Official UK procurement notice
Purchase of Hook Lift Skips
Authority: Gateshead Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe contract will cover purchases of hook lift skips 40 cu yd or 20 cu yd skips through the life of the contract the initial purchase will be for around 8 40 cu yd skips. However, the Council reserves the right to order a smaller quantity dependent upon the price - due to the maximum budget available for this purchase.
This notice is in replacement of UK6: Contract award notice (Procurement Act 2023), as the contract is below threshold.
CPV: Refuse skips
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs are awarded directly to appointed suppliers, without further competition
- Places
- up to 1 suppliers · 2 bids received (2.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)
- Framework period
- 2 yrs · up to 3 yrs from 30 Jun 2025
Published description of the framework
Contract will be awarded to the supplier who provides the cheapest price for the skips and passes all award questions
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£880,000
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).
Lot awarding rule: All award questions are a pass/fail basis will require suppliers to confirm they can manufacture the skips to our specification by providing a drawing, confirming they can deliver in 14 weeks from order date, confirm they will not sub contract out the manufacture of the skips and price will be 100%
- “Purchase of Hook Lift Skips” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract, and call-offs are awarded directly: getting appointed is the whole game.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- 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
- 17 Apr 2025, 15:25 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Sept 2025, 10:15 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-027868- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05050fFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 19 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 13 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
www.open-uk.org ↗ all tender document available on open, search for "hook lift skips" and ensure you are applying for the Gateshead Council opportunity
Timeline
17 Apr 2025 → 18 Sept 2025 · 7 dates- Planning notice published17 Apr 2025, 15:25 BST
- Market engagement28 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST
All documents available on the OPEN procurement platform www.open-uk.org ↗ search for purchase of hook lift skips
- Tender notice published27 May 2025, 16:35 BST
- Clarification questions by13 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown19 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts30 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published397 days ago18 Sept 2025, 10:15 BST
Notice history
10 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Apr 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published17 Apr 2025, 15:25 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published27 May 2025, 16:35 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £880,00027 May 2025, 16:35 BST
- Status changed to active27 May 2025, 16:35 BST
- Procurement method changed27 May 2025, 16:35 BST
- Deadline published: 19 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST27 May 2025, 16:35 BST
- Contract award notice published12 Sept 2025, 15:00 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete12 Sept 2025, 15:00 BST
- Contract signature expected12 Sept 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published18 Sept 2025, 10:15 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-04: 1 release · 17 Apr 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| GMS Steel Fabrications Ltd.SME12 Sept 2025 – 11 Sept 2027 · up to 11 Sept 2028Extensions: Will be extended if new skips are required in 2028 | £88,000 | 10 Sept 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Purchase of Hook Lift Skips · GMS Steel Fabrications Ltd.SME
- Signed
- 10 Sept 2025
- Value
- £88,000
- Period
- 10 Sept 2025 – 9 Sept 2027 · up to 9 Sept 2028 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Possible extension of 1 x 12 months
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders · 3 at stage one | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- GMS STEEL FABRICATIONS LIMITEDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (4)
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
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender