Official UK procurement notice
Proc-26-102 | Hire of Gritters
Authority: Wrexham County Borough Council (Local council)
Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34) Delivery: Wales (UKL23)
Awarded value£277,236published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 20 Jul 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Econ Engineering Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionHire of 9no. 18 tonne gritters for WCBC winter maintenance programme. Direct award under NPS Vehicle Hire Framework, Lot 3.In line with WCBC financial regulations
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- 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
- 21 Jul 2026, 13:53 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Aug 2026, 09:31 BST
- Authority reference
26-102- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-078376- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06cfe5Find a Tender
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Jul 2026- Contract award notice published21 Jul 2026, 13:53 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected3 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published18 Aug 2026, 09:31 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £277,2361 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 17 Aug 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Econ Engineering Ltd9x 6m3 18 tonne Gritter1 Oct 2026 – 30 Apr 2027 | £277,236 | 20 Jul 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
9x 6m3 18 tonne Gritter · Econ Engineering Ltd
- Signed
- 17 Aug 2026
- Value
- £277,236
- Period
- 1 Oct 2026 – 30 Apr 2027
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Econ Engineering LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender