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The Hire and Maintenance of Industrial Power Washers

South Lanarkshire Council

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30 Jul 2026 at 01:00

OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

South Lanarkshire Council has procured the provision, hire, maintenance and servicing of industrial power washers for its operational depots. The requirement covers services used by Community and Enterprise Resources, including Roads, Transportation and Fleet Services, and by Facilities, Waste and Grounds Services. It consolidates existing hired and council-owned equipment arrangements under one provider. The equipment supports operational activities across all South Lanarkshire Council depots, with Hamilton identified as the council headquarters. This is a goods procurement involving industrial power-washing equipment, together with the associated maintenance and servicing needed to keep it functional and compliant with operational requirements. The selected provider is Rhinowash Ltd, an SME based in Wishaw.

The procurement is complete and the contract is active. Rhinowash Ltd was awarded the single lot, and the contract was signed on 6 July 2026 for £531,863 GBP. The council used a limited negotiated procedure without prior publication of a call for competition, justified on the basis that competition was absent for technical reasons and that the requirement could only be supplied by one suitable contractor. Evaluation was based entirely on price, with price weighted at 100% and technical quality at 0%. One bid was received, from an SME, and it was submitted electronically. Bidders were also required to provide community benefits, selecting from the council’s menu and achieving the minimum required points. The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement.

This award shows established demand from South Lanarkshire Council for industrial power washers across a broad operational estate, with a preference for consolidating equipment provision and support through one reliable provider. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need to manufacture or supply suitable industrial power-washing equipment and provide hire, maintenance and servicing across all council depots. Strong technical capability would be needed to keep equipment fully functional, maintain required operational standards and protect manufacturer warranty arrangements. Suppliers would also need the capacity to manage equipment-related risks over the service relationship and deliver consistent support for both hired and owned machines. Experience supporting roads, fleet, facilities, waste or grounds operations would be directly relevant. The council’s community-benefit requirements also make social-value delivery capability important.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

The Hire and Maintenance of Industrial Power Washers

Notice Description

The Council's Community and Enterprise Resources Roads, Transportation and Fleet Services, together with Facilities, Waste and Grounds Services require to appoint a suitable and reliable provider for the provision, hire, and maintenance of industrial power washing equipment across all operational depots. Rhinowash Ltd is the sole manufacturer and supplier of industrial power washers across all South Lanarkshire Council depots. Ongoing maintenance and servicing by the original manufacturer ensure that equipment continues to meet required operational standards, remains fully functional, preserves warranty provisions, and transfers equipment related risks from the Council to Rhinowash Ltd.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Rhinowash Ltd are the current manufacturer industrial power washers across all South Lanarkshire Council depots with a mix of hire and owned equipment. Ongoing maintenance and servicing by the original manufacturer ensure that equipment continues to meet required operational standards, remains fully functional, preserves warranty provisions, and transfers equipment related risks from the Council to Rhinowash Ltd. It is therefore proposed that the Council takes a uniform approach by consolidating all existing arrangements under a single negotiated contract covering the provision, maintenance, and servicing of all industrial power washers across Community and Enterprise Resources. The award of this contract under the Negotiated Tendering Procedure can be justified under Regulation 33(1) of The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 for the following reason: As per Standing Order 9.3.1 (b)(ii), a Negotiated Contract can be justified where Competition is absent for technical reasons. In accordance with these provisions, no alternative or substitute exists, and the absence of competition is not the result of an artificial narrowing down of the parameters of the procurement.

Procurement Information

The award of this contract under the Negotiated Tendering Procedure can be justified under Standing Order 9.3.1 (b) of the Council's Standing Orders on Contracts for the following reason: The services can only be supplied by one suitable contractor because competition is absent for technical reasons and the absence of competition is not the result of an artificial narrowing down of the parameters of the procurement.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000838575
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL561216
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

42 - Industrial machinery

CPV Codes

42924740 - High-pressure cleaning apparatus

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£531,863 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
South Lanarkshire Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
HAMILTON
Postcode
ML3 0AA
Postcode Area
Motherwell
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM9 Southern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM95 South Lanarkshire
Delivery Location
TLM95 South Lanarkshire
Local Authority
South Lanarkshire
Electoral Ward
Hamilton North and East
Westminster Constituency
Hamilton and Clyde Valley

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Rhinowash Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL561216
    The Hire and Maintenance of Industrial Power Washers - The Council's Community and Enterprise Resources Roads, Transportation and Fleet Services, together with Facilities, Waste and Grounds Services require to appoint a suitable and reliable provider for the provision, hire, and maintenance of industrial power washing equipment across all operational depots. Rhinowash Ltd is the sole manufacturer and supplier of industrial power washers across all South Lanarkshire Council depots. Ongoing maintenance and servicing by the original manufacturer ensure that equipment continues to meet required operational standards, remains fully functional, preserves warranty provisions, and transfers equipment related risks from the Council to Rhinowash Ltd.

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