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title: "Hire of Gritters for Winter Maintenance"
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buyer: "Liverpool City Council"
published: "2026-10-02"
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# Hire of Gritters for Winter Maintenance

Buyer: Liverpool City Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5c56e212-413b-4de5-89c3-d54113cf895d

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5bb02859-1693-4205-8163-a346f84bb273 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 24 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 28 Sep 2026 - 27 Sep 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £192,864 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £192,864 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Liverpool City Council |
| Locality | LIVERPOOL |
| Postcode area | Liverpool |
| Postcode | L3 1DS |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD7 Merseyside |
| ITL 3 | TLD72 Liverpool |
| Local authority | Liverpool |
| Electoral ward | Waterfront South |
| Westminster constituency | Liverpool Riverside |
| 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) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Econ Engineering Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

### Codes

- 34143000 - Winter-maintenance vehicles

## Release History

- 2 Oct 2026 at 11:10 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5bb02859-1693-4205-8163-a346f84bb273

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5bb02859-1693-4205-8163-a346f84bb273
  2nd October 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.liverpool.gov.uk

## Provenance

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