Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13b93-10f9-7243-97f4-c5e9c41cd009/framework-for-the-hire-of-operated-and-self-operated-plant-machinery awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Framework for the Hire of Operated and Self-Operated Plant Machinery [Dorset Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/dorset-council) Estimated value £10,000,000 Published 30 Jun 2022 Deadline Closed 1 Aug 2022 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Sets up a framework Winning a place does not guarantee work: contracts are awarded later as call-offs, and the list usually stays closed for years. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender Dorset Highways discharges Dorset Council's responsibilities as a highway authority for Dorset's network. The service manages over 3,860km of roads, as well as being responsible for everything associated with the highway such as bridges & structures, cycleways, footways, drainage, street lighting, bus stops, road signs & markings, traffic lights and speed limits. Within our service we improve road safety, manage the highway network, implement highway improvements, model future demands, facilitate new development, support our customers, manage on and off-street parking, develop sustainable opportunities and carry out winter maintenance. The Highways service is delivered through a mixed economy delivery model which involves Dorset Highways working collaboratively with strategic partners. The Council has a broad range of plant and equipment hire requirements to supplement its own resources. ## CPV classification Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/fd155c1c-e5a6-48e4-aad4-697f6e210e7c) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Dorset Council: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/dorset-council) [Sector More Mining & construction machinery tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/mining-construction-machinery) ## More tenders like this [Mobile hydraulic-powered mine roof supports – Dostawa zespołów i elementów wykonawczych sterujących hydrauliki sterowniczej do sekcji obudów zmechanizowanych dla Oddziałów Polskiej Grupy Górniczej S.A. - nr grupy 295-15. · Polska Grupa Górnicza S.A. · 38 days left · 27 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-e755-719b-beec-8fc0dc6969a7/poland-mobile-hydraulic-powered-mine-roof-supports-dostawa-zespolow-i-elemen) [Mining equipment – Dostawa 4 lokomotyw dołowych akumulatorowych dla potrzeb PGG S.A. KWK Piast-Ziemowit Ruch Piast · Polska Grupa Górnicza S.A. · 36 days left · 25 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156aa-0d2f-7031-badb-643e6d08bc79/poland-mining-equipment-dostawa-4-lokomotyw-dolowych-akumulatorowych-dla-pot) [Parts of machinery for mining, quarrying and construction – REZERVNI DIJELOVI, POPRAVAK I SERVIS STROJEVA I PRIKLJUČNE OPREME ZA GRAĐEVINARSTVO · Zagrebački Holding d.o.o. · 28 days left · 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-642d-70aa-89e8-1fff32455c6a/croatia-parts-of-machinery-for-mining-quarrying-and-construction-rezervni-d) [Irrigation equipment – Furnizare și montare sisteme fixe de irigații solarii Pepiniera Silvică Simileasca · Regia Nationala A Padurilor - Romsilva Ra · 30 days left · 18 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-e6f9-7003-8bc4-419e9d4c21c0/romania-irrigation-equipment-furnizare-si-montare-sisteme-fixe-de-irigatii-s) [Sorting and screening machines – Sustitución de separador óptico para la mejora de eficiencia en la recuperación de envases de la fracción resto en la Planta de tratamiento de residuos de Cárcar (Navarra). · Servicios de Montejurra, S.A. · 32 days left · 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156aa-0ab1-71c4-adbd-46a9a788a50e/spain-sorting-and-screening-machines-sustitucion-de-separador-optico-para-la) [Irrigation equipment – Furnizare și montare sistem mobil de irigații Pepiniera Silvică Simileasca · Regia Nationala A Padurilor - Romsilva Ra · 30 days left · 18 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156aa-1b3e-7376-a755-e4eda31649e6/romania-irrigation-equipment-furnizare-si-montare-sistem-mobil-de-irigatii-p)