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Open raceNo supplier dominates: 8 different companies have won the last 8 comparable contracts from this buyer over 5 years. This is a genuinely open race.
- Expected final price vs the published estimate
- 0%
Based on 8 comparable awards by this buyer in this sector over 5 years. Every verdict is recorded before the outcome and graded against the award notice. How we score ourselves.
Summary
Machine-generated summaryNorthumberland County Council is establishing a framework agreement for the hire of operated plant across Northumberland. The framework is divided into 28 lots covering seven equipment categories: excavators, loading shovels, road sweepers, road pavers and planers, tractors, hot box and tipper wagons, and general haulage. Each category is split across four geographic areas: North Northumberland, Tynedale, Castle Morpeth and South East Northumberland, giving one lot per equipment type per area (Lots 1 to 28). Suppliers may bid for one or more lots, providing plant with operators for the council's works throughout the county.
Description
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Can I bid?
- Open procedure: any interested supplier may submit a bid.
- Documents in English.
Official source
Source: Find a Tender Service (UK Cabinet Office / Crown Commercial Service)
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Last verified against Find a Tender Service (UK Cabinet Office / Crown Commercial Service) 3 hours ago
What this buyer has paid before
Based on 7 comparable contracts this buyer awarded in this sector over the last 4 years.
- This notice
- €14.1M
- Median award
- €194,150
- Middle half of past awards
- €161,335 to €660,267
The estimate is larger than three in four past awards.
Most recent awards
- NCC1918 - Phase 2 Asbestos Removal Works at Ashington Central Primary Upper School €106,670
- NCC1916 Blyth Civic Centre Construction €369,493
- NCC1917 Bedlington Terrier Football Ground Demolition €173,156
- Demolition of Former Morpeth Riverside Leisure Centre €149,514
- NCC1027 Greyfields Housing €1,223,369
Award values as published by the official sources. Use them as a guide, not a rule: scope, lots and duration differ between contracts.
The buyer
Full buyer profileNorthumberland County Council
- notices in the register
- 92
- awards
- 79
- awarded in total
- €10.2M
Who wins its contracts
Many suppliers- different companies won its awards
- 74
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 9%
- of its calls state an estimated value
- 98%
Based on 78 awards with a named winner over the last 3 years. Counted by award, not by value, because lot and framework amounts are not comparable. Concentrated means the three most frequent winners took 65% or more of the awards; many suppliers, under 35% with at least ten different winners.
One dot per award, on the day it was signed, sized by its value. A ring is an award with no published value.
Who usually wins this buyer's contracts in this sector
| Company | Wins | Total awarded | Last win |
|---|---|---|---|
| T Manners & Sons Ltd | 1 | €1.2M | Jan 2026 |
| Aptus Construction Limited | 1 | €951,040 | Oct 2025 |
| EQUANS regeneration Limited | 1 | €369,493 | Jul 2026 |
| Securitas Technology | 1 | €194,150 | May 2025 |
| A Bucklers Haulage | 1 | €173,156 | Jun 2026 |
Based on 8 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.
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Market context
Larger than 83% of the open notices in Construction work across Europe.
- open now in Construction work
- 28,831
- median open notice
- €853,188
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersUnited Kingdom · Construction work
- different companies won awards here
- 765
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 6%
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 367
Based on 1,322 awards with a named winner over the last 3 years. Counted by award, not by value, because lot and framework amounts are not comparable. Concentrated means the three most frequent winners took 65% or more of the awards; many suppliers, under 35% with at least ten different winners.
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