NCC1867 Framework for the Hire of Operated Plant

Buyer
Northumberland County Council
Value
£12,000,000
Closes
4 November 2026
Where
Morpeth, the North East
Type
Sets up a framework (suppliers apply to join)

In plain English

Northumberland County Council is setting up a framework to hire heavy plant and machinery with operators across four regions of Northumberland. They need suppliers to provide excavators, loading shovels, road sweepers, road pavers, tractors, tipper wagons, and general haulage vehicles, all with trained operators included.

What the buyer wants

• Provide hire of operated heavy plant and machinery (excavators, loading shovels, sweepers, pavers, tractors, tipper wagons) across four Northumberland regions • Supply trained and competent operators as part of the hire service • Be available to respond to council requirements within specified timescales across your assigned geographical lot(s)

Lots

Likely requirements

Our reading of the notice. Always check the tender documents.

This is a large framework worth £12 million covering four regions: most small single-operator businesses will be disqualified unless they own and operate multiple pieces of heavy plant with backup equipment, maintain full insurance and certifications, and can provide operators on short notice across geographically dispersed areas.

How to bid

This is a framework: the buyer picks a set of suppliers now and awards work to them over several years. If you are not on it when it is awarded, you usually cannot win work from it until it is re-tendered, so this is the window to bid.

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