Official UK procurement notice
EF0020 Framework agreement for the hire of equipment, plant and vehicles
Authority: Fife Council (Local council)
What is being bought13 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionFife Council’s Roads Operations co-ordinate the business strategy and planning for the operation of roads and manage plant with operated plant and vehicles excluding self-drive vehicles. The purpose of this requirement is to find suitable contractors able to meet all requirements in the hire of equipment, plant and vehicles in order to enable Roads Operations to fulfil this role.
- Recurrence: Early 2026
CPV: Articulated trucks · Crane and dumper trucks · Cranes · Cranes, mobile lifting frames and works trucks fitted with a crane · Flatbed and Tipper trucks · Hire of cranes with operator · Hire of earthmoving equipment with operator · Hire of goods-transport vehicles with driver · Motor vehicles · Off-road vehicles · Road rollers · Road sweepers · +9 more
Lots and requirements (13)Procurement structure
13 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Contract Equipment Hire (long term hire)Renewal
Contract equipment hire - long term hire
Lot #2Ad-hoc Equipment HireRenewal
Ad-hoc equipment hire
Lot #3Self drive plantRenewal
Hire of self drive plant
Lot #4Operated Vehicles (Tippers)Renewal
Lot #5Operated Vehicle (Road sweepers)Renewal
Hire of operated vehicles - (road sweepers)
Lot #6Operated Plant (Lo Loaders)Renewal
Lot #7Operated Plant (JCB’s & Excavators)Renewal
Operated Plant (JCBs & Excavators)
Lot #8Operated Plant (Surfacing plant)Renewal
Hire of Operated Plant - Surfacing Plant
Lot #9Operated Plant (Planers)Renewal
Lot #10Operated Plant - HiabRenewal
Lot #11Tractors (Winter)Renewal
Hire of tractors (winter)
Lot #12Portable Traffic Light HireRenewal
Hire of portable traffic lights
Lot #13Winter assistance (adhoc emergency)Renewal
Winter assistance (adhoc emergency)
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 25
- Price: 75
- Economic & financial standing
The relevant selection criteria will be included in the SPD Scotland module.
Minimum: The relevant selection criteria will be included in the SPD Scotland module. - Technical & professional ability
The relevant selection criteria will be included in the SPD Scotland module.
Minimum: The relevant selection criteria will be included in the SPD Scotland module.
- Price carries 75 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7.5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “EF0020 Framework agreement for the hire of equipment, plant and vehicles” 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 · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Closed
- 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 · Early 2026
- First published
- 11 May 2022, 09:41 BST
- Last source update
- 11 May 2022, 09:41 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 15 Jun 2022 – …
- Authority reference
EF0020- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-012214- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-033653Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contacts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=692168. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363 Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/ A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: Fife Council is committed to maximising social, economic and environmental benefits through the delivery of Council contracts (known as ‘Community Benefits’). As part of this Framework Agreement the Service Provider appointed will be required to provide community benefits (SC Ref:692168) Download the ESPD document here: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=692168
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 15 Jun 2022, 11:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 15 Jun 2022, 11:00 BST
Timeline
11 May 2022 → 15 Jun 2022 · 3 dates- Notice published11 May 2022, 09:41 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown15 Jun 2022, 11:00 BST
- Bids opened15 Jun 2022, 11:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.