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title: "Highways Non-Operated Plant"
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# Highways Non-Operated Plant

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/highways-non-operated-plant-ocds-h6vhtk-040221). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Westmorland and Furness Council: "Highways Non-Operated Plant". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 23 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Westmorland and Furness Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/westmorland-and-furness-council-ons-e06000064)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 23 October 2023 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
- **Delivery Location:** UKD1
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-040221`

## 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/highways-non-operated-plant-ocds-h6vhtk-040221#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2FProjectManagement%2FProjectDashboard%3FprojectId%3D21c4c42a-0357-ee11-8124-005056b64545)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/highways-non-operated-plant-ocds-h6vhtk-040221#participate

## Description
The Council wishes to procure a framework for the hire of a range of non-operated small plant to support an in-house delivery model of highway maintenance. The service will be a top up service to supplement the Council’s own small plant in times of high workload, provide cover for breakdown and to supply infrequently used equipment.
All plant must meet the appropriate requirements of the Specification set out in Schedule 2 and the rates submitted in the Pricing Schedule must be inclusive of delivery and travel time to the local depot or to site (unless otherwise indicated in the pricing schedule) and should include for all reasonable associated equipment such as trailers, dust suppressors, etc.
The framework will be council wide and a maximum of 2 suppliers will be appointed. Orders will be issued based on the best value supplier for each order. A map of the Council area is included in the specification.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Description:** The Council wishes to procure a framework for the hire of a range of non-operated small plant to support an in-house delivery model of highway maintenance. The service will be a top up service to supplement the Council’s own small plant in times of h...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** 005426-2024-1-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **sunbelt Rentals Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH-444569`
  - Value: £1,200,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 005426-2024-2-2 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Gap Group Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-23636`
  - Value: £1,200,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** 005426-2024-1-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,200,000
  - Signed Date: 11/01/2024

- **Contract:** 005426-2024-2-2 (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,200,000
  - Signed Date: 11/01/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F005426-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-02-19T15:54:39.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-23T04:13:19.804Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-040221