218_26 Specialist Vehicle Contract Hire/Leasing
Estimated value
—
Awarded value
£375.0m
Suppliers
88
Lots
9
Published
07 Jul 2026
Description
The procurement has been undertaken as per UK4 Tender notice identifier: 2026/S 000-034176 (000-034176); Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-051d0c. ESPO framework for the medium/long term hire/lease of specialist vehicles, including internal combustion engine and alternatively fuelled options. The Framework is divided into 9 lots: Lot 1. Refuse collection vehicles (RCV’s) Lot 2. Sweepers Lot 3. Winter maintenance vehicles Lot 4. Gully emptiers Lot 5. Buses and minibuses Lot 6. Tippers Lot 7. Loaders Lot 8. Other specialist vehicles Lot 9. Mixed specialist vehicle fleet Note: The “Contract value” per lot as captured in this notice is for the overall framework (with this same overall value being captured per lot), as ESPO offers no guarantees or estimates of value that may pass through each individual lot (but the overall usage across all lots is not expected to exceed this overall framework value).
Scope
- Reference
- 218_26
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 30 Jun 2026 to 30 Jun 2030
- CPV classifications
- 34144510341445113414451234144431349211003414300034144440341444103411440034121000341340003422337034142200341447103413900034144760
- Contract locations
- UK, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | — | price | 20.00% |
| Non-Price | — | quality | 80.00% |
Participation
Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.
Refer to the tender documents for conditions of participation.
Submission & procedure
- Procedure
- Open procedure
Award details· 9 awards
Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.
Awarded value
£41.7m
Award date
01 Jul 2026
Contract start
19 Jul 2026
Contract end
19 Jul 2030
Lots · 9 total
Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.
| Lot | Title | Est. value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lot 1. Refuse collection vehicles (RCV’s) | £41.7m | complete |
| 2 | Lot 2. Sweepers | £41.7m | complete |
| 3 | Lot 3. Winter maintenance vehicles | £41.7m | complete |
| 4 | Lot 4. Gully emptiers | £41.7m | complete |
| 5 | Lot 5. Buses and minibuses | £41.7m | complete |