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title: "T2555 Provision of Hire Services for Vehicle Plant"
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# T2555 Provision of Hire Services for Vehicle Plant

Buyer: BELFAST CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04dc45

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## Summary

Belfast City Council has completed a procurement contract titled "T2555 Provision of Hire Services for Vehicle Plant" under the services category, focusing on the hire of industrial vehicles with a driver. This contract, particularly for Lot 4 involving telehandler hire, was awarded to the contractor in second place, Balloo Hire Centre, as of 5th January 2026. This procurement was conducted under an open procedure complying with legal basis CELEX:32014L0024, and covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA). The hiring services aim to support operations when additional vehicles or plant are needed. The important details about this process include its location in the region UKN06, and that the procurement phase is in the award stage.

This tender represents significant business growth opportunities, especially for firms in the vehicle hire and mobile plant sectors. The procurement process valued at £250,000, facilitates the requirement for operational support, thus offering recurring demand for local suppliers and SMEs like Balloo Hire Centre. Businesses capable of providing vehicle maintenance, contract management, and damage control along with competitive pricing will be ideally positioned to compete. The open procedure ensures fair competition, encouraging regional growth and offering a platform for businesses to expand by meeting Belfast City Council’s varying needs over time.

## Notice

Hire of vehicles and mobile plant to support operations when additional vehicles or mobile plant are required or when a vehicle or an item of mobile plant is off the road being serviced or repaired.

### Lot Information

Lot Lot 1 - Hire of Commercial Vehicles

Hire of commercial vehicles to support operations when additional vehicles are required or when a vehicle is off the road being serviced or repaired. Additional information: Quality 30% Social Value 10%

Options: * Additional delivery premises not shown in the tender documents. This may be in response to new Premises being identified and/or changes in how the Council's in house operations are resourced and delivered. * Additional vehicles and plant of a similar nature to those requested in the tender documents. This may be in response to other services being identified over the duration of the contract which can provide temporary support for the Council's in house operations to cover any shortfall in available resources. The contractor will be expected to price based on similar Premises/ tasks priced in the Pricing Schedule. * Hire of vehicles over 7.5T such as refuse collection vehicles, beaver tail truck, suction road sweeper, precinct sweeper and tipper truck etc may be required throughout the duration of the contract. If a vehicle or plant is required, the Council shall contact all suppliers on the contract to advise them of their requirements and expected delivery period. They will then request a price from any supplier who can meet the requirements, the supplier with the lowest price and who can meet all the requirements shall be successful. If no supplier can provide the vehicle or plant the council shall obtain the vehicle or plant from another Source. * Introduce required changes associated with the service to accommodate changes to the Council's operational model and working practices e.g. functional re-structuring, new customer hub, etc; * Major incident/ environmental incident that requires resource support i.e. waste clean up/spill, additional waste vehicles or additional qualified resources. * Large scale projects or changes may be subject to price negotiation based on economies of scale. The Council reserves the right to explore/ use other procurement options in all circumstances where VFM is not demonstrated. * Any contract variation may be subject to further Council internal approvals and be in accordance with the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations. * Circumstances may arise where vehicles may be required with driver

Renewal: Two years with the option to renew annually for a further three years.

Lot Lot 2 - Hire of Glass Collection Vehicles

Hire of 12T and 7.5T glass collection vehicles to support operations when additional vehicles are required or when a vehicle is being serviced or repaired. Additional information: The main CPV Code used is for the hire of industrial vehicles with driver. In the main the Council will not require a driver with these hire vehicles. However, should the need arise we may wish to request a driver to be supplied with the vehicles included in this tender.

Renewal: Two years with the option to renew annually for a further three years

Lot Lot 3 - Hire of Mobile Plant

Hire of various mobile plant, including browser,, tractor, mower, dumper truck, excavator and accessories to support operations when additional mobile plant are required or when mobile plant is being serviced or repaired. Additional information: Quality 30% Social Value 10%

Options: * Additional delivery premises not shown in the tender documents. This may be in response to new Premises being identified and/or changes in how the Council's in house operations are resourced and delivered. * Additional vehicles and plant of a similar nature to those requested in the tender documents. This may be in response to other services being identified over the duration of the contract which can provide temporary support for the Council's in house operations to cover any shortfall in available resources. The contractor will be expected to price based on similar Premises/ tasks priced in the Pricing Schedule. * Hire of vehicles over 7.5T such as refuse collection vehicles, beaver tail truck, suction road sweeper, precinct sweeper and tipper truck etc may be required throughout the duration of the contract. If a vehicle or plant is required, the Council shall contact all suppliers on the contract to advise them of their requirements and expected delivery period. They will then request a price from any supplier who can meet the requirements, the supplier with the lowest price and who can meet all the requirements shall be successful. If no supplier can provide the vehicle or plant the council shall obtain the vehicle or plant from another Source. * Introduce required changes associated with the service to accommodate changes to the Council's operational model and working practices e.g. functional re-structuring, new customer hub, etc; * Major incident/ environmental incident that requires resource support i.e. waste clean up/spill, additional waste vehicles or additional qualified resources. * Large scale projects or changes may be subject to price negotiation based on economies of scale. The Council reserves the right to explore/ use other procurement options in all circumstances where VFM is not demonstrated. * Any contract variation may be subject to further Council internal approvals and be in accordance with the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations. * Circumstances may arise where vehicles may be required with driver

Renewal: Two years with the option to renew annually for a further three years

Lot Lot 4 - HIre of Telehandler

Hire of telehandler to support operations when additional telehandlers are required or when a telehandler is off the road being serviced or repaired. Additional information: Quality 30% Social Value 10%

Options: The Council reserves the right to add the following additional requirements to the Service under this Contract during the Contract Period: * Additional delivery premises not shown in the tender documents. This may be in response to new Premises being identified and/or changes in how the Council's in house operations are resourced and delivered. * Additional vehicles and plant of a similar nature to those requested in the tender documents. This may be in response to other services being identified over the duration of the contract which can provide temporary support for the Council's in house operations to cover any shortfall in available resources. The contractor will be expected to price based on similar Premises/ tasks priced in the Pricing Schedule. * Hire of vehicles over 7.5T such as refuse collection vehicles, beaver tail truck, suction road sweeper, precinct sweeper and tipper truck etc may be required throughout the duration of the contract. If a vehicle or plant is required, the Council shall contact all suppliers on the contract to advise them of their requirements and expected delivery period. They will then request a price from any supplier who can meet the requirements, the supplier with the lowest price and who can meet all the requirements shall be successful. If no supplier can provide the vehicle or plant the council shall obtain the vehicle or plant from another Source. * Introduce required changes associated with the service to accommodate changes to the Council's operational model and working practices e.g. functional re-structuring, new customer hub, etc; * Major incident/ environmental incident that requires resource support i.e. waste clean up/spill, additional waste vehicles or additional qualified resources. * Large scale projects or changes may be subject to price negotiation based on economies of scale. The Council reserves the right to explore/ use other procurement options in all circumstances where VFM is not demonstrated. * Any contract variation may be subject to further Council internal approvals and be in accordance with the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations. * Circumstances may arise where vehicles may be required with driver

Renewal: Two years with the option to renew annually for a further three years

Lot Lot 2 - Hire of Glass Collection Vehicle

Hire of 12T and 7.5T glass collection vehicles to support operations when additional vehicles are required or when a vehicle is being serviced or repaired. Additional information: Quality 30% Social Value 10%

Options: * Additional delivery premises not shown in the tender documents. This may be in response to new Premises being identified and/or changes in how the Council's in house operations are resourced and delivered. * Additional vehicles and plant of a similar nature to those requested in the tender documents. This may be in response to other services being identified over the duration of the contract which can provide temporary support for the Council's in house operations to cover any shortfall in available resources. The contractor will be expected to price based on similar Premises/ tasks priced in the Pricing Schedule. * Hire of vehicles over 7.5T such as refuse collection vehicles, beaver tail truck, suction road sweeper, precinct sweeper and tipper truck etc may be required throughout the duration of the contract. If a vehicle or plant is required, the Council shall contact all suppliers on the contract to advise them of their requirements and expected delivery period. They will then request a price from any supplier who can meet the requirements, the supplier with the lowest price and who can meet all the requirements shall be successful. If no supplier can provide the vehicle or plant the council shall obtain the vehicle or plant from another Source. * Introduce required changes associated with the service to accommodate changes to the Council's operational model and working practices e.g. functional re-structuring, new customer hub, etc; * Major incident/ environmental incident that requires resource support i.e. waste clean up/spill, additional waste vehicles or additional qualified resources. * Large scale projects or changes may be subject to price negotiation based on economies of scale. The Council reserves the right to explore/ use other procurement options in all circumstances where VFM is not demonstrated. * Any contract variation may be subject to further Council internal approvals and be in accordance with the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations. * Circumstances may arise where vehicles may be required with driver

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000440-2026 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 5 Jan 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 12 Mar 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 16 Jun 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,500,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,050,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BELFAST CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | BELFAST |
| Post town | Northern Ireland |
| Postcode | BT2 8DJ |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| ITL 1 | TLN Northern Ireland |
| ITL 2 | TLN0 Northern Ireland |
| ITL 3 | TLN06 Belfast |
| Local authority | Belfast |
| Electoral ward | Central |
| Westminster constituency | Belfast South and Mid Down |
| Delivery location | TLN06 Belfast |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 4 |
| Supplier names | BALLOO HIRE CENTRE; CORRIGANS VEHICLE HIRE; CYRIL JOHNSTON HIRE; SUNBELT RENTALS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 16 - Agricultural machinery
- 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
- 43 - Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment
- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

### Codes

- 16700000 - Tractors
- 34134200 - Tipper trucks
- 34136000 - Vans
- 34142300 - Dumper trucks
- 34144511 - Refuse-collection vehicles
- 34223200 - Bowsers
- 43200000 - Earthmoving and excavating machinery, and associated parts
- 43260000 - Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders, and mining machinery
- 43262100 - Mechanical excavators
- 60182000 - Hire of industrial vehicles with driver

## Release History

- 5 Jan 2026 at 16:07 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000440-2026
- 9 Jul 2025 at 16:27 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038754-2025
- 6 Feb 2025 at 14:55 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003990-2025

## Notice URLs

- http://www.belfastcity.gov.uk
- https://e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk/

## Provenance

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