National Plant Hire Framework

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedure

Sectors: Agricultural machinery (16)Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting (31)Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34)

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Industrial machinery (42)Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment (43)Construction & Civil Engineering (45)Transport & Passenger Services (60)Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services (77)

Delivery: UK

Planned pipeline value£60,000,000pipeline notice, not a live tender

Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Defra Group Fleet Services (DGFS) are responsible for ensuring that the Defra Group operate the safest, greenest, most cost-effective assets and for procuring all fleet assets, ensuring they meet Defra safety and environmental criteria.

The DGFS fleet consists of a range of commercial vehicles and plant. DGFS also hires commercial vehicles and plant. The intention is to create a 6 year Framework to enable DGFS to Hire Plant.

DGFS expects that this framework will be divided into 7 lots, with suppliers able to bid for one, some, or all lots. This approach may change depending on the outcome of engagement. An outline of the proposed lots is detailed below. The intention is to award Lot 1 to a single managing agent supplier. Lot 2 to 7 may be awarded to a single supplier, or multiple suppliers. Please not, this information is subject to change and other asset types may be required throughout the lifetime of the framework.

Lot 1: Managing Agent. Lot 2: Plant Equipment & Site Provision. Lot 3: Accommodation Lot 4: Pumps. Lot 5: Operated Plant. Lot 6: Agricultural Plant. Lot 7: Heavy Plant

CPV: Agricultural machinery · Construction machinery and equipment · Crane and dumper trucks · Excavating machinery · Forklift trucks, works trucks, railway-station platforms tractors · Generators · Hire of agricultural machinery with operator · Hire of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment with operator · Hire of earthmoving equipment with operator · Hire of mowers or agricultural equipment with operator · Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver · Hire of water transport equipment with crew · +4 more

What it takes to win
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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 more

What this means for your bid

“National Plant Hire Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Open procedure
Procurement category: Services
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: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 16 May 2023, 11:59 BST
Last source update: 16 May 2023, 11:59 BST
Authority reference: P-31396
FTS notice number: 2023/S 000-013894
Classification (CPV): Agricultural machineryConstruction machinery and equipmentCrane and dumper trucksExcavating machineryForklift trucks, works trucks, railway-station platforms tractorsGeneratorsHire of agricultural machinery with operatorHire of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment with operatorHire of earthmoving equipment with operatorHire of mowers or agricultural equipment with operator
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Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driverHire of water transport equipment with crew
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03c90b Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Appointment period ends: —

Timeline

16 May 2023 → 2 Oct 2023 · 2 dates

Notice published
16 May 2023, 11:59 BST
Tender period opens
2 Oct 2023

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

Defra Group Commercial

Contracting authority Nobel House,17 Smith Square, London, London, SW1P 3JRContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.