Vehicle Hire Contract
This contract closed on 25 Sep 2026. See open transport, vehicles and postal services contracts.
| Buyer | Leicestershire County Council |
|---|---|
| Where | East Midlands |
| Value | £4m |
| Deadline | 25 Sep 2026 |
| Published | 20 Aug 2026 |
| Sector | Transport, vehicles and postal services |
| Suitable for small firms | Yes, says the buyer |
| Source | Find a Tender |
What the buyer says
Hire requests are received from service areas across the Authority and are required for various reasons including owned fleet off the road due to long terms repairs, in order to provide resilience in the fleet due to reliability issues (such as minibuses) and increased demand from service areas. The Authority require a contract with suppliers who are able to supply the whole range of vehicles within the lot tendered for that are used by the Authority. The estimated value given for each lot is simply the total contract value divided into 12 equal lots. If you require a more accurate estimate then please submit a clarification query via the tender portal. In order to provide more opportunities for SME suppliers, rather than a single supplier, the Authority has created different lots categorised by vehicle type. These hires can be either short term e.g. weeks or for a longer period e.g. months. A potential contract risk would be that Local Government Reform or a change in the Council's vehicle hire and purchasing strategy may result in changes to requirements. This could result in an increase or a decrease in requirements. As a result of Local Government Reform the contract may require novation to any new local authority organisation once created.
Lots (12)
You can usually bid for one lot or several. Check the tender documents for the rules.
- Vehicle Type A, B, K, L
- Vehicle Type H,I,J,K,M,P
- Vehicle type S,T,U
- Vehicle type G
- Vehicle type N
- Vehicle type O
- Vehicle type F,R
- Vehicle type Q
- Vehicle type V
- Vehicle type W
- Vehicle type E
- Vehicle type C, D