Official UK procurement notice
Supply of Plant Hire Services
Authority: Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSandwell MBC Highways Services is responsible for street lighting, highway maintenance, and winter maintenance across the Borough of Sandwell. Highways Services is leading this procurement exercise to establish a Framework Agreement for the provision of the Supply of plant hire, covering a range of equipment including compressors, rollers, excavators, tippers, and other specialist plant required by Sandwell MBC (the "Council").
Highways Services invites interested suppliers ("Tenderers") to participate in the tender process for this Framework Agreement.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 29 Oct 2026, 15:04 GMT
- Last source update
- 29 Oct 2026, 15:04 GMT
- Authority reference
SMBC 25055- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-102731- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0793c4Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
A competitive exercise was undertaken in January 2026, successful award was made, however, it was Identified that Incorrect framework Information was published relating to the abonnement of the contract award
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 29 Oct 2026- Transparency notice published29 Oct 2026, 15:04 GMTUK5
- Contract signature expected9 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plantforce Rentals LtdSME, Sunbelt Rentals Ltdjoint award4 Jan 2027 – 3 Jan 2031 | £360,000 | — | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- PLANTFORCE RENTALS LTDAwarded supplier
- SUNBELT RENTALS LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender