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Hire of Gritters for Winter Maintenance

Liverpool City Council

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02 Oct 2026 at 11:10

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Summary of the contracting process

Liverpool City Council hires winter-maintenance vehicles to meet its legal gritting obligations. The requirement is for seven gritters in total: five 26-tonne vehicles and two 18-tonne vehicles. This is a vehicle-hire requirement rather than a purchase of gritting services or road treatment materials. The vehicles are used for the council’s winter road maintenance in Liverpool, England. The annual requirement is aimed at suppliers able to provide both specified vehicle sizes in the quantities required, supporting the council’s gritting operations. The procurement is categorised as goods, specifically winter-maintenance vehicles.

The procurement is complete and awarded. Liverpool City Council used a direct award procedure and selected Econ Engineering Ltd. The award was made on 24 September 2026, for £192,864. The contract period runs from 28 September 2026 to 27 September 2027. The original tender deadline was 21 September 2026. The requirement was for seven hired gritters: five 26-tonne vehicles and two 18-tonne vehicles. Small and medium-sized enterprises were considered suitable to supply the requirement. No separate lots are recorded. The stated purpose of the procurement is to fulfil the council’s legal gritting obligations.

This award demonstrates recurring demand from Liverpool City Council for hired gritters to support its statutory winter road maintenance. A credible supplier for a future requirement would need to make five 26-tonne and two 18-tonne gritters available, so access to a fleet covering both vehicle sizes and the capacity to provide the required numbers would be central. The procurement was awarded directly, and Econ Engineering Ltd was selected. The council’s stated need is vehicle hire, not simply the provision of gritting labour or road treatment products. Suppliers able to deliver suitable winter-maintenance vehicles for council operations in Liverpool would be best aligned with this requirement. SMEs were considered suitable, indicating the scale was not restricted to large suppliers.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Hire of Gritters for Winter Maintenance

Notice Description

Each year we hire 5 x 26t and 2 x 18t gritters to complete the councils legal gritting obligations.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-5c56e212-413b-4de5-89c3-d54113cf895d
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5bb02859-1693-4205-8163-a346f84bb273
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

CPV Codes

34143000 - Winter-maintenance vehicles

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£192,864 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£192,864 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Oct 20264 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
24 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Contract Period
28 Sep 2026 - 27 Sep 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Liverpool City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LIVERPOOL
Postcode
L3 1DS
Postcode Area
Liverpool
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD7 Merseyside
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD72 Liverpool
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Liverpool
Electoral Ward
Waterfront South
Westminster Constituency
Liverpool Riverside

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Econ Engineering Ltd

Further Information

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