Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Belfast City Council
9-21 Adelaide Street
Belfast
BT2 8DJ
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKN06 - Belfast
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
T2555 Provision of Hire Services for Vehicle Plant
Reference number
T2555
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 60182000 - Hire of industrial vehicles with driver
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Hire of vehicles and mobile plant to support operations when additional vehicles or mobile plant are required or when a vehicle or an item of mobile plant is off the road being serviced or repaired.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £1,500,000
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot No
Lot 1 - Hire of Commercial Vehicles
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 34134200 - Tipper trucks
- 34136000 - Vans
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN06 - Belfast
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Hire of commercial vehicles to support operations when additional vehicles are
required or when a vehicle is off the road being serviced or repaired.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Vehicle Maintenance and Repair / Weighting: 30
Quality criterion - Name: Contract Management / Weighting: 25
Quality criterion - Name: Vehicle Damage Management / Weighting: 35
Quality criterion - Name: Vehicle and Plant Information / Weighting: 10
Price - Weighting: 60
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
• Additional delivery premises not shown in the tender documents. This may be in response to new Premises being identified and/or changes in how the Council’s in house operations are resourced and delivered.
• Additional vehicles and plant of a similar nature to those requested in the tender documents. This may be in response to other services being identified over the duration of the contract which can provide temporary support for the Council’s in house operations to cover any shortfall in available resources. The contractor will be expected to price based on similar Premises/ tasks priced in the Pricing Schedule.
• Hire of vehicles over 7.5T such as refuse collection vehicles, beaver tail truck, suction road sweeper, precinct sweeper and tipper truck etc may be required throughout the duration of the contract. If a vehicle or plant is required, the Council shall contact all suppliers on the contract to advise them of their requirements and expected delivery period. They will then request a price from any supplier who can meet the requirements, the supplier with the lowest price and who can meet all the requirements shall be successful. If no supplier can provide the vehicle or plant the council shall obtain the vehicle or plant from another Source.
• Introduce required changes associated with the service to accommodate changes to the Council’s operational model and working practices e.g. functional re-structuring, new customer hub, etc;
• Major incident/ environmental incident that requires resource support i.e. waste clean up/spill, additional waste vehicles or additional qualified resources.
• Large scale projects or changes may be subject to price negotiation based on economies of scale. The Council reserves the right to explore/ use other procurement options in all circumstances where VFM is not demonstrated.
• Any contract variation may be subject to further Council internal approvals and be in accordance with the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations.
• Circumstances may arise where vehicles may be required with driver
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2.14) Additional information
Quality 30%
Social Value 10%
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot No
Lot 2 - Hire of Glass Collection Vehicle
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 34144511 - Refuse-collection vehicles
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN06 - Belfast
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Hire of 12T and 7.5T glass collection vehicles to support operations when additional
vehicles are required or when a vehicle is being serviced or repaired.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Vehicle Maintenance and Repair / Weighting: 30
Quality criterion - Name: Contract Management / Weighting: 25
Quality criterion - Name: Vehicle Damage Management / Weighting: 35
Quality criterion - Name: Vehicle and Plant Information / Weighting: 10
Price - Weighting: 60
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
• Additional delivery premises not shown in the tender documents. This may be in response to new Premises being identified and/or changes in how the Council’s in house operations are resourced and delivered.
• Additional vehicles and plant of a similar nature to those requested in the tender documents. This may be in response to other services being identified over the duration of the contract which can provide temporary support for the Council’s in house operations to cover any shortfall in available resources. The contractor will be expected to price based on similar Premises/ tasks priced in the Pricing Schedule.
• Hire of vehicles over 7.5T such as refuse collection vehicles, beaver tail truck, suction road sweeper, precinct sweeper and tipper truck etc may be required throughout the duration of the contract. If a vehicle or plant is required, the Council shall contact all suppliers on the contract to advise them of their requirements and expected delivery period. They will then request a price from any supplier who can meet the requirements, the supplier with the lowest price and who can meet all the requirements shall be successful. If no supplier can provide the vehicle or plant the council shall obtain the vehicle or plant from another Source.
• Introduce required changes associated with the service to accommodate changes to the Council’s operational model and working practices e.g. functional re-structuring, new customer hub, etc;
• Major incident/ environmental incident that requires resource support i.e. waste clean up/spill, additional waste vehicles or additional qualified resources.
• Large scale projects or changes may be subject to price negotiation based on economies of scale. The Council reserves the right to explore/ use other procurement options in all circumstances where VFM is not demonstrated.
• Any contract variation may be subject to further Council internal approvals and be in accordance with the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations.
• Circumstances may arise where vehicles may be required with driver
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2.14) Additional information
Quality 30%
Social Value 10%
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot No
Lot 3 - Hire of Mobile Plant
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 16700000 - Tractors
- 34142300 - Dumper trucks
- 34223200 - Bowsers
- 43262100 - Mechanical excavators
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN06 - Belfast
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Hire of various mobile plant, including browser,, tractor, mower, dumper truck,
excavator and accessories to support operations when additional mobile plant are
required or when mobile plant is being serviced or repaired.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Vehicle Maintenance and Repair / Weighting: 30
Quality criterion - Name: Contract Management / Weighting: 25
Quality criterion - Name: Vehicle Damage Management / Weighting: 35
Quality criterion - Name: Vehicle and Plant Information / Weighting: 10
Price - Weighting: 60
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
• Additional delivery premises not shown in the tender documents. This may be in response to new Premises being identified and/or changes in how the Council’s in house operations are resourced and delivered.
• Additional vehicles and plant of a similar nature to those requested in the tender documents. This may be in response to other services being identified over the duration of the contract which can provide temporary support for the Council’s in house operations to cover any shortfall in available resources. The contractor will be expected to price based on similar Premises/ tasks priced in the Pricing Schedule.
• Hire of vehicles over 7.5T such as refuse collection vehicles, beaver tail truck, suction road sweeper, precinct sweeper and tipper truck etc may be required throughout the duration of the contract. If a vehicle or plant is required, the Council shall contact all suppliers on the contract to advise them of their requirements and expected delivery period. They will then request a price from any supplier who can meet the requirements, the supplier with the lowest price and who can meet all the requirements shall be successful. If no supplier can provide the vehicle or plant the council shall obtain the vehicle or plant from another Source.
• Introduce required changes associated with the service to accommodate changes to the Council’s operational model and working practices e.g. functional re-structuring, new customer hub, etc;
• Major incident/ environmental incident that requires resource support i.e. waste clean up/spill, additional waste vehicles or additional qualified resources.
• Large scale projects or changes may be subject to price negotiation based on economies of scale. The Council reserves the right to explore/ use other procurement options in all circumstances where VFM is not demonstrated.
• Any contract variation may be subject to further Council internal approvals and be in accordance with the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations.
• Circumstances may arise where vehicles may be required with driver
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2.14) Additional information
Quality 30%
Social Value 10%
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot No
Lot 4 - HIre of Telehandler
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 43200000 - Earthmoving and excavating machinery, and associated parts
- 43260000 - Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders, and mining machinery
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN06 - Belfast
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Hire of telehandler to support operations when additional telehandlers are required
or when a telehandler is off the road being serviced or repaired.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Vehicle Maintenance and Repair / Weighting: 30
Quality criterion - Name: Contract Management / Weighting: 25
Quality criterion - Name: Vehicle Damage Management / Weighting: 35
Quality criterion - Name: Vehicle and Plant Information / Weighting: 10
Price - Weighting: 60
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
• Additional delivery premises not shown in the tender documents. This may be in response to new Premises being identified and/or changes in how the Council’s in house operations are resourced and delivered.
• Additional vehicles and plant of a similar nature to those requested in the tender documents. This may be in response to other services being identified over the duration of the contract which can provide temporary support for the Council’s in house operations to cover any shortfall in available resources. The contractor will be expected to price based on similar Premises/ tasks priced in the Pricing Schedule.
• Hire of vehicles over 7.5T such as refuse collection vehicles, beaver tail truck, suction road sweeper, precinct sweeper and tipper truck etc may be required throughout the duration of the contract. If a vehicle or plant is required, the Council shall contact all suppliers on the contract to advise them of their requirements and expected delivery period. They will then request a price from any supplier who can meet the requirements, the supplier with the lowest price and who can meet all the requirements shall be successful. If no supplier can provide the vehicle or plant the council shall obtain the vehicle or plant from another Source.
• Introduce required changes associated with the service to accommodate changes to the Council’s operational model and working practices e.g. functional re-structuring, new customer hub, etc;
• Major incident/ environmental incident that requires resource support i.e. waste clean up/spill, additional waste vehicles or additional qualified resources.
• Large scale projects or changes may be subject to price negotiation based on economies of scale. The Council reserves the right to explore/ use other procurement options in all circumstances where VFM is not demonstrated.
• Any contract variation may be subject to further Council internal approvals and be in accordance with the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations.
• Circumstances may arise where vehicles may be required with driver
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2.14) Additional information
Quality 30%
Social Value 10%
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2025/S 000-003990
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
Lot 1 - Hire of Commercial Vehicles
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
17 June 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Corrigans Vehicle Hire Ltd
Dungannon
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKN0B - Mid Ulster
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £700,000
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
Lot 2 - Hire of Glass Collection Vehicles
A contract/lot is awarded: No
five.1) Information on non-award
The contract/lot is not awarded
Other reasons (discontinuation of procedure)
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
Lot 3 - Hire of Mobile Plant
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
17 June 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Cyril Johnston Hire Ltd
Belfast
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKN06 - Belfast
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £700,000
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
Lot 4 - Hire of Telehandler
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
17 June 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Sunbelt Rentals Ltd
Cheshire
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD6 - Cheshire
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £100,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice
Belfast
Country
United Kingdom