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title: "Hire of Small Plant and Temporary Accommodation Framework"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000838653"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Scottish Borders Council"
published: "2026-08-06"
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# Hire of Small Plant and Temporary Accommodation Framework

Buyer: Scottish Borders Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000838653

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## Summary

Scottish Borders Council’s framework covers the hire of small plant and temporary accommodation for council activities in the Scottish Borders, including equipment for traffic management, pumping, construction, materials handling, power generation, lighting, access and related site operations. The requirement spans plant and equipment such as pumps, generators, compressors, lifting equipment, excavators, trailers, barriers, temporary buildings and accommodation. It is a goods and equipment-hire requirement, with CPV classification 42900000 for miscellaneous general-purpose machinery. Delivery is in the Scottish Borders, with the council based at Newtown St Boswells. The framework supports council call-offs rather than a single defined works project, so relevant suppliers are those able to provide a broad or specialist range of hire equipment and temporary accommodation across the council area.

This is a completed, awarded call-off from Scottish Borders Council’s open procedure framework, not an invitation to tender. The framework spend covered 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026; the contract was signed on 1 April 2026 and is active. The recorded contract value is £818,606.20. Awarded suppliers and recorded spend were: Ian Hunter trading as St Boswells Mowers £436,716.83; SRL Traffic Systems £119,095.06; John Nixon Ltd £90,779.92; Hireline £68,267.02; LOC Hire £43,917.02; Speedy Asset Services £35,714.31; Andrews Sykes £6,098.70; GAP Group £5,236.80; Algeco UK £4,698.24; Jarvie Plant £4,244.80; Hydrainer Pump Hire £2,536; Thomas Plant Hire £1,301.50. Briggs Equipment, Brandon Hire Station, Selwood and B&W Plant Hire recorded £0. Sixteen bids were received, including nine from SMEs.

This award demonstrates recurring public-sector demand for equipment hire across the Scottish Borders, with substantial usage concentrated in local small-plant supply and traffic-management equipment, alongside specialist pumping, general plant, accommodation and access services. A credible future supplier would need dependable access to a broad hire fleet or a clearly differentiated specialist range, reliable delivery and collection, and the capacity to support multiple council call-offs. The successful supplier mix included both SMEs and large businesses, showing that scale alone was not decisive. Relevant capability areas include traffic control equipment, pumps, generators, lifting and materials-handling equipment, construction plant, temporary buildings and accommodation. Suppliers with local Scottish Borders coverage, responsive mobilisation, maintained equipment and experience serving public-sector or framework customers would be well placed to compete when this requirement returns.

## Notice

This notice reflects the actual value of regulated call-off spend against the Scottish Borders Council Framework for Hire of Small Plant and Temporary Accommodation (1001089) by Scottish Borders Council during the 12 month period (1st April 2025 - 31st March 2026).

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Cumulative spend from the Scottish Borders Council Framework for Hire of Small Plant and Temporary Accommodation (1001089) by Scottish Borders Council during the 12 month period (1st April 2025 - 31st March 2026).. The Award Criteria and the price and quality weightings do not apply when publishing the cumulative spend incurred at Scottish Borders Council from this collaborative Framework.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG561766 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| 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 | 6 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Apr 2026 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £818,606 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Scottish Borders Council |
| Locality | NEWTOWN ST BOSWELLS |
| Postcode area | Galashiels |
| Postcode | TD6 0SA |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM9 Southern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM91 Scottish Borders |
| Local authority | Scottish Borders |
| Electoral ward | Selkirkshire |
| Westminster constituency | Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk |
| Delivery location | TLM91 Scottish Borders |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 16 |
| Supplier names | Algeco UK Ltd; Andrews Sykes Hire Ltd.; B & W Plant Hire and Sales Ltd; Brandon Hire Station Vp plc; Briggs Equipment UK; GAP GROUP; Hireline Limited; Hydrainer Pump Hire; Ian Hunter T/A ST BOSWELLS MOWERS; Jarvie Plant Limited; John Nixon Ltd; LOC Hire Ltd; SRL Traffic Systems; Selwood Ltd; Speedy Asset Services Limited; Thomas Plant Hire |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 31 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
- 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
- 35 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment
- 42 - Industrial machinery
- 43 - Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment
- 44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)

### Codes

- 31120000 - Generators
- 31518100 - Floodlights
- 34114300 - Welfare vehicles
- 34142300 - Dumper trucks
- 34223200 - Bowsers
- 34223300 - Trailers
- 34996100 - Traffic lights
- 35113000 - Safety equipment
- 35121000 - Security equipment
- 42122000 - Pumps
- 42123000 - Compressors
- 42410000 - Lifting and handling equipment
- 42415110 - Forklift trucks
- 42600000 - Machine tools
- 42641300 - Machine tools for working concrete
- 42650000 - Pneumatic or motorised hand tools
- 42900000 - Miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery
- 43132300 - Drills
- 43312500 - Mechanical rollers
- 43328100 - Hydraulic equipment
- 43414000 - Grinding machines
- 43812000 - Sawing equipment
- 44111000 - Building materials

## Release History

- 6 Aug 2026 at 01:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG561766

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG561766
  Hire of Small Plant and Temporary Accommodation Framework - This notice reflects the actual value of regulated call-off spend against the Scottish Borders Council Framework for Hire of Small Plant and Temporary Accommodation (1001089) by Scottish Borders Council during the 12 month period (1st April 2025 - 31st March 2026).

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.scotborders.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000838653

## Provenance

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