PLACE1100H Hire of Non-Operated Plant, Equipment and Vehicles

What the buyer is asking for

Derbyshire County Council (The Council) are seeking to establish an Open Framework to provide the Council with a reliable, flexible, and cost-effective means of hiring plant and equipment, including the short term hires of light commercial vehicles, to be operated by Derbyshire County Council to support highways, construction, and maintenance activities. It is designed to ensure consistent standards of safety, quality, and performance, while offering value for money and streamlined access to a range of equipment types.

How this is scored

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

• 80%pricePrice
• 20%qualityQualityTenderer's are required to achieve a minimum score of 15% for this section.

17 lots

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

• Materials Handlers£412k

  Hire of material handlers, including forklifts & telehandlers.

• Excavators£412k

  Hire of Excavators of various sizes, including tracked & wheeled

• Kerb & Slab Lifters£412k

  Hire of Kerb & Slab Lifters - both manually and battery operated

• Dumpers/Skip Loaders£412k

  Hire of Dumpers/Skip Loaders of various sizes and weights - both tracked and wheeled

• Rollers£412k

  Hire of Rollers, including single or double drum and ride on options

• Pumps£412k

  Hire of Pumps, including submersible, trash, centrifugal, diaphragm, puddle and super silent varieties.

• Compactors£412k

  Hire of Compactors, including single way and forward & reverse varieties.

• Breakers£412k

  Hire of Breakers, including petrol and battery varieties

• Drilling and Fixing Equipment£412k

  Hire of Drilling and Fixing Equipment, including electric drill, transformer and petrol generator.

• Saws & Cutters£412k

  Hire of Saws/ Cutters including angle grinders, disc cutters and floor-saws

• Concreting Equipment & Mixers£412k

  Hire of Concreting Equipment & Mixers including paddle, petrol + diesel mixers and pokers

• Trench Support & Access Equipment£412k

  Hire of Trench Support & Access Equipment, including trench props, manhole boxes, trench boxes, fencing and scaffolding

How contested is this?

Buyers publish how many bids they received. Across 38 comparable procurements we can tell you the typical field size, how often one of these goes uncontested, and whether the buyer awards on price or on quality.

Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London

1. Tender notice published18 days ago

   3 Sept 2026, 14:53 BST
2. Clarification questions by4 days ago

   18 Sept 2026, 10:30 BST
3. Submission deadlinein 7 days

   29 Sept 2026, 11:00 BST
4. Award decision expected byin 39 days

   30 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT

Commercial outcome and contract awards

Nothing awarded yet

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender

1. Pipeline or early engagement notice1 Jun 2026, 16:28 BST051561-2026
2. Tender notice3 Sept 2026, 14:53 BST083543-2026

Documents

• Tender notice on Find a Tender