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Hire of Small Plant and Temporary Accommodation Framework

Scottish Borders Council

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06 Aug 2026 at 01:00

PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Scottish Borders Council’s framework covers the hire of small plant and temporary accommodation for council activities in the Scottish Borders, including equipment for traffic management, pumping, construction, materials handling, power generation, lighting, access and related site operations. The requirement spans plant and equipment such as pumps, generators, compressors, lifting equipment, excavators, trailers, barriers, temporary buildings and accommodation. It is a goods and equipment-hire requirement, with CPV classification 42900000 for miscellaneous general-purpose machinery. Delivery is in the Scottish Borders, with the council based at Newtown St Boswells. The framework supports council call-offs rather than a single defined works project, so relevant suppliers are those able to provide a broad or specialist range of hire equipment and temporary accommodation across the council area.

This is a completed, awarded call-off from Scottish Borders Council’s open procedure framework, not an invitation to tender. The framework spend covered 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026; the contract was signed on 1 April 2026 and is active. The recorded contract value is £818,606.20. Awarded suppliers and recorded spend were: Ian Hunter trading as St Boswells Mowers £436,716.83; SRL Traffic Systems £119,095.06; John Nixon Ltd £90,779.92; Hireline £68,267.02; LOC Hire £43,917.02; Speedy Asset Services £35,714.31; Andrews Sykes £6,098.70; GAP Group £5,236.80; Algeco UK £4,698.24; Jarvie Plant £4,244.80; Hydrainer Pump Hire £2,536; Thomas Plant Hire £1,301.50. Briggs Equipment, Brandon Hire Station, Selwood and B&W Plant Hire recorded £0. Sixteen bids were received, including nine from SMEs.

This award demonstrates recurring public-sector demand for equipment hire across the Scottish Borders, with substantial usage concentrated in local small-plant supply and traffic-management equipment, alongside specialist pumping, general plant, accommodation and access services. A credible future supplier would need dependable access to a broad hire fleet or a clearly differentiated specialist range, reliable delivery and collection, and the capacity to support multiple council call-offs. The successful supplier mix included both SMEs and large businesses, showing that scale alone was not decisive. Relevant capability areas include traffic control equipment, pumps, generators, lifting and materials-handling equipment, construction plant, temporary buildings and accommodation. Suppliers with local Scottish Borders coverage, responsive mobilisation, maintained equipment and experience serving public-sector or framework customers would be well placed to compete when this requirement returns.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Hire of Small Plant and Temporary Accommodation Framework

Notice Description

This notice reflects the actual value of regulated call-off spend against the Scottish Borders Council Framework for Hire of Small Plant and Temporary Accommodation (1001089) by Scottish Borders Council during the 12 month period (1st April 2025 - 31st March 2026).

Lot Information

Lot 1

Cumulative spend from the Scottish Borders Council Framework for Hire of Small Plant and Temporary Accommodation (1001089) by Scottish Borders Council during the 12 month period (1st April 2025 - 31st March 2026).. The Award Criteria and the price and quality weightings do not apply when publishing the cumulative spend incurred at Scottish Borders Council from this collaborative Framework.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000838653
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG561766
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

35 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment

42 - Industrial machinery

43 - Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment

44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)

CPV Codes

31120000 - Generators

31518100 - Floodlights

34114300 - Welfare vehicles

34142300 - Dumper trucks

34223200 - Bowsers

34223300 - Trailers

34996100 - Traffic lights

35113000 - Safety equipment

35121000 - Security equipment

42122000 - Pumps

42123000 - Compressors

42410000 - Lifting and handling equipment

42415110 - Forklift trucks

42600000 - Machine tools

42641300 - Machine tools for working concrete

42650000 - Pneumatic or motorised hand tools

42900000 - Miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery

43132300 - Drills

43312500 - Mechanical rollers

43328100 - Hydraulic equipment

43414000 - Grinding machines

43812000 - Sawing equipment

44111000 - Building materials

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£818,606 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Aug 20263 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 Apr 20264 months ago
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
Scottish Borders Council
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
NEWTOWN ST BOSWELLS
Postcode
TD6 0SA
Postcode Area
Galashiels
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM9 Southern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM91 Scottish Borders
Delivery Location
TLM91 Scottish Borders
Local Authority
Scottish Borders
Electoral Ward
Selkirkshire
Westminster Constituency
Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
16
Supplier Names

Algeco UK Ltd

Andrews Sykes Hire Ltd.

B & W Plant Hire and Sales Ltd

Brandon Hire Station Vp plc

Briggs Equipment UK

GAP GROUP

Hireline Limited

Hydrainer Pump Hire

Ian Hunter T/A ST BOSWELLS MOWERS

Jarvie Plant Limited

John Nixon Ltd

LOC Hire Ltd

SRL Traffic Systems

Selwood Ltd

Speedy Asset Services Limited

Thomas Plant Hire

Further Information

Notice Documents

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