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# Provision of Hired Plant & Equipment

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-hired-plant-equipment-ocds-h6vhtk-06cfa8). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council: "Provision of Hired Plant & Equipment". Published status: complete. Published Value: £1,200,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 18 Aug 2026, 13:00 BST. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/dudley-metropolitan-borough-council-ons-e08000027)
- **Published Value:** £1,200,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 18 August 2026 at 13:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Construction machinery and equipment, Hire of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment with operator, Hire of mowers or agricultural equipment with operator
- **Delivery Location:** UKG36
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £38,372 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 6 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-hired-plant-equipment-ocds-h6vhtk-06cfa8#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06cfa8`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-hired-plant-equipment-ocds-h6vhtk-06cfa8#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Fblackcountryportal%2Faspx%2FHome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-hired-plant-equipment-ocds-h6vhtk-06cfa8#participate

## Description
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council (DMBC) is seeking a suitably experienced contractor for the provision of hired plant and equipment to support Council operations, primarily within Highways Maintenance, Street Scene and Green Care services.
This Contract is for the hire of plant and equipment only. No operatives are required at this time to be provided under this Contract unless specifically stated elsewhere in the tender documents.
Typical plant and equipment required includes, but is not limited to, rollers, trailers, compaction equipment, saws, generators, horticultural equipment, excavators, compressors, welfare units and associated ancillary items. Full details are set out in the Pricing Schedule.
The contract is for a period of 3 years with the option to extend for up to a further 2 x 12 months.
The requirement is to be located within a 12km (7.45 miles) radius of the Council’s Lister Road Depot, Dudley DY2 8JW and the trade counter open as a minimum between the hours of 08:00 – 17:00 Monday to Friday, only suppliers who meet this criteria should submit a bid, if a trade counter is outside of this radius the submission will be disqualified.
Deadline for submissions is Tuesday 18th August 2026 @ 13:00 hrs.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 43300000, 45500000, 77112000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £1,200,000

- **Contract Period:** 30/09/2026 to 30/09/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Provision of Hired Plant and Equipment (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **A1 Rentals Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-45926`
  - Value: £38,372
  - Date: 08/09/2026

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Provision of Hired Plant and Equipment (active)
  - Signed Value: £38,372
  - Signed Date: 01/10/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F068607-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-02T10:06:24.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-16T17:17:58.866Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06cfa8