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Generator Hire - Further Additional Hires

The City of Liverpool College

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12 Aug 2026 at 09:22

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The City of Liverpool College commissioned the further hire of temporary generators to support the teaching environment at its Construction Hub in Liverpool. The requirement is for generator provision rather than permanent installation or construction works. It is classified as the supply of generators, with delivery in Liverpool. The procurement is an additional requirement following an earlier temporary generator hire. The buyer is a public further-education college. The requirement was suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises, indicating that businesses of that scale could provide a relevant benchmark for future requirements, although the selected supplier is a large company. The work is therefore relevant to generator hire businesses, temporary power providers and companies able to support operational education or construction environments.

The procurement is complete and was awarded through a direct, below-threshold procedure without competition. One lot covered the generator hire. W B POWER SERVICES LIMITED was selected as supplier. The award value is £32,310 excluding VAT, or £38,772 including VAT; these figures relate to this award only. The contract period runs from 13 August 2026 to 31 July 2027. The requirement was evaluated through the buyer’s direct-award route rather than an open tender, so there was no competitive bidding stage for suppliers to enter. The award concerns further additional generator hires for the Construction Hub and follows an earlier transparency notice published in November 2025. The award record identifies generators as the procured goods.

This award is useful market evidence for suppliers of temporary generators and associated hire services serving education and construction settings. A credible competitor for a future requirement from The City of Liverpool College would need to provide reliable temporary power for a teaching environment at a Construction Hub, arrange delivery in Liverpool and support the equipment throughout the required hire period. The requirement demonstrates demand for additional generator capacity after an earlier hire, so suppliers should be able to handle extensions or further units alongside an existing operational arrangement. The successful supplier is a large business, while the lot was considered suitable for SMEs, suggesting that smaller hire companies with dependable generator stock, responsive logistics and experience supporting temporary operational sites could be relevant competitors when this buyer next reviews the requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Generator Hire - Further Additional Hires

Notice Description

This notice relates to the further hire of temporary generator provision to support the delivery of the teaching environment at the Construction Hub. This is in addition to a previous UK5 Transparency Notice published in November 2025

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e1fc
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076501-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK5 - Transparency Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

31 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting

CPV Codes

31120000 - Generators

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£32,310 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
12 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Contract Period
13 Aug 2026 - 31 Jul 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
The City of Liverpool College
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
THE LEARNING EXCHANGE, LIVERPOOL
Postcode
L1 9DW
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
Not specified
Local Authority
Liverpool
Electoral Ward
Canning
Westminster Constituency
Liverpool Riverside

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

W B POWER SERVICES LIMITED

Further Information

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