Plant Hire

Lot 1 covers the majority of our hire equipment needs, including pumps (2-12" waste and clean water pumps, including commissioning where needed), generators, lighting, access equipment, temporary fencing, trackway, welfare units/toilets, etc. It will be used across the business for both reactive incidents and planned maintenance. Our expectations from this Lot include: seamless provision of a range of hire equipment with clear accountability for SLAs, a single point of contact and ease of management, a live dashboard to provide a complete view of all hires, and making it easier to pull insights and identify efficiency opportunities, proactive and collaborative relationship focused on continuous improvement. The Lot 1 framework agreement will be awarded to a single supplier.

Lot 2 covers the hire of operated and self-drive plant machinery, including excavators, loaders, telehandlers, dumpers, rollers, etc. It will be used across the business but will mainly be used by Repair & Maintenance teams for planned works. Our expectations from this Lot include: direct provision of standalone requirements that don't need to coordinate with other equipment, skilled operators and training opportunities for employees, a live dashboard to provide insights and identify efficiency opportunities, proactive and collaborative relationship focused on continuous improvement. The Lot 2 framework agreement will be awarded to a single supplier.