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title: "Contract for Hire of Owner Operator Power Gritter and The Hire of Owner Operated Agricultural Tractors for Winter Service Provision"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL"
published: "2022-11-17"
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# Contract for Hire of Owner Operator Power Gritter and The Hire of Owner Operated Agricultural Tractors for Winter Service Provision

Buyer: DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-cf2c3077-c93a-461e-aac3-2da768d8a92c

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## Summary

The Durham County Council has awarded a contract for the hire of owner operator power gritters and agricultural tractors for winter service provision. The contract, valued at £2,568,000 GBP, was awarded to multiple suppliers and has a contract period from October 1, 2022, to December 31, 2026. The procurement stage was completed, and the tender period ended on September 12, 2022. This contract falls under the "Gritter vehicles" CPV code and "Snow-clearing services".

This tender presents business growth opportunities for SMEs in the agricultural machinery and winter services industries. Companies providing power gritters, agricultural tractors, and snow-clearing services are well-suited to compete. Durham County Council is the contracting authority, providing a chance for businesses to engage in long-term service provision for winter maintenance teams, including emergency and out-of-hours work during winter clearance works.

## Notice

Contract for Tractors and Owner Operator Power Gritters to assist in the provision of Durham County Council Winter Service delivery by providing an emergency and out of hour's service to assist our existing winter maintenance teams in providing efficient winter clearance works. This includes public holidays and out of hours work. The Council makes no guarantee that they will be awarded any call off and no guarantee is made in respect of any volume of work under any such call off contracts, or in aggregate under this Framework Agreement. The Contact value is estimated and dependent on weather and budget.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f07e7872-69b5-41ef-8410-0befb4765e05 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Works |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Other - |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 Nov 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 12 Sep 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 21 Sep 2022 |
| Contract period | 30 Sep 2022 - 31 Dec 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £2,568,000 |
| 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 | DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | DURHAM |
| Post town | Durham |
| Postcode | DH1 5UE |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC41 Durham |
| Local authority | County Durham |
| Electoral ward | Neville's Cross |
| Westminster constituency | City of Durham |
| 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 | 18 |
| Supplier names | A S T LEE & SONS; D & L HOPPS; F WARD FARMS; GH STOBBS; GJ CONTRACTORS; HT DAVIES & PARTNERS; IAN C LIDDLE; IAN WILSON PLANT & HAULAGE HIRE; J & JG GILL; JA GILSON; JR TIPLADY; JW TEWARD; MAKEPEACE MOTORS; N FLETCHER; P & EB ROBSON; PETER MONKHOUSE HAULAGE; S & R LANDSCAPES; W MARLEY AGRICULTURAL CONTRACTORS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 34144440 - Gritter vehicles
- 90620000 - Snow-clearing services

## Release History

- 17 Nov 2022 at 16:48 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f07e7872-69b5-41ef-8410-0befb4765e05

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f07e7872-69b5-41ef-8410-0befb4765e05
  17th November 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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