Official UK procurement notice
Highways Heavy Plant Hire (including with driver)
Authority: Oldham Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis is a Pipeline Notice only and does not require responding to. This notice is to inform potential bidders that at some time during the next 18 months we may be advertising this opportunity. Please do not respond at this time.
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council are looking to implement a framework with suitable contractors for the hire of Heavy Plant, with Driver for, but not limited to Highways Maintenance.
The framework will be reopened at various times throughout the expected 8-year term.
The estimated spend via the framework is £12,000,000 - £20,000,000
The procurement route to market may change as procurement plans become clear in future therefore, we reserve the right to amend the proposed procurement route at any point up until the actual tender notice is issued. As such it may be determined that the procurement included in this pipeline may fall under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, Procurement Act 23, Provider Selection Regime or the opportunity may be withdrawn altogether. Any amendments to the proposed procurement route will be updated within this notice once determined.
CPV: Hire of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment with operator
How this framework works
From the published notice- Framework period
- 3 yrs · up to 8 yrs from 26 Jan 2026
The lotProcurement structure
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- “Highways Heavy Plant Hire (including with driver)” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 22 May 2025, 13:59 BST
- Last source update
- 22 May 2025, 13:59 BST
- Authority reference
DN774100- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-024900- Latest notice
- Pipeline notice (UK1)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051dedFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
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Timeline
22 May 2025 → 26 Jan 2026 · 3 dates- Planning notice published22 May 2025, 13:59 BST
- Tender notice expected1 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts275 days ago26 Jan 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Pipeline notice published22 May 2025, 13:59 BSTUK1
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender