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Published 30 Jul 2026, 16:06 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Household Waste & Recycling Centre (HWRC) - Plant Hire Services Contract

Official notice

Authority: London Borough of Harrow (Local council)

Direct award
Awarded value£419,448published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 29 Jul 2026no call for competition
Awarded to John Hanlon & Co Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Hire and Maintenance of Plant Equipment Machinery used for processing of waste and recyclable materials in the Councils HWRC site.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
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
30 Jul 2026, 16:06 BST
Last source update
1 Oct 2026, 08:44 BST
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-092626
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
London (UKI74)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d803 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Switching Direct Award
Published justification

The direct award is justified as a special case, as the incumbent contractor is withdrawing from contract-rental activities and no alternative compliant procurement route can be implemented

within the required timescales to avoid service disruption.

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Jul 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    30 Jul 2026, 16:06 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    31 Jul 2026, 15:29 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    3 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    1 Oct 2026, 08:44 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £419,4481 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 3 Aug 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
John Hanlon & Co LtdSME3 Aug 2026 – 2 Aug 2028£419,44829 Jul 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · John Hanlon & Co LtdSME

    Signed
    3 Aug 2026
    Value
    £419,448
    Period
    3 Aug 2026 – 2 Aug 2028
    Status
    active
    3 agreed KPIs: Operational continuity · Engineer response time · First-time fix rate
    • Operational continuity
    • Engineer response time
    • First-time fix rate

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

London Borough of Harrow

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PQRC-2343-GRQR Forward Drive, Harrow, London, HA3 8FLContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • JOHN HANLON & CO. LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 01311902GB-PPON: PYCB-6123-YPYR Gravenhurst Road, Bedfordshire, East of England, SG17 5NZContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender