Vehicle Hire Solutions

What the buyer is asking for

Framework procurement for the provision of vehicle hire services to cover short, medium and long term hire durations for all vehicle types and sizes including blue light and healthcare vehicles, and further provision for car share solutions and potentially international vehicle hire.

How this is scored

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

• 30%pricePrice
• 70%qualityQuality

What you must already have

Conditions of participation. These are pass or fail, so check them before writing anything.

• economic

  The conditions of participation relating to the legal and financial capacity are set out in the ITT, in the procurement specific questionnaire. The conditions of participation will be assessed in accordance with the assessment methodologies detailed in the procurement specific questionnaire within the Esourcing tool and Attachment 2 How to tender.

• technical

  The conditions of participation relating to technical ability are set out in the ITT, in the procurement specific questionnaire. The conditions of participation will be assessed in accordance with the assessment methodologies detailed in the procurement specific questionnaire within the Esourcing tool and Attachment 2 How to tender.

3 lots

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

• Hire of Vehicles up to 4.25T, including Car Share and International Hire£696m

  It will be mandatory for the bidders to provide at least one of the following vehicle types for hire within the UK: ● passenger cars ● LCVs up to 4.25T ● minibuses up to 17 seats ● 4x4s ● other non-standard or modified cars, 4x4s, and LCVs up to 4.25T It will be mandatory for bidders to be able to offer at least one of the following service provisions within the UK: Vehicle Hire Car Share Solutions It will be desirable for bidders to be able to offer International Hire

• Hire of Commercial and Specialist Vehicles up to 7.5T£64m

  It will be mandatory for bidders to be able to provide at least one of the following Vehicle types for Hire within the UK: ● LCVs up to 7.5T ● Specialist LCVs up to 7.5T (e.g. response vehicles, ambulances, patient transport, mobile medical units, clinical and diagnostic, mobile research units). It will be desirable for bidders to be able to provide at least one of the following standard and specialist Vehicle types for Hire within the UK: ● HGVs between 4.25T and 7.5T ● Passenger Cars ● 4x4s ● Minibuses

• Hire of HGVs and Specialist Vehicles from 7.5T and above£40m

  It will be mandatory for bidders to be able to provide at least one of the following Vehicle types for Hire within the UK: ● municipal; ● waste management and street scene Vehicles; ● tractor units; ● trailers; ● hot boxes; ● tippers; ● dropsides and Vehicle mounted cranes either of standard or non-standard build; ● specialist HGV’s 7.5T and above e.g. winter maintenance Vehicles; ● emergency response Vehicles e.g. ambulances; ● specially adapted non-standard Vehicles e.g patient transport; ● specialist healthcare operational Vehicles, including mobile medical units and trailers, clinical and diagnostic units and mobile research units.

How contested is this?

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Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London

1. Tender notice published33 days ago

   20 Aug 2026, 09:17 BST
2. Clarification questions by7 days ago

   14 Sept 2026, 15:00 BST
3. Submission deadlinein 11 days

   2 Oct 2026, 15:00 BST
4. Award decision expected byin 140 days

   8 Feb 2027, 23:59 GMT

Commercial outcome and contract awards

Nothing awarded yet

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

1. Tender notice20 Aug 2026, 09:17 BST079275-2026

Documents

• biddingDocuments
• Tender notice on Find a Tender