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title: "SUPPLY OF EXCAVATOR WITH DRIVER CALL-OFF CONTRACT 2025-2027"
ocid: "ocds-kuma6s-148249"
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source: "Sell2Wales"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "VALE OF GLAMORGAN COUNCIL"
published: "2025-07-15"
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# SUPPLY OF EXCAVATOR WITH DRIVER CALL-OFF CONTRACT 2025-2027

Buyer: VALE OF GLAMORGAN COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-kuma6s-148249

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## Summary

The Vale of Glamorgan Council initiated a tender process for a call-off contract titled "SUPPLY OF EXCAVATOR WITH DRIVER CALL-OFF CONTRACT 2025-2027," focusing on the services industry, specifically within the category of mechanical excavators. The procurement location is Barry, within the Vale of Glamorgan, and the tender is primarily aimed at facilitating highway improvement works, varying from minor to major construction schemes. The procurement process began with a tender stage, followed by an award stage culminating in a contract signed on 1st April 2025, valued at £300,000, awarded to Tom Prichard Contracting Limited. The procurement method was open, providing potential suppliers with the opportunity to submit bids until 18th March 2025.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for growth for businesses specialising in providing excavators and skilled operators, particularly those familiar with both light and heavy machinery suited to highway construction. The contract is suitable for businesses offering experienced, trained personnel with certifications such as CITB (CPCS), and is open to consortia, encouraging collaborative participation. Suppliers like Tom Prichard Contracting Limited, with expertise in industrial vehicle hire and service delivery within the specified CPV classifications, would make competitive candidates. This contract supports business expansion within the public sector by leveraging regional authority projects to offer long-term service commitments.

## Notice

The Council undertakes various highway improvements works for a vast range of clients, ranging from Minor Highway Improvement works (up to PS1,000) to Major Highway Construction schemes (over PS1,000,000 per scheme). The Council now requires additional mechanical excavator(s) with a shovel at the front and a digging arm at the rear (e.g. JCB) and drivers to assist with the implementation of such works.All excavator operators must be appropriately trained (e.g. CITB [CPCS]), with experience of hydraulic fitments and the following excavators:* excavator 180 below 5t;* excavator 360 below 5t;* excavator 180 above 5t;* excavator 360 above 5t,to undertake various highway related construction schemes on the highway network within the Vale of Glamorgan.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Sell2Wales |
| Latest notice | https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=148249 |
| Notice type | S2W Notice - Website Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Jul 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 18 Mar 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Apr 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £300,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | VALE OF GLAMORGAN COUNCIL |
| Locality | BARRY |
| Post town | Cardiff |
| Postcode | CF63 4RU |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan |
| Local authority | Vale of Glamorgan |
| Electoral ward | Castleland |
| Westminster constituency | Vale of Glamorgan |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | TOM PRICHARD CONTRACTING |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 43 - Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment
- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

### Codes

- 43260000 - Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders, and mining machinery
- 43262100 - Mechanical excavators
- 60182000 - Hire of industrial vehicles with driver

## Release History

- 15 Jul 2025 at 16:49 - Award - S2W Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=148249
- 18 Feb 2025 at 15:23 - Tender - S2W Notice - Website Invitation to Tender Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=148249

## Documents

- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Notice/Download/DocumentDownload.aspx?id=FEB497753&idx=1
  18th February 2025 - Ardal ITT SUPPLY OF EXCAVATOR WITH DRIVER
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Notice/Download/DocumentDownload.aspx?id=FEB497753&idx=2
  18th February 2025 - Excavator & Driver Call-off Contract 2025-27
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Notice/Download/DocumentDownload.aspx?id=FEB497753&idx=3
  18th February 2025 - Appendix - PQQ Excavator & Driver 2025-27

## Notice URLs

- http://www.valeofglamorgan.gov.uk
- https://www.prichardholdings.co.uk
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales

## Provenance

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