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Hire of Plant and Equipment – Leeds Building Services

Leeds City Council · Local authority

In brief

Leeds City Council has announced plans to buy this contract. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

It is a framework worth up to £940,000 excluding VAT: the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers, not one contract.

The contract runs for 3 years, up to 4 years with extensions, starting 18 October 2027.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Typical: a median of 4 bids per contract for this buyer (from 55 awards in the last 12 months).

Framework

Winning puts you on a list of suppliers the buyer can call on; it does not guarantee work. The £940,000 is the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers over the framework's life, not one contract.

What the notice says

Leeds City Council’s Leeds Building Services is looking into a potential procurement option to appoint suitably qualified and experienced organisations to a framework for the hire of plant and equipment. The proposal is to establish a framework for the hire of plant and equipment. The framework will be split into 4 lots. The approximate annual spend has been included for each lot as a guide, although these figures are not guaranteed and are subject to change: Lot 1 - Large Plant (approx. £35k per annum) Lot 2 - Small Plant and Electrical (approx.£70k annum) Lot 3 - Welfare (approx.£100k per annum) Lot 4 - Scaffold (approx. £30k per annum) It is our intention to appoint up to 2 suppliers on each lot to ensure that we have a have a continuous service throughout the term of the contract. The framework will run for 3 years and will have the option to extend for one further period of 12 months. The estimated expenditure is up to £235k per annum or £940k over the life of the contract including the extension.

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 089624-2026

About the buyer

From notice 089624-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 22 September 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.