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title: "EF0020 Framework agreement for the hire of equipment, plant and vehicles"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-037e01"
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buyer: "FIFE COUNCIL"
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# EF0020 Framework agreement for the hire of equipment, plant and vehicles

Buyer: FIFE COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-037e01

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## Summary

The Fife Council has completed the procurement process for the "EF0020 Framework agreement for the hire of equipment, plant, and vehicles" in the goods category. This tender consisted of various lots, such as equipment hire, operated vehicles, operated plants, and winter assistance services. The awards have been granted to multiple suppliers, including GAP Group Limited, Jarvie Plant Group Ltd, and others. The contract values are significant, amounting to £9,000,000 each, signed on 5th October 2022.

This procurement process presents a lucrative opportunity for businesses in the equipment hire and plant management industry. Suppliers involved range from large-scale companies like GAP Group Limited to SMEs like Jarvie Plant Group Ltd. With a variety of services to be provided under the framework agreement, businesses offering equipment hire, plant operation, and winter assistance services are well-suited to compete. The Fife Council's initiative aims to ensure efficient road operations management through this contract, creating avenues for business growth and collaboration within the industry.

## Notice

Fife Council's Roads Operations co-ordinate the business strategy and planning for the operation of roads and manage plant with operated plant and vehicles excluding self-drive vehicles. The purpose of this requirement is to find suitable contractors able to meet all requirements in the hire of equipment, plant and vehicles in order to enable Roads Operations to fulfil this role.

### Lot Information

Contract Equipment Hire (long term hire)

Contract equipment hire - long term hire

Ad-hoc Equipment Hire

Ad-hoc equipment hire

Self drive plant

Hire of self drive plant

Operated Vehicles (Tippers)

Hire of operated vehicles - tippers

Operated Vehicle (Road sweepers)

Hire of operated vehicles - (road sweepers)

Operated Plant (Lo Loaders)

Hire of operated plant - Lo loaders

Operated Plant (JCB's & Excavators)

Operated Plant (JCBs & Excavators)

Operated Plant (Surfacing plant)

Hire of Operated Plant - Surfacing Plant

Operated Plant (Planers)

Hire of Operated Plant - Planers

Operated Plant - Hiab

Hire of operated plant - HIAB

Tractors (Winter)

Hire of tractors (winter)

Portable Traffic Light Hire

Hire of portable traffic lights

Winter assistance (adhoc emergency)

Winter assistance (adhoc emergency)

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030796-2022 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Nov 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 4 Oct 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £9,000,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | FIFE COUNCIL |
| Locality | GLENROTHES |
| Post town | Kirkcaldy |
| Postcode | KY7 5LT |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM0 Eastern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM01 Clackmannanshire and Fife |
| Local authority | Fife |
| Electoral ward | Glenrothes Central and Thornton |
| Westminster constituency | Glenrothes and Mid Fife |
| Delivery location | TLM72 Clackmannanshire and Fife |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 18 |
| Supplier names | ANDREW COOK (BUILDERS; DR PLANT HIRE [RATHO; E & J DOUGLAS & SONS; GAP GROUP; HERMISTON ASPHALT HIRE; JAMES PENMAN PLANT HIRE; JARVIE PLANT GROUP; JOHN MCGEADY; MARKON; MARTIN PLANT HIRE; MURDOCH MACKENZIE CONSTRUCTION; NIXON HIRE; SANDY ALLAN BLACKSMITHS; STRATHORE PLANT HIRE; SUNBELT RENTALS; TAYFORTH MACHINERY RING; THE DOUBLE A TRADING; TREVOR HARRIS PLANT REPAIRS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 16 - Agricultural machinery
- 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
- 37 - Musical instruments, sport goods, games, toys, handicraft, art materials and accessories
- 42 - Industrial machinery
- 43 - Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment
- 45 - Construction work
- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

### Codes

- 16700000 - Tractors
- 34100000 - Motor vehicles
- 34113300 - Off-road vehicles
- 34133000 - Articulated trucks
- 34134000 - Flatbed and Tipper trucks
- 34142000 - Crane and dumper trucks
- 34143000 - Winter-maintenance vehicles
- 34144400 - Road-maintenance vehicles
- 34144431 - Suction-sweeper vehicles
- 34223300 - Trailers
- 34921000 - Road-maintenance equipment
- 34921100 - Road sweepers
- 34996100 - Traffic lights
- 37411000 - Winter equipments
- 42414000 - Cranes, mobile lifting frames and works trucks fitted with a crane
- 42414100 - Cranes
- 43312000 - Road-surfacing machinery
- 43312400 - Road rollers
- 45510000 - Hire of cranes with operator
- 45520000 - Hire of earthmoving equipment with operator
- 60180000 - Hire of goods-transport vehicles with driver

## Release History

- 1 Nov 2022 at 11:24 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030796-2022

## Notice URLs

- http://www.fife.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000692168
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:190261-2022:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00187

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