CPV Code 455, Hire of Construction Equipment
What does CPV code 455 cover?
CPV code 455 (Hire of construction equipment) covers the provision of construction machinery, heavy equipment and specialised construction equipment temporarily needed for public construction projects. This includes both pure equipment hire (without personnel) and hire with qualified operators.
Typical machinery includes excavators of various size classes, wheel loaders, bulldozers, rollers, cranes (mobile cranes, tower cranes), aerial work platforms, piling and drilling rigs, concrete pumps and compaction equipment. Scaffolding, construction containers and temporary space systems also fall under this code.
Who uses this CPV code?
Construction equipment hire is tendered separately in many public projects, particularly for large-scale projects requiring specialist equipment, municipal yards with seasonal additional demand, infrastructure measures needing specialist machinery, and demolition works requiring heavy equipment on a temporary basis.
Bidders include specialised construction equipment hire companies, crane firms, scaffolding companies and larger equipment dealers with rental divisions.
How does Patterno help?
Patterno HIT helps equipment hire companies find tenders matching their fleet and regional reach. The AI-powered search also identifies tenders where equipment hire is included as a sub-lot within larger construction projects, a common scenario that is easily missed during manual searches.
Patterno BID supports efficient calculation of equipment costs and assembly of competitive bids, saving considerable time on complex tenders with many different equipment types and varying deployment periods.
Market trends
The construction equipment hire market is growing steadily as more companies choose to rent rather than buy. Electrification (electric mini-excavators, hybrid loaders) and digitalisation (telematics, GPS tracking) are increasingly influencing public procurement requirements.