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title: "Hire of Heavy Plant with Skilled Operator"
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# Hire of Heavy Plant with Skilled Operator

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/hire-of-heavy-plant-with-skilled-operator-ocds-h6vhtk-059be7). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Oldham Council: "Hire of Heavy Plant with Skilled Operator". Published status: complete. Contract Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Oldham Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/oldham-council-ons-e08000004)
- **Contract Value (direct award):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - without competition
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** UKD3
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £200,000 (inc. VAT; no net value published, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/hire-of-heavy-plant-with-skilled-operator-ocds-h6vhtk-059be7#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-059be7`

## 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/hire-of-heavy-plant-with-skilled-operator-ocds-h6vhtk-059be7#tl-md)

## 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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 45252110
- **Delivery regions:** UKD
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Hire of Large Plant with Skilled Operator (pending)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **ROWAN ASHWORTH LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-115103`
  - Value: £200,000 (inc. VAT)

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F057172-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-09-17T08:31:08.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T05:57:19.447Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-059be7