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title: "Framework for Operated and Non-Operated Plant Equipment and Tools"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f66c"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "Caerphilly County Borough Council"
published: "2026-09-10"
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# Framework for Operated and Non-Operated Plant Equipment and Tools

Buyer: Caerphilly County Borough Council  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f66c

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## Summary

Caerphilly County Borough Council intends to establish a framework for hiring and buying operated and non-operated plant, equipment and tools. The scope covers annual, seasonal, ad hoc and long-term requirements, including front wheeled loaders and similar machinery. Equipment and services may support construction, building, highways and engineering, traffic management, winter maintenance, ground maintenance and other general maintenance. The framework may include plant supplied with operators, as well as equipment without operators, and purchases as well as hire. The range also covers road-maintenance vehicles and equipment, traffic-control and signalling equipment, generators, pumps, trailers, cranes, mowers, hand tools, cabins, portable buildings, chemical toilets, refuse skips and large containers. Delivery will be to locations across participating authorities in South Wales, as specified when orders are placed.

This procurement is at the planning stage: the council has stated its intention to procure, but has not yet invited tenders. It expects to use an above-threshold open procedure to establish a framework agreement, with one planned lot. The estimated value is £8,000,000 excluding VAT, or £9,600,000 including VAT. The planned contract period is from 1 May 2027 to 30 April 2030, with renewal provisions allowing the arrangement to run until 30 April 2032. The buyer expects the next notice to be published on 29 January 2027. The framework is intended to cover orders placed by participating authorities for the plant, equipment, tools and related hire or purchase requirements described in the scope.

This will suit plant-hire companies, equipment suppliers, specialist machinery dealers and contractors able to provide operated or non-operated equipment across a broad range of public-sector maintenance activities. Relevant capability includes supplying and supporting construction and civil-engineering machinery, highways and road-maintenance equipment, winter-service plant, grounds-maintenance machinery, traffic-management equipment, lifting equipment, generators, pumps, trailers and site facilities. Businesses with established access to diverse fleets, plant operators and replacement equipment should be well placed when the framework reaches the market. Suppliers may also benefit from offering both short-term and longer-term hire, seasonal capacity and equipment sales. The opportunity is explicitly identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises, including firms that can cover a defined specialist area or work through delivery partnerships.

## Notice

The purpose of this framework agreement is to cover for the provision of annual, seasonal, ad hoc, and long term plant and equipment hire requirements and the purchase of plant and equipment (such as but not limited to Front Wheeled Loaders etc). Hire and purchase encompasses the following service areas "Construction", "Building", "Highways and Engineering", "Traffic Management", "Winter Maintenance", "Ground Maintenance" and "Other General Maintenance" with and without operators. Delivery of the plant and equipment will be at locations throughout the named participating Authorities, unless otherwise stated by them. This will be specified at the time of order. Further information about the plant type requirements is set out in the Pricing Schedule and Procurement Documents.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085726-2026 |
| Notice type | UK1 - Pipeline Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 10 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 29 Jan 2027 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 May 2027 - 30 Apr 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £8,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Caerphilly County Borough Council |
| Locality | HENGOED |
| Postcode area | Cardiff |
| Postcode | CF82 7PG |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL53 Gwent Valleys |
| Local authority | Caerphilly |
| Electoral ward | Ystrad Mynach |
| Westminster constituency | Caerphilly |
| Delivery location | TLL15 Central Valleys, TLL16 Gwent Valleys, TLL17 Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot, TLL21 Monmouthshire and Newport, TLL22 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 16 - Agricultural machinery
- 24 - Chemical products
- 31 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
- 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
- 42 - Industrial machinery
- 43 - Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment
- 44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)
- 45 - Construction work
- 50 - Repair and maintenance services
- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
- 63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services
- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 16310000 - Mowers
- 16311000 - Lawnmowers
- 16311100 - Lawn, park or sports-ground mowers
- 24955000 - Chemical toilets
- 31122000 - Generator units
- 34138000 - Road tractor units
- 34144400 - Road-maintenance vehicles
- 34220000 - Trailers, semi-trailers and mobile containers
- 34223300 - Trailers
- 34920000 - Road equipment
- 34923000 - Road traffic-control equipment
- 34928460 - Road cones
- 34970000 - Traffic-monitoring equipment
- 34992200 - Road signs
- 34993000 - Road lights
- 34996000 - Control, safety or signalling equipment for roads
- 34996100 - Traffic lights
- 42122000 - Pumps
- 42414000 - Cranes, mobile lifting frames and works trucks fitted with a crane
- 42420000 - Buckets, shovels, grabs and grips for cranes or excavators
- 42651000 - Pneumatic hand tools
- 43000000 - Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment
- 44211100 - Modular and portable buildings
- 44211110 - Cabins
- 44511000 - Hand tools
- 44512600 - Roadworking tools
- 44613000 - Large containers
- 44613700 - Refuse skips
- 45316210 - Installation of traffic monitoring equipment
- 45316212 - Installation of traffic lights
- 45500000 - Hire of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment with operator
- 50232200 - Traffic-signal maintenance services
- 60182000 - Hire of industrial vehicles with driver
- 63712700 - Traffic control services
- 63712710 - Traffic monitoring services
- 90620000 - Snow-clearing services

## Release History

- 10 Sep 2026 at 10:47 - Planning - UK1 - Pipeline Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085726-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085726-2026
  10th September 2026 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.caerphilly.gov.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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