AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Gateshead Borough Council has concluded five active framework contracts for hire of highways and construction plant equipment and welfare units. Seven verified suppliers are appointed across lots 3 and 5-8, with call-offs governed by a supplier ranking of 1-5 rather than reopening competition.
Published outcomeFive active, signed framework contracts are recorded, covering non-operated plant, small tools, access equipment, fuel tanks and welfare units.
Market significanceThe published net framework values total £300,000 across the five contracts. Values are shared across each lot’s appointed supplier panel and are not allocated to individual suppliers.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
7 supplier records analysed
CLEE HILL PLANT LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1; 5 · Lots 3 – Non operated Plant, 8 – Welfare Units · Shared, unallocated lot values GBP · Active appointed supplier
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Listed on awards 1 and 5; legal identity verified by company number 00839629.
GAP GROUP LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1; 2; 3; 4; 5 · Lots 3 – Non operated Plant, 5 – Small Tools, 6 – Access Equipment, 7 – Fuel Tanks, 8 – Welfare Units · Shared, unallocated lot values GBP · Active appointed supplier
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Listed on awards 1-5; legal identity verified by company number 00198823.
HSS PROSERVICE LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1; 2; 3; 4 · Lots 3 – Non operated Plant, 5 – Small Tools, 6 – Access Equipment, 7 – Fuel Tanks · Shared, unallocated lot values GBP · Active appointed supplier
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Listed on awards 1-4; legal identity verified by company number 11084154.
SUNBELT RENTALS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1; 2; 3; 4; 5 · Lots 3 – Non operated Plant, 5 – Small Tools, 6 – Access Equipment, 7 – Fuel Tanks, 8 – Welfare Units · Shared, unallocated lot values GBP · Active appointed supplier
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Listed on awards 1-5; legal identity verified by company number 00444569.
VP PLC
99% confidenceAward 1; 2; 3; 5 · Lots 3 – Non operated Plant, 5 – Small Tools, 6 – Access Equipment, 8 – Welfare Units · Shared, unallocated lot values GBP · Active appointed supplier
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Listed on awards 1, 2, 3 and 5; legal identity verified by company number 00481833.
WERNICK EVENT HIRE LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 4 · Lots 7 – Fuel Tanks · Shared, unallocated lot value GBP · Active appointed supplier
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Listed on award 4; legal identity verified by company number 04005170.
WERNICK HIRE LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 5 · Lots 8 – Welfare Units · Shared, unallocated lot value GBP · Active appointed supplier
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Listed on award 5; legal identity verified by company number 00633778.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement status
99% confidenceComplete tender; active awards and contracts
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Tender status is "complete"; awards 1-5 and contracts 1-5 are each recorded as "active".
Contract conclusion
99% confidenceContracts explicitly recorded as signed
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Contracts 1-5 include dateSigned fields between 9 and 13 October 2026.
Framework status
99% confidenceFramework agreement
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Tender techniques state hasFrameworkAgreement: true, type "closed".
VALUES
Published values explained
Published total net value
99% confidence£300,000
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Contract net amounts are £120,000, £40,000, £50,000, £30,000 and £60,000.
Published total gross value
99% confidence£384,000
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Contract gross amounts are £168,000, £48,000, £60,000, £36,000 and £72,000.
Lot 3 – Non operated Plant
99% confidence£120,000 net (£168,000 gross)
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Contract 1, linked to award 1 and lot 3.
Lot 5 – Small Tools
99% confidence£40,000 net (£48,000 gross)
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Contract 2, linked to award 2 and lot 5.
Lot 6 – Access Equipment
99% confidence£50,000 net (£60,000 gross)
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Contract 3, linked to award 3 and lot 6.
Lot 7 – Fuel Tanks
99% confidence£30,000 net (£36,000 gross)
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Contract 4, linked to award 4 and lot 7.
Lot 8 – Welfare Units
99% confidence£60,000 net (£72,000 gross)
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Contract 5, linked to award 5 and lot 8.
Management fee
93% confidence1%
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Tender participation fee states "1% management fee" with monetary value described as award.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender notice published
99% confidence3 June 2026
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Release history records tender notice 052492-2026 on 2026-06-03.
Award decision date
99% confidence4 August 2026
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Awards 1-5 each record award_date 2026-08-04.
Contract signing dates
99% confidence9-13 October 2026
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Contract 2 was signed 9 October; contracts 3-5 on 12 October; contract 1 on 13 October 2026.
Framework start
99% confidence30 October 2026
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All five contracts record a startDate of 2026-10-30.
Initial end dates
99% confidence29 October 2028 for lots 3, 6, 7 and 8; 29 September 2028 for lot 5
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Contract periods specify these end dates.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceHire of highways and construction plant equipment and welfare units across Gateshead borough
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Published title and description.
Lots awarded
99% confidenceLots 3, 5, 6, 7 and 8
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Awards and contracts are linked to these lots.
Lot 3 classification
99% confidenceConstruction machinery and equipment (CPV 43300000)
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Award 1 item classification.
Lot 5 classification
99% confidencePower tools (CPV 43830000)
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Award 2 item classification.
Lots 6-8 classification
99% confidenceMachinery for mining, quarrying and construction equipment (CPV 43000000)
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Awards 3-5 item classifications.
Delivery geography
94% confidenceNorth East England (UKC/UKC2)
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Award delivery addresses specify UKC or UKC2.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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Tender procurementMethod is "open" and procurementMethodDetails is "Open procedure".
Award mechanism
99% confidenceClosed framework without reopening competition
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Framework method is "withoutReopeningCompetition" and type is "closed".
Call-off approach
99% confidenceRanked suppliers: first-ranked supplier used first; subsequent ranked suppliers used if equipment cannot be provided in time
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Framework agreement description states suppliers are ranked 1-5 for all equipment.
Competition metrics
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Supplier ranking
99% confidenceNot published
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The notice describes a 1-5 ranking but does not identify each supplier's rank.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
99% confidenceApproximately two years
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Contracts start on 30 October 2026; four end on 29 October 2028 and one on 29 September 2028.
Extension options
98% confidenceTwo 12-month extension options
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Each contract hasRenewal: true; renewal descriptions state "2 x 12 month option to extend" (contract 3 abbreviates this as "2 x 12 option").
Maximum extent date
99% confidence29 October 2030
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All five contracts record maxExtentDate of 2020-10-29T23:59:59Z.
Threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Each contract has aboveThreshold: false.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Panel structure
99% confidenceAppointments are multi-supplier on every awarded lot, with four or five suppliers per lot
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Awards list 5 suppliers for lots 3 and 8, and 4 suppliers for lots 5, 6 and 7.
Value attribution
99% confidenceLot values are contract-level framework values, not supplier-specific awards
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Each contract links to one award with multiple suppliers and no supplier-level split is published.
Supplier coverage
99% confidenceGAP GROUP LIMITED and SUNBELT RENTALS LIMITED are appointed to all five published lots
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Both suppliers are listed on awards 1-5.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified
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All supplied award-supplier identities were verified against the stated Companies House numbers; no name mismatches or address-like supplier names are flagged.
Unpublished allocation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No supplier-level values, lot-level ranking positions, pricing breakdowns, bid counts or evaluation results are published.
Lot 5 date inconsistency
99% confidencePublished dates require caution
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Contract 2 has an initial end date of 29 September 2028 but the same 29 October 2030 maximum extent date as other contracts.
Unawarded lots
98% confidenceLots 1, 2 and 4 appear in a separate award record without supplier or contract details
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Award -1 lists lots 1, 2 and 4 but has no suppliers, value or linked contract in the supplied data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No supplier-level allocation of the published framework values is available; values must remain shared at contract/lot level.
- Supplier ranking positions, tender response counts, scores, pricing and reasons for award are not published.
- Lots 1, 2 and 4 are referenced in award -1 but no supplier, value or contract information is supplied.
- The published Lot 5 end date and maximum extent date do not align cleanly with the stated extension pattern.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Gateshead Borough Councilplant equipment hire frameworkwelfare unitsconstruction equipmentGAP GROUP LIMITEDSUNBELT RENTALS LIMITEDHSS PROSERVICE LIMITED
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was appointed to the Gateshead equipment hire framework?
CLEE HILL PLANT LIMITED, GAP GROUP LIMITED, HSS PROSERVICE LIMITED, SUNBELT RENTALS LIMITED, VP PLC, WERNICK EVENT HIRE LIMITED and WERNICK HIRE LIMITED were appointed across the published lots.
What is the framework value?
The five published contract values total £300,000 net and £384,000 gross. These are shared lot-level values, not allocations to individual suppliers.
When does the framework run?
It starts on 30 October 2026. Published initial end dates are in September or October 2028, with two 12-month extension options and maximum extent dates of 29 October 2030.
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