Official UK procurement notice
Plant & Vehicle Hire (Operated & Non-Operated) and Associated Services
Authority: Lancashire County Council (Local council)
What is being bought7 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe new Framework Agreement will commence in October 2026 and will consist of seven lots, as detailed below, there will be 300 - 400 items for hire over the seven lots:
Operated Vehicles
Non‑Operated Vehicles
Operated Plant
Non‑Operated Plant
Specialised Pumps
Welfare
Specialist Vehicles, including coach‑build and specialist build vans
CPV: Construction equipment · Hire of industrial vehicles with driver
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework · open framework scheme (admission reopens)
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 1 Oct 2026
Lots and requirements (7)Procurement structure
7 lots · all with a published valueEvery one of these 7 lots carries the same published figure, £1: 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 #1Operated VehiclesPlannedceiling above
Lot 1 - The scope of each lot is currently in development and the completed information for each lot is not yet available
Lot #2Non‑Operated VehiclesPlannedceiling above
Lot 2 - The scope of each lot is currently in development and the completed information for each lot is not yet available
Lot #3Operated PlantPlannedceiling above
Lot 3 - The scope of each lot is currently in development and the completed information for each lot is not yet available
Lot #4Non‑Operated PlantPlannedceiling above
Lot 4 - The scope of each lot is currently in development and the completed information for each lot is not yet available
Lot #5Specialised PumpsPlannedceiling above
Lot 5 - The scope of each lot is currently in development and the completed information for each lot is not yet available
Lot #6WelfarePlannedceiling above
Lot 6 - The scope of each lot is currently in development and the completed information for each lot is not yet available
Lot #7Specialist Vehicles, including coach‑build and specialist build vansPlannedceiling above
Lot 7 - The scope of each lot is currently in development and the completed information for each lot is not yet available
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
- “Plant & Vehicle Hire (Operated & Non-Operated) and Associated Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Open framework scheme
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 4 Jun 2025, 17:35 BST
- Last source update
- 29 May 2026, 16:50 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 31 Jul 2026
- Authority reference
RB/LCC/CAS/25/1957- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-051026- Accelerated
- Qualifying planned procurement notice
- Latest notice
- Planned procurement notice (UK3)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-054322Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 14 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 9 Jul 2026, 10:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Note This is not a live tender at this point
This notice is a planned procurement notice and is generated to inform the market that we will be releasing a tender and that the response time for the tender return will be reduced from the standard 25 day period.
Your tender response will be submitted to www.lancashire.gov.uk/business/tenders-and… ↗
Timeline
4 Jun 2025 → 1 Oct 2026 · 7 dates- Planning notice published4 Jun 2025, 17:35 BST
- Latest notice published149 days ago29 May 2026, 16:50 BST
- Tender notice expected116 days ago1 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Clarification questions by108 days ago9 Jul 2026, 10:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends103 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown14 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by86 days ago31 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts25 days ago1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Jun 2025- Pipeline notice published4 Jun 2025, 17:35 BSTUK1
- Pipeline notice published5 Jun 2025, 09:19 BSTUK1
- Planned procurement notice published29 May 2026, 16:50 BSTUK3
- Published value updated to £11,600,00029 May 2026, 16:50 BSTwas £17,000,000
- Deadline published: 14 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST29 May 2026, 16:50 BST
Published amendments (1)
additional CPV codes added
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender