PLACE650H Supply of Owner Operator Plant

Official notice

Authority: Derbyshire County Council (Local council)

Framework agreement10 lotsWorksOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF1)

Framework ceiling (notional)£38,000,000total for 10 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue

Submissions closed 13 Aug 2025awarded 29 Sept 2025

Awarded to BLAGG PLANT HIRE (WORKSOP) LIMITED +19 more10 awards

Framework period 2 yrsends 1 Oct 2027 · up to 2 Oct 2029 with extensions · starts 3 Oct 2025

What is being bought10 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Derbyshire County Council (The Council) are establishing a Framework to provide The Council with a reliable, flexible, and cost-effective means of procuring operated plant and equipment to support highways, construction, and maintenance activities. It is designed to ensure consistent standards of safety, quality, and performance, while offering value for money and streamlined access to a range of equipment types and services.

The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Jul 2029, 23:59 BST.

CPV: Hire of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment with operator

How this framework works

From the published notice

Type: Closed framework
Call-offs: call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
Bids received: 12 bids on the busiest of 10 lots · 22 suppliers appointed
Framework period: 2 yrs · up to 4 yrs from 3 Oct 2025

Published description of the framework

Under the Framework, Tenderers will have the option to bid for all lots that are listed (provided that they are able to supply the items that have been indicated) and will not be limited to only being awarded onto a specific number of lots. Call-offs from the Framework will be conducted by either Direct Award or Further Competition, based on the needs of the Council and specific job requirements.

In all cases, the Contractor offering the lowest price, including any offered rebate discount, for the required item/line will be approached first, provided they are located in that area and can meet the required timescales. If that supplier is unable to meet the need (e.g. due to lack of availability), the next lowest-priced Contractor (including any offered rebate discount) meeting the location and availability requirements will be contacted. This process will continue until the requirement is fulfilled.

Direct awards will be used for reactive requirements, where work needs to commence within 30 days of the requirement being identified. These are typically unplanned or urgent needs that must be responded to quickly.

In such cases, the award will be based on the following evaluation criteria:

Price; and
Availability; and
Location

Mini-competitions will be used for proactive requirements-i.e. work that is planned in advance and scheduled to start more than 30 days from the date of identification. This may include ongoing or longer-term needs that allow for a competitive process.

For mini-competitions, Contractors will be invited to submit a bid within a specified time frame through the e-tendering portal.

Awards will be made based on the same core criteria:

Price; and
Availability; and
Location

Lots and requirements (10)Procurement structure

10 lots · all with a published value

Every one of these 10 lots carries the same published figure, £3,800,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.

Lot #1LCVs & HGVsAwardedRenewal 2 yrsceiling above

The hire of LCVs & HGVs with operator