Tender For the Seasonal Provision of Mechanical Road Sweepers And Drivers and Mini-Sweeper With Outboard Jet Wash And Driver
Ribble Valley Borough CouncilEstimated Value
Up to £520,000
Deadline
20 March 2026
Published
13 February 2026
Type
Not specified
Overview
Contract for the provision of: • One dual sweep mechanical road sweeper with wander hose and driver for 35 hours per week and 51 weeks per year (Monday to Thursday) excluding English bank holidays and seasonal use of up to 3 additional mechanical road sweepers (dual sweep with wander hose) and drivers for 35 hours per week per vehicle (excluding a break) - potentially up to 24 weeks per vehicle in total - (Monday to Friday) from October. (Lot 1); and • Seasonal use of one mini road sweeper, with outboard jet wash and driver for up to 25 weeks from October Monday to Friday up to 35 hours per week.
Up to two of these weeks could be used for the blossom clearing in Spring. The 25 weeks are not necessarily continuous.
(Lot 2). The service shall cover the whole of the Ribble Valley Borough Council area.
Additional details
The authority may consider awarding the contract for the Lot 1 and Lot 2 to different suppliers and this shall be allowed for in the tender prices submitted. One dual sweep mechanical road sweeper with wander hose and driver for 35 hours per week and 51 weeks per year (Monday to Thursday) excluding English bank holidays and seasonal use of up to 3 additional mechanical road sweepers (dual sweep with wander hose) and drivers for 35 hours per week per vehicle (excluding a break) - potentially up to 24 weeks per vehicle in total - (Monday to Friday) from October.
Seasonal use of one mini road sweeper, with outboard jet wash and driver for up to 25 weeks from October Monday to Friday up to 35 hours per week. Up to two of these weeks could be used for the blossom clearing in Spring. The 25 weeks are not necessarily continuous.
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Ribble Valley Borough CouncilKey Dates
Published
13 February 2026
Submission deadline
20 March 2026
Notice type
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