NCC1867 Framework for the Hire of Operated Plant

What the buyer is asking for

Northumberland County Council is seeking to establish a Framework for the hire of operated plant across Northumberland. The Framework shall be divided into the following 28 Lots: Lot 1 - Excavators - North Northumberland Lot 2 - Excavators - Tynedale Lot 3 - Excavators - Castle Morpeth Lot 4 - Excavators - South East Northumberland Lot 5 - Loading Shovels - North Northumberland Lot 6 - Loading Shovels - Tynedale Lot 7 - Loading Shovels - Castle Morpeth Lot 8 - Loading Shovels - South East Northumberland Lot 9 - Road Sweepers - North Northumberland Lot 10 - Road Sweepers - Tynedale Lot 11 - Road Sweepers - Castle Morpeth Lot 12 - Road Sweepers - South East Northumberland Lot 13 - Road Pavers and Planers - North Northumberland Lot 14 - Road Pavers and Planers - Tynedale Lot 15 - Road Pavers and Planers - Castle Morpeth Lot 16 - Road Pavers and Planers - South East Northumberland Lot 17 - Tractors - North Northumberland Lot 18 - Tractors - Tynedale Lot 19 - Tractors - Castle Morpeth Lot 20 - Tractors - South East Northumberland Lot 21 - Hot Box and Tipper Wagons - North Northumberland                                        Lot 22 - Hot Box and Tipper Wagons - Tynedale Lot 23 - Hot Box and Tipper Wagons - Castle Morpeth Lot 24 - Hot Box and Tipper Wagons - South East Northumberland  Lot 25 - General Haulage - North Northumberland Lot 26 - General Haulage - Tynedale Lot 27 - General Haulage - Castle Morpeth Lot 28 - General Haulage - South East Northumberland

How this is scored

Published by the buyer. A winning response is written to these weightings, not to the question.

• 60%pricePrice
• 40%qualityQuality

28 lots

You can usually bid for one lot without bidding for all of them.

• Excavators - North Northumberland£429k

  Hire of operated Excavators - North Northumberland

• Excavators - Tynedale£429k

  Hire of operated Excavators - Tynedale

• Excavators - Castle Morpeth£429k

  Hire of operated Excavators - Castle Morpeth

• Excavators - South East Northumberland£429k

  Hire of operated Excavators - South East Northumberland

• Loading Shovels - North Northumberland£429k

  Hire of operated Loading Shovels - North Northumberland

• Loading Shovels - Tynedale£429k

  Hire of operated Loading Shovels - Tynedale

• Loading Shovels - Castle Morpeth£429k

  Hire of operated Loading Shovels - Castle Morpeth

• Loading Shovels - South East Northumberland£429k

  Hire of operated Loading Shovels - South East Northumberland

• Roadsweepers - North Northumberland£429k

  Hire of operated Roadsweepers - North Northumberland

• Roadsweepers - Tynedale£429k

  Hire of operated Roadsweepers - Tynedale

• Roadsweepers - Castle Morpeth£429k

  Hire of operated Roadsweepers - Castle Morpeth

• Roadsweepers - South East Northumberland£429k

  Hire of operated Roadsweepers - South East Northumberland

How contested is this?

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Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London

1. Tender notice publishedyesterday

   7 Oct 2026, 09:31 BST
2. Clarification questions byin 15 days

   23 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
3. Submission deadlinein 27 days

   4 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
4. Award decision expected byin 62 days

   8 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT

Commercial outcome and contract awards

Nothing awarded yet

Notice history

3 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender

1. Pipeline or early engagement notice29 Jun 2026, 14:11 BST060791-2026
2. Notice published29 Jun 2026, 14:16 BST060793-2026
3. Tender notice7 Oct 2026, 09:31 BST094516-2026

Documents

• Tender notice on Find a Tender