Official UK procurement notice
Defra Group - National Plant Hire Framework - 2025-2031
Authority: DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought7 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionNational Plant Hire Framework with 7 lots covering a managing agent with 6 of those covering specific assets for hire. £95m has been approved but this is not a guaranteed value of spend, it will depend on requirements across Defra Group for the hire of Plant.
CPV: Earthmoving and excavating machinery, and associated parts · Hire of agricultural machinery with operator · Hire of earthmoving equipment with operator · Project management consultancy services · Submersible pumps · Welfare vehicles
Lots and requirements (7)Procurement structure
7 lots · 4 with a published value · a supplier may bid for at most 6 and win at most 6 of them · evaluation weights differ by lotEvery one of these 4 lots carries the same published figure, £13,500,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1Managing AgentCancelledRenewalceiling above
Manage framework suppliers across lots 2 to 6. Single point of contact for DGFS and Defra Organisations
Lot #2Plant Equipment and Site ProvisionCancelledRenewalceiling above
Excavators up to 8t, Telehandlers, Rollers, Excavator Attachments, Dumpers, Tracked Dumpers up to 3t, Forklifts, MEWP. <br/>Lighting, Bowsers, Generators, Traffic Management, Fencing, Temporary Access systems
Lot #3AccommodationCancelledRenewalceiling above
Toilets, Welfare Units – towable, static and mobile, Storage Units
Lot #4Diesel PumpsCancelledRenewalceiling above
Open tender to procure hire of diesel submersible pumps
Lot #5Electric PumpsCancelledRenewalLot estimate not published
sub lot electric pumps
Lot #6Heavy and Operated PlantCancelledRenewalLot estimate not published
Long Reach Excavators, Dumpers, Dump Trucks, Dozers Long Reach Excavators, Excavator Attachments, Excavators over 8t, Dump Trucks, Tracked Dumpers 3t and over, Dozers, Backhoe Loader 8t and over, Loading Shovels
Lot #7Agricultural PlantCancelledRenewalLot estimate not published
Tractors, Bank Mowers, Remote Control Mowers, Agricultural Dump & Plant Trailers, Woodchippers
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
| Lot | Price | Environmental | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Managing Agent | 40% | 60% | |
| 2 · Plant Equipment and Site Provision | 40% | 60% | |
| 3 · Accommodation | 40% | 60% | |
| 4 · Diesel Pumps | 40% | 60% | |
| 5 · Electric Pumps | 40% | 60% | |
| 6 · Heavy and Operated Plant | 40% | 60% | |
| 7 · Agricultural Plant | 40% | 60% |
- Price carries 40 points on every lot: a 10% discount moves about 4 points.
- “Defra Group - National Plant Hire Framework - 2025-2031” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes
- First published
- 12 Jun 2025, 11:55 BST
- Last source update
- 12 Jun 2025, 11:55 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 14 Aug 2024 – …
- Authority reference
C23206- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-031844- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
How it was run
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- Appointment period ends
- 10 Oct 2024, 09:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 14 Aug 2024, 10:00 BST
Timeline
14 Aug 2024 → 12 Jun 2025 · 3 dates- Bids opened14 Aug 2024, 10:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown10 Oct 2024, 09:00 BST
- Notice published12 Jun 2025, 11:55 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast7 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Lot 5 - Heavy and Operated Plant
- Signed
- 10 Jun 2025
- Value
- £19,830,157
- Status
- active
FTS/OJEU Lot Lot 3 - Accommodation
- Signed
- 7 May 2025
- Value
- £14,811,144
- Status
- active
Lot 4b - Electric Pumps
- Signed
- 7 May 2025
- Value
- £4,486,226
- Status
- active
Lot 1 - Managing Agent
- Signed
- 1 May 2025
- Value
- £442,736
- Status
- active
Lot 2 - Plant Equipment and Site Provision
- Signed
- 1 May 2025
- Value
- £7,902,448
- Status
- active
Lot 4a - Diesel Pumps
- Signed
- 1 May 2025
- Value
- £3,995,683
- Status
- active
Lot 6 - Agricultural Plant
- Signed
- 28 Apr 2025
- Value
- £20,496,659
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids · 4 electronic | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Defra Network eTendering PortalContracting authorityCentral purchasing bodyMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact pointNational or federal agency/officeEnvironmental protection
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- ENVIRONMENT AGENCYReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
5 commercial parties on the notice- GAP Group LimitedFramework contractor
- P. Flannery Plant Hire (Oval) LtdFramework contractor
- Ray Britland Contractors LtdFramework contractor
- Selwood LimitedFramework contractor
- Sunbelt Rentals LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria