Awarded 28 September 2026
2000ltr air reciever hire
Sellafield Ltd · North West
Plant hire tenders and contracts
UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites
53 contracts awarded in the 24 months to 12 October 2026
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Updated 12 October 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count
Plant hire contracts ,
53 contracts across the UK, of any size
Recently awarded
The latest plant hire contracts awarded
Awarded 9 September 2026
Provision of Hired Plant & Equipment
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council · West Midlands
Awarded 9 September 2026
Hired Plant Equipment
Construction Industry Training Board
Awarded 21 July 2026
Forklift Hire
UK Shared Business Services (UK SBS)
Awarded 3 July 2026
CPU 8557 - Gregory Boulevard Cycle Scheme - Supply of Welfare and Large Plant
Nottingham City Council
Who wins · 24 months to October 2026
Sunbelt Rentals won the most plant hire contracts
Atlas Copco won the most by value. Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.
CouncilsSchools and collegesOther public bodies
| Rank | Contractor | Contracts won, by buyer | Contracts | Value won | Buyers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunbelt Rentals East Midlands · See every contract | 9 | £827k | 8 | ||
| 2 | GAP Group East Midlands · See every contract | 4 | £89k | 3 | ||
| 3joint | Atlas Copco North West · See every contract | 3 | £2.7m | 1 | ||
| 3joint | Clee Hill Plant East Midlands · SME · See every contract | 3 | £101k | 2 | ||
| 5joint | Chiltern Hire Centre Ltd East of England · SME · See every contract | 2 | £329k | 1 | ||
| 5joint | Express Tool Hire SME · See every contract | 2 | £74k | 1 | ||
| 5joint | JOULE BRADY LIMITED East Midlands · SME · See every contract | 2 | £51k | 1 | ||
| 5joint | Steve Leaming Plant Limited Yorkshire and the Humber · See every contract | 2 | £50k | 1 | ||
| 9joint | Land Recovery Rail Ltd | 1 | £2.2m | 1 | ||
| 9joint | POD-TRAK LIMITED | 1 | £2.2m | 1 |
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Who buys
Councils award 62% of plant hire contracts
Contracts with a published value in the last 24 months, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.
11 buyers bought plant hire more than once in the last 24 months
Each dot is a buyer, by how many plant hire contracts it awarded in the last 24 months.
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Few and big, or many and small
Each dot is a buyer: how many plant hire contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.
CouncilsSchools and collegesOther public bodies
Top buyers by contracts awarded
| Rank | Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sellafield Ltd | 5 | £2.9m |
| 2 | Leicestershire County Council | 5 | £215k |
| 3 | Nottingham City Council | 4 | £189k |
| 4 | NY Highways | 3 | £18.9m |
| 5 | Oldham Council | 3 | £608k |
| 6 | Nuclear Restoration Services | 3 | £220k |
| 7 | Hull City Council | 2 | £1.4m |
| 8 | Derbyshire County Council | 2 | £699k |
| 9 | Bedford Borough Council | 2 | £329k |
| 10 | Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council | 2 | £170k |
Prices
Half of plant hire contracts are worth less than £99k
Every contract with a published value, on a log scale, coloured by who bought it.
CouncilsSchools and collegesOther public bodies
The 10 biggest contracts hold 87% of the money
Coloured by who bought it.
- NY HighwaysDSD Construction, Richard Drake Contracting Limited, M.A Stanton & Sons Ltd · 7 Oct 2025
- NY HighwaysLanes Group, Jet Aire, Larkins Environmental Services, Gee Dee Plant Ltd · 5 Oct 2025
- Network Rail Infrastructure LimitedLand Recovery Rail Ltd, Wrights of Crockey Hill Ltd, POD-TRAK LIMITED · 1 Jun 2026
- Sellafield LtdAtlas Copco · 9 Sep 2025
- Hull City CouncilGAP Group, Sunbelt Rentals, Ashcourt Group, Steve Leaming Plant Limited, Complete Highway Care Limited t/a CHM Group · 20 Jun 2025
- Eiffage Kier Ferrovial BAM (EKFB) JVFortel Services Ltd · 29 May 2025
- Scottish Borders CouncilWinner not published · 1 Apr 2026
- NY HighwaysChris Wright Road Planing Limited, Robinson Bobcat Hire, DMC Road Planning, Todds Highway Maintenance Ltd · 5 Oct 2025
- Derbyshire County CouncilNEWLINE FENCING LTD, JOULE BRADY LIMITED · 6 Mar 2026
- Tees Valley Combined AuthoritySunbelt Rentals · 9 Jan 2026
Where and when
The North West awards the most plant hire contracts. October and May are the busiest months.
Contracts by region and by month awarded. Click a region to filter the page.
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| Region | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|
| North West | 13 | £4.7m |
| East Midlands | 8 | £973k |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 7 | £20.2m |
| North East | 4 | £720k |
| East of England | 4 | £393k |
| West Midlands | 2 | £38k |
| South West | 2 | £122k |
| Scotland | 2 | £1.1m |
| Wales | 1 | £22k |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | Not published |
| London | 0 | Not published |
| South East | 0 | Not published |
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Deadlines
Half of plant hire tenders close within 28 days of being published
Each dot is a plant hire tender published across the UK in the last 24 months, by how many days it was open. 69% closed within a month. Spot one a week late and 25% of the time to respond has gone.
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Key findings
- 28 days
is how long the typical plant hire tender is open, from publication to deadline.
Median of 39 UK plant hire tenders published in the last 24 months. - 2
new plant hire tenders are published across the UK in a typical month.
43 in the last 24 months. - 87%
of the money is in the 10 biggest plant hire contracts.
Of 49 contracts with a published value. - 68%
of plant hire contracts are won by SMEs.
As recorded by the buyer, on 44 award notices. - 34%
of plant hire contracts are awarded in October and May.
18 of 53 contracts.
Questions
How many plant hire contracts does the UK public sector award?
53 in the 24 months to 12 October 2026, from 31 public buyers.
How long are plant hire tenders open for?
The median plant hire tender is open for 28 days from publication to deadline.
How much is a typical public sector plant hire contract worth?
The median is £99k, and 69% are worth less than £250k.
Who wins the most public sector plant hire contracts?
Sunbelt Rentals won the most (9). Atlas Copco won the most by value (£2.7m).
Which buyers award the most plant hire contracts?
Councils award 62% of them.
What is included
Hire of construction, highway and access plant and equipment, with or without an operator, such as excavators, dumpers, rollers, gully motors, powered access platforms and tools, usually through a council or estates hire framework.
- Operated and non-operated plant hire
- Powered access and MEWP hire
- Tool and small plant hire
- Specialist highway plant with operative, such as gully motors
What is not included
- Gully cleansing bought as a service contract (con.civils.highway-drainage)
- Welfare cabins and portable accommodation (con.site.welfare-cabins)
- Scaffolding (con.site.scaffolding)
- Purchase of hand and power tools (con.site.tools-supply)
- Temporary CCTV towers (sec.cctv.temporary-cctv-hire)
- Vehicle and fleet hire (another industry: transport-logistics)
- Crane hire and contract lifting (con.site.crane-hire-contract-lifting)
- Temporary generator, boiler and cooling hire (con.site.temporary-power-heating-cooling-hire)