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Published 17 Sept 2025, 09:31 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Hire of Heavy Plant with Skilled Operator

Official notice

Authority: Oldham Council (Local council)

Below threshold - without competitionSME suitable
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: North West (UKD3)
Awarded value£200,000published award · inc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to Rowan Ashworth Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Hiring of large plant with option to include skilled operator for highways Operations support.

Enhance current Oldham highways staff.

Generally used for

Hire of Hiab & skilled operator

Hire of JCB & skilled operator

Hire of Backhoe digger & skilled operator

Hire of planer & skilled operator

Hire of roller & skilled operator

Hire of paver & skilled operator

This is an interim contract in place whilst full and open tendering takes place. A Planned Procurement Notice will be published shortly.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSME
Delivery: North WestEligibility: SME eligible
45252110 Mobile plant construction work

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
17 Sept 2025, 09:31 BST
Last source update
17 Sept 2025, 09:31 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-057172
Latest notice
Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area
North West (UKD3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059be7 Find a Tender

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 17 Sept 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    17 Sept 2025, 09:31 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract signature expected
    1 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £200,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Rowan Ashworth LtdSMEHire of Large Plant with Skilled Operator14 Oct 2025 – 30 Mar 2026£200,000 inc. VAT—Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PMRJ-8362-DVNT Spindles Shopping Centre, West Street, Oldham, North West, OL1 1HDContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • ROWAN ASHWORTH LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 04218113GB-PPON: PRGM-7162-QVZH Burn Farm Buckstones Road, Oldham, North West, OL1 4STContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender