMBN`, `GB-FTS-165545`, `GB-FTS-84848`, `GB-FTS-84849`, `GB-FTS-43182`
  - Value: £6,666,667
  - Date: 26/02/2026

- **Award:** Lot 2. Tracked Excavator (360°), with operator (active)
  - Award id: `2`
  - Supplier(s): **A E FAULKS LIMITED, A L F PLANT LTD, A R Parrish Plant Hire (+9 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-128656`, `GB-COH:07945913`, `GB-FTS-43174`, `GB-FTS-84846`, `GB-PPON:PNJT-7724-QBWM`, `GB-FTS-163960`, `GB-FTS-43180`, `GB-PPON:PYPH-1977-XMBN`, `GB-FTS-165545`, `GB-COH:04010874`, `GB-FTS-84848`, `GB-FTS-84849`
  - Value: £6,666,667
  - Date: 26/02/2026

- **Award:** Lot 3. Wheeled Excavator (360° 'Rubber Duck'), with operator (active)
  - Award id: `3`
  - Supplier(s): **A R Parrish Plant Hire, J C BALLS & SONS LIMITED, Messrs D & M Barnett (+2 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-43174`, `GB-FTS-163960`, `GB-PPON:PYPH-1977-XMBN`, `GB-FTS-165545`, `GB-FTS-84849`
  - Value: £6,666,667
  - Date: 26/02/2026

- **Award:** Lot 4. Road Sweeper, with operator (active)
  - Award id: `4`
  - Supplier(s): **A E FAULKS LIMITED, J C BALLS & SONS LIMITED, PLANTFORCE RENTALS LTD**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-128656`, `GB-FTS-163960`, `GB-FTS-84849`
  - Value: £6,666,667
  - Date: 26/02/2026

- **Award:** Lot 5. Agricultural Tractor, with operator (active)
  - Award id: `5`
  - Supplier(s): **AMBION CONTRACTORS LTD, Messrs D & M Barnett, P. FLANNERY PLANT HIRE (OVAL) LIMITED (t/a Flannery Plant Hire) (+1 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-84846`, `GB-PPON:PYPH-1977-XMBN`, `GB-FTS-165545`, `GB-FTS-84849`
  - Value: £6,666,667
  - Date: 26/02/2026

- **Award:** Lot 6. Hydraulic Breaker, with operator (active)
  - Award id: `6`
  - Supplier(s): **A R Parrish Plant Hire, P. FLANNERY PLANT HIRE (OVAL) LIMITED (t/a Flannery Plant Hire), PLANTFORCE RENTALS LTD**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-43174`, `GB-FTS-165545`, `GB-FTS-84849`
  - Value: £6,666,667
  - Date: 26/02/2026

- **Award:** Lot 7. Wheeled Excavator (180° c/w with bucket and lifting forks), with operator (active)
  - Award id: `7`
  - Supplier(s): **A R Parrish Plant Hire, AMBION CONTRACTORS LTD, Colden Plant Hire (+5 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-43174`, `GB-FTS-84846`, `GB-PPON:PNJT-7724-QBWM`, `GB-FTS-163960`, `GB-PPON:PYPH-1977-XMBN`, `GB-FTS-165545`, `GB-FTS-84848`, `GB-FTS-84849`
  - Value: £6,666,667
  - Date: 26/02/2026

## Contracts (7)
- **Contract:** Lot 1. Wheeled Backhoe Loader, with operator (active)
  - Signed Value: £6,666,667
  - Signed Date: 12/03/2026

- **Contract:** Lot 2. Tracked Excavator (360°), with operator (active)
  - Signed Value: £6,666,667
  - Signed Date: 12/03/2026

- **Contract:** Lot 3. Wheeled Excavator (360° 'Rubber Duck'), with operator (active)
  - Signed Value: £6,666,667
  - Signed Date: 12/03/2026

- **Contract:** Lot 4. Road Sweeper, with operator (active)
  - Signed Value: £6,666,667
  - Signed Date: 12/03/2026

- **Contract:** Lot 5. Agricultural Tractor, with operator (active)
  - Signed Value: £6,666,667
  - Signed Date: 12/03/2026

- **Contract:** Lot 6. Hydraulic Breaker, with operator (active)
  - Signed Value: £6,666,667
  - Signed Date: 12/03/2026

- **Contract:** Lot 7. Wheeled Excavator (180° c/w with bucket and lifting forks), with operator (active)
  - Signed Value: £6,666,667
  - Signed Date: 12/03/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F075500-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-04-16T08:24:05.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-16T15:05:12.637Z
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