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The submission route named on the official notice.

The Council wishes to procure a framework for the hire of a range of operated plant to support an in-house delivery model of highway maintenance.

All plant must meet the appropriate requirements of the Specification set out in Schedule 4 of the framework agreement and the rates submitted must be inclusive of delivery and travel time to the local depot or to site and should include for all reasonable associated equipment such as a variety of buckets, trailers etc.