Fleet Contract Hire, Service Maintenance & Relief Vehicles
The procurement contact named on the official notice.
No tender documents will be sent to you - you need to download the documents from the Chest portal website. https://www.the-chest.org.uk/, Project Ref: DN826294 If you have any questions regarding this opportunity - please post them on the messaging facility on the Chest. Messages sent outside of the Chest will not receive a response. ALL BIDS MUST BE SUBMITTED THROUGH THE CHEST PORTAL. Bids sent via any other method will not be accepted. Please ensure that you leave enough time to upload your documents before the closing date/time, as late or incomplete submissions may not be accepted.
The submission route named on the official notice.
This is a large award for Transport Equipment — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 15,368 valued Transport Equipment tenders in our corpus.
South Ribble Borough Council has published 20 Transport Equipment notices, about every 4 months. On that rhythm the next one is expected around November 2026.
36% of South Ribble Borough Council’s awards go to a supplier it has used before.
Which is the argument for getting on the list rather than winning this one. The incumbent is rarely the last winner — it is the roster. See the retention odds by category →
The Contractor shall provide a fully managed, end-to-end contract hire, service, maintenance and relief vehicle solution that is suitable for an above-threshold public contract procured in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023.
The contract shall cover a mixed fleet of operational, commercial, specialist and support vehicles required to deliver Council services: • Core environmental services fleet, including refuse collection vehicles, food waste collection vehicles, and sweepers. • Operational support fleet, including tippers, cage tippers, panel vans and light commercial vehicles. • Grounds, agricultural and specialist service vehicles, including grounds maintenance vehicles, plant and specialist equipment where required. • Future fleet transition vehicles where these are specified in the tender pack or introduced through an approved contract change mechanism.
No tender documents will be sent to you - you need to download the documents from the Chest portal website.
If you have any questions regarding this opportunity - please post them on the messaging facility on the Chest.
Messages sent outside of the Chest will not receive a response.
ALL BIDS MUST BE SUBMITTED THROUGH THE CHEST PORTAL.
Bids sent via any other method will not be accepted.
Please ensure that you leave enough time to upload your documents before the closing date/time, as late or incomplete submissions may not be accepted.
What the notice asks for
The Contractor shall provide a fully managed
The Contractor shall provide a fully managed, end-to-end contract hire, service, maintenance and relief vehicle solution that is suitable for an above-threshold public contract procured in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023.
The contract shall cover a mixed fleet
The contract shall cover a mixed fleet of operational, commercial, specialist and support vehicles required to deliver Council services:.
Operational support fleet, including tippers, cage tippers
Operational support fleet, including tippers, cage tippers, panel vans and light commercial vehicles.
You need to download the documents from
you need to download the documents from the Chest portal website.
ALL BIDS MUST BE SUBMITTED THROUGH
ALL BIDS MUST BE SUBMITTED THROUGH THE CHEST PORTAL.
Sentences from the notice that state an obligation, surfaced automatically and shown in the order they appear. Not an exhaustive list — always confirm against the tender documents.
What it takes to bid this
Typical UK bid effort for the £1m–£10m band — an estimate, not a quote.
Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%
Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack
- Show at bidComparable references / case studies
- Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
- Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
- Show at bidSocial value commitments
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