Supply and Delivery of Heavy and Municipal Vehicles

What the buyer is asking for

This is in relation to the renewal framework for the supply and delivery of Heavy and Municipal Vehicles, available for all 32 council areas in Scotland and Scotland Excel Associate Members. It is anticipated this framework will incorporate various vehicle types, such as, but not limited to, refuse collection vehicles, road sweepers, tippers, skip loaders, gully emptiers, gritters, commercial vehicles, buses, bin lifts, trailers, aerial platforms and lorry mounted cranes. Specialist body building services, as well as options for alternatively fuelled vehicles (electric, hydrogen or hybrid etc) are also included.

How this is scored

Published by the buyer. A winning response is written to these weightings, not to the question.

• qualityTechnical30
• costCommercial70

13 lots

You can usually bid for one lot without bidding for all of them.

• Tippers£5.0m

  Lot 4 is for the supply and delivery of Tipper bodies and Complete Tippers. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Please see the Invitation to Tender contained on the PCS-Tender project relevant to this procurement and the other Procurement Documents for further information.

• Skip Loaders£1.0m

  Lot 5 is for the supply and delivery of Skip Loader bodies and Complete Skip Loaders. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Please see the Invitation to Tender contained on the PCS-Tender project relevant to this procurement and the other Procurement Documents for further information.

• Gully Emptiers£3.0m

  Lot 6 is for the supply and delivery of Gully Emptier bodies and Complete Gully Emptiers. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Please see the Invitation to Tender contained on the PCS-Tender project relevant to this procurement and the other Procurement Documents for further information.

• Gritters£500k

  Lot 7 is for the supply and delivery of Gritter bodies and Complete Gritters. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Please see the Invitation to Tender contained on the PCS-Tender project relevant to this procurement and the other Procurement Documents for further information.

• Buses£1.0m

  Lot 9 is for the supply and delivery of Bus bodies and Buses. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Please see the Invitation to Tender contained on the PCS-Tender project relevant to this procurement and the other Procurement Documents for further information.

• Bin Lifts£6.0m

  Lot 10 is for the supply and delivery of Bin Lifts and Complete Bin Lift Vehicles. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Please see the Invitation to Tender contained on the PCS-Tender project relevant to this procurement and the other Procurement Documents for further information.

• Trailers£1.0m

  Lot 11 is for the supply and delivery of Trailers and Complete Trailer Vehicles. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Please see the Invitation to Tender contained on the PCS-Tender project relevant to this procurement and the other Procurement Documents for further information.

• Aerial Platforms£500k

  Lot 12 is for the supply and delivery of Aerial Platforms and Complete Aerial Platform Vehicles. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Please see the Invitation to Tender contained on the PCS-Tender project relevant to this procurement and the other Procurement Documents for further information.

• Lorry Mounted Cranes£500k

  Lot 13 is for the supply and delivery of Lorry Mounted Cranes and Complete Lorry Mounted Crane Vehicles. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Please see the Invitation to Tender contained on the PCS-Tender project relevant to this procurement and the other Procurement Documents for further information.

• Chassis£37m

  Lot 1 is for the supply and delivery of heavy vehicle chassis, covering a range of axle and cab configurations including but not limited to day cab, standard cab, low entry cab and sleeper cab. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Please see the Invitation to Tender contained on the PCS-Tender project relevant to this procurement and the other Procurement Documents for further information.

• Road Sweepers£5.0m

  Lot 3 is for the supply and delivery of Road Sweeper bodies and Complete Road Sweepers. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Please see the Invitation to Tender contained on the PCS-Tender project relevant to this procurement and the other Procurement Documents for further information.

• Refuse Collection Vehicles£39m

  Lot 2 for the supply and delivery of Refuse Collection Vehicle bodies and complete Refuse Collection Vehicles (RCV). Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Please see the Invitation to Tender contained on the PCS-Tender project relevant to this procurement and the other Procurement Documents for further information.

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Timeline

2 published dates · Europe/London

1. Tender notice published5 days ago

   17 Sept 2026, 11:02 BST
2. Submission deadlinein 24 days

   16 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST

Commercial outcome and contract awards

Nothing awarded yet

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender

1. Pipeline or early engagement notice17 Jun 2026, 09:03 BST056882-2026
2. Tender notice17 Sept 2026, 11:02 BST088096-2026