---
title: "Winter Gritter Driver Cover 2024/25 (Helensburgh)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04c1d0"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "ARGYLL AND BUTE COUNCIL"
published: "2024-12-03"
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# Winter Gritter Driver Cover 2024/25 (Helensburgh)

Buyer: ARGYLL AND BUTE COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04c1d0

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## Summary

Argyll and Bute Council has recently completed the procurement process to hire industrial vehicles with drivers for winter gritter driver cover in the Helensburgh area for the 2024/25 winter period. This service falls under the services category and is necessary due to the Council's lack of internal capacity. The contract, awarded to Doherty & Lafferty Ltd, followed a limited procurement method without prior publication of a call for competition, completed on 25th November 2024. The procurement was conducted due to technical reasons, as Doherty & Lafferty Ltd is the only known supplier capable of fulfilling the contract requirements.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in the hire of industrial vehicles with drivers. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) with expertise in providing reliable winter maintenance services could find such contracts particularly advantageous. Companies capable of delivering specialised services to regional or local authorities, especially in less competitive markets, may find similar future opportunities within Argyll and Bute Council and other regional authorities valuable for growth and expansion.

## Notice

Argyll and Bute Council does not have the internal capacity to provide this service. An external contractor has been contracted with for the winter period.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Winter Gritter Driver Cover for the Helensburgh area within Argyll and Bute.

### Procurement Information

The awarded supplier is the only known supplier to the council who has the capacity and ability to perform the expected function.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038907-2024 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 3 Dec 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 25 Nov 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £54,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ARGYLL AND BUTE COUNCIL |
| Locality | LOCHGILPHEAD |
| Post town | Paisley |
| Postcode | PA31 8RT |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM2 Highlands and Islands |
| ITL 3 | TLM20 Highlands and Islands |
| Local authority | Argyll and Bute |
| Electoral ward | Mid Argyll |
| Westminster constituency | Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | DOHERTY & LAFFERTY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

### Codes

- 60182000 - Hire of industrial vehicles with driver

## Release History

- 3 Dec 2024 at 13:13 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038907-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000784115
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00063
- https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/courts-and-tribunals/courts-tribunals-and-office-locations/find-us/oban-sheriff-court-and-justice-of-the-peace-court/

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