Supply of Operated Plant · UK public procurement notice

CPV: Hire of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment with operator · Hire of industrial vehicles with driver

Bids received

8 bids on the busiest of 3 lots · 8 suppliers appointed

Every one of these 15 lots carries the same published figure, £6,000,000: 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.

Procedure method

Open procedure

Legal basis

CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)

Procurement category

Services

Notice status

Awarded

Procurement threshold

Unspecified in notice

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

Yes (GPA)

Recurring procurement

No (one-off requirement)

First published

20 Feb 2025, 15:51 GMT

Last source update

3 Nov 2025, 17:17 GMT

Award evaluation window

17 Apr 2025 – …

Authority reference

DN764395

FTS notice number

2025/S 000-070621

Classification (CPV)

Hire of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment with operatorHire of industrial vehicles with driver

Delivery area

North West (UKD1)

Official registry OCID

ocds-h6vhtk-04e558 Find a Tender

Publisher note: Suppliers wishing to express an interest and obtain access to the tender documents should go to www.the-chest.org.uk and click on current opportunities from the navigation area on the left of the screen. On the next screen enter the contract Reference (DN697635) in the box labelled 'contains' then click search. Click on the Blue link for the contract title to view the opportunity. To express an interest you will need to login. if you are not already registered on the www.the-chest.org.uk you will need to return to the home page and click on Register.Register FREE link in the navigation area on the left of the screen. Registration is free of charge and your username and password will be emailed to you. Westmorland and Furness Council is fully supportive of all aspects of diversity including ethnicity, race, religion, age,disability and sexual orientation. In this respect Westmorland and Furness Council welcomes expressions of interest from ethnic minority, disabled and other diverse business communities and the voluntary sector. Economic operators are therefore required to fully comply with all statutory obligations/applicable legislation and there will be a requirement to participate in the Authority's supplier audits on all aspects of diversity. The Contracting Authority expressly reserves the right: (i) not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice;and (ii) to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition; and in no circumstances will the Contracting Authority be liable for any costs incurred by the candidates. If the Contracting Authority decides to enter into a Contract with the successful supplier, this does not mean that there is any guarantee of subsequent contracts being awarded. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to contract award is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of potential suppliers. The Contracting Authority reserve the right to use any electronic portal during the life of the agreement. The value provided in Section II.1.5 is only an estimate. We cannot guarantee to suppliers any business through this contract. Under this procurement the contractor is required to actively participate in the economic and social regeneration of the locality of and surrounding the place of delivery for the procurement. Accordingly contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social and environmental considerations

Appointment period ends

17 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST

Submission channel

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Accepted languages

en

Bid validity

180 days from the deadline

Bids opened

17 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST

3 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

• DSD Construction LtdFramework contractor Carlisle, North West
• DSD construction LtdFramework contractor Carlisle, North West
• G Lund LtdFramework contractor Penrith, North West
• I T Shaw LtdFramework contractor Ulverston, North West
• JCS Plant & Agricultural ServicesFramework contractor Cleator, North West
• Metcalfe Bros LtdFramework contractor Sedbergh, North West
• O Malley Plant Hire LtdFramework contractor Penrith, North West
• P Flannery Plant Hire (Oval) LtdFramework contractor London, North West
• Ward Plane LtdFramework contractor Bradford, North West