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Published 18 Feb 2026, 13:26 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Hire of Plant Equipment · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Cheshire East Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Industrial machinery (42)Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment (43)Construction Materials & Prefab (44)
+1 moreCleaning & Environmental Services (90)
 Delivery: North West (UKD62)
Published estimate£1,400,000≈ £764k / year · £1,680,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 20 Mar 2026
Contract term 1 yr 10 moends 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Jun 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Hire of self operated plant to handle domestic waste and recyclables. Please refer to the full suite of tender documents, including the Specification, for further details regarding requirements.

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 19 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT.

CPV: Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus) · Industrial machinery · Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment · Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 1 yr 10 moSMEVCSEPublished value£1,400,000
Contract period: 1 Jun 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 (1 yr 10 mo) · up to 31 Mar 2030 with extensionsValue: £1,400,000 exc. VAT · £1,680,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: North WestEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Extension available at the Authority's discretion.
42000000 Industrial machinery43000000 Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment44000000 Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)90000000 Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 40%Price: 60%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 40%
  • Financial: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Financial
  • Quality
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

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
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Yes · next expected 19 Feb 2026
First published
18 Feb 2026, 13:26 GMT
Last source update
18 Feb 2026, 13:26 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 1 May 2026
Authority reference
DN807372
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-014777
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)Industrial machineryMachinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipmentSewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
Delivery area
North West (UKD62)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065715 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
20 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
13 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

procontract.due-north.com ↗

Timeline

18 Feb 2026 → 1 Jun 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published251 days ago
    18 Feb 2026, 13:26 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by228 days ago
    13 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline221 days ago
    20 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
  4. Award decision expected by179 days ago
    1 May 2026, 23:59 BST
  5. Contract starts149 days ago
    1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    18 Feb 2026, 13:26 GMT
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cheshire East Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PTWR-7124-XZXQ Delamere House, Delamere Street, Crewe, North West, CW12JZContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender