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title: "Supply for 45 tonne Forklift Trucks"
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# Supply for 45 tonne Forklift Trucks

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/supply-for-45-tonne-forklift-trucks-ocds-h6vhtk-07ba71). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Notice summary:** Supply of two (2) 45-tonne forklift trucks, including forks. The Authority will consider new, ex-demonstration and previously used trucks. Where an ex-demonstration or previously used truck is proposed, it must have accumulated no more than 5,000 operating hours at the point of tender submission. Irrespective of whether a truck is new, ex-demonstration or previously used, it must be provided with a minimum warranty period of two years from the date of delivery/acceptance.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (open for submissions, 25 days left when this document was generated)
- **Buyer:** [Sunderland City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/sunderland-city-council-ons-e08000024)
- **Published Value:** £800,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 8 December 2026 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Forklift trucks, works trucks, railway-station platforms tractors
- **Delivery Location:** UKC23
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/supply-for-45-tonne-forklift-trucks-ocds-h6vhtk-07ba71#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-07ba71`

## 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:** not shown for these lots; the published data do not support one.

- **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/supply-for-45-tonne-forklift-trucks-ocds-h6vhtk-07ba71#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [open-uk.org](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.open-uk.org)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/supply-for-45-tonne-forklift-trucks-ocds-h6vhtk-07ba71#participate

## Description
Supply of two (2) 45-tonne forklift trucks, including forks.
The Authority will consider new, ex-demonstration and previously used trucks. 
Where an ex-demonstration or previously used truck is proposed, it must have accumulated no more than 5,000 operating hours at the point of tender submission. 
Irrespective of whether a truck is new, ex-demonstration or previously used, it must be provided with a minimum warranty period of two years from the date of delivery/acceptance

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 42415000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £800,000

- **Contract Period:** 15/01/2027 to 30/07/2027

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F107513-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-11-12T12:23:09.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-12T12:54:29.932Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-07ba71
- **Licence:** Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.