Why this project is relevant
Research fit: suppliers covering Cheshire with compact excavation or tool fleets can assess whether an appointed countryside contractor might need supplemental hire. No requirement is established.
EarthmovingTools & small plant
These are the hire categories YardBrief has matched from the published project scope.
What is happening
- Public rights-of-way furniture and countryside access works
- Framework categories include small-scale works, bridges, non-standard work and vegetation clearance
- Named contractor / developer
- Multiple appointed suppliers; W.A.P. Lawton & Son Limited on non-standard work ↗
Company 01912979 - Project stage
- Contract entered
- Published contract value (ex VAT)
- Not published
- Source contract / programme start
- 1 Sept 2026
- Source notice
- UK7 · 090429-2026
- Notice published
- 24 Sept 2026
- Last updated
- 47 days ago
Check these points
- This is a multi-supplier framework, not a single construction project or guaranteed order. No individual call-off, delivery site or current equipment requirement is verified.
- The notice describes ranked allocation of work; the selected supplier’s actual rank is not established. Do not imply it receives all work.
- Structured contracts run 1 September 2026–31 August 2029, with optional extension to 31 August 2030. The general description says from August; retain that discrepancy.
- The same £508,632 excluding-VAT value appears across five contract records. Do not sum it or present it as committed construction spend.
- W.A.P. Lawton publishes a general business email and says it maintains its own plant. Any supplemental hire need is unknown.
- Countryside works may suit compact plant or tools, but equipment type, quantities and buying dates are inference only.