Official UK procurement notice
Hire of Vehicles and Plant/Machinery
Authority: Ubico Ltd (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe vehicle hire services will be provided under a Framework consisting of 9 lots. This new Contract will replace the Company's existing vehicle hire arrangements, which are due to expire in early 2027, ensuring continuity of service and ongoing access to a range of hired vehicles to support operational requirements.
Providers can Tender for any combination of lot or lots. Being awarded a place on the Contract is not a guarantee of any work.
The framework agreement will be for a duration of 4 years, with the option to extend for two further periods of 12 months each.
The Contract is anticipated to commence on 1 March 2027.
The framework agreement will be divided into 9 lots as detailed below:
LOTDESCRIPTION
LOT 14x4/beaver tails/vans/tippers/luton box
LOT 2RCV and skip/hook loaders
LOT 3RCV with perstorp capable bin lifters
LOT 4Kerbside sort recycling and food waste
LOT 5Road sweepers
LOT 6Grounds maintenance
LOT 7Material handling
LOT 8Battery electric vehicles (BEV – full EV)
LOT 9Powered Access Equipment
The vehicles have been divided into individual lots. The Company intends to appoint up to a maximum of five Suppliers to each lot.
Tenderers will be evaluated against the published price and quality criteria and ranked in order of their overall score. Suppliers appointed to each lot will be ranked from highest to lowest scoring Tenderer.
When a vehicle hire requirement arises, the request will first be offered to the highest-ranked Supplier for the relevant lot. If that Supplier is unable to meet the requirement, the Company will approach the next-ranked Supplier, and so on until the requirement is fulfilled.
Appointment to the framework agreement does not guarantee any minimum volume or value of work. Vehicle hire requirements will be placed on an as-needed basis throughout the Contract term.
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CPV: 4-wheel-drive vehicles · All-terrain vehicles · Motor vehicles · Off-road vehicles · Specialist vehicles
How this framework works
From the published notice- Framework period
- 4 yrs · up to 6 yrs from 1 Apr 2027
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedWhat it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- “Hire of Vehicles and Plant/Machinery” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Pipeline intelligence · planning stage: how this market runs before the tender is published
How Ubico Ltd buys Motor vehicles (CPV 3410), and who usually turns up
Ubico Ltd’s published record next to the market for the same work. Compared with other frameworks and DPS only. Whole-market view: Motor vehicles (CPV 3410) →
How the contest usually goes
Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.
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How often small and medium firms win.
Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.
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Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.
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How often local firms win similar work.
Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.
Local means the winner is registered in the region where that award was delivered.
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners were registered outside the region where that award was delivered.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the bid deadline to the award date, on competitions that published both.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards have an award date within 55 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Missing bid counts may hide more single-bid awards. This share is a minimum.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid0% / 3%
2–329% / 14%
4–638% / 21%
7+33% / 62%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
On a framework or DPS, prices are agreed when work is called off.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Not comparable on a framework or DPS: the price is set later, on each call-off.
Assess each lot i
What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Lot #1CPV 34Published estimate£3.5m
This lot lists more than one class in CPV 34. The comparison uses that group.
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative. The bar shows 30 past lots.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid3%
2–340%
4–633%
7+23%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
No comparable awards for this lot yet.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
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| Picksons PlcLive contract | Parts & Lubricants for Vehicles and Plant Machineryruns to Sept 2030 | Dennis Eagle | — | Matched as the earlier contract |
| Alliance Automotive UK CV LtdLive contract | Parts & Lubricants for Vehicles and Plant Machineryruns to Sept 2030 | Lot 4a – Citroen Lot 4b – Peugeot Lot 4c – Iveco Lot 4d – Nissan Lot 4e – Vauxhall Lot 4f – Ford Lot 4g – Renault Lot 4h – Toyota Lot 4i – Fiat Lot 4j – Mercedes | — | Matched as the earlier contract |
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
What this replaces i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
53% title match.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
53% title match.
A past supplier may not bid again.
The prior contract this notice most likely re-tenders · matched by title and category (53% title match), the holder is not guaranteed to re-bid
Parts & Lubricants for Vehicles and Plant Machinery — held by Alliance Automotive UK CV Ltd and Alliance Automotive UK CV Ltd (+1 more); the published contract ends 30 Sept 2030.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Planned procurement
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 24 Sept 2026, 14:22 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Sept 2026, 14:22 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-090614- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077999Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
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Timeline
24 Sept 2026 → 1 Apr 2027 · 3 dates- Planning notice published34 days ago24 Sept 2026, 14:22 BST
- Market engagement8 days ago20 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
Engagement Process Description
The Company is undertaking a Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) exercise to inform the development of a new Vehicle Hire Services Framework, which will replace the current arrangements due to expire in early 2027.
The proposed Framework is anticipated to commence on 1 March 2027 and will cover 9 lots across a range of vehicle and equipment hire requirements. The Company intends to appoint up to five suppliers per lot, with suppliers able to bid for any combination of lots.
As part of this engagement, interested suppliers are invited to provide feedback on the proposed framework structure, service requirements, and market capability by completing the Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire available at the link below:
forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx ↗
Feedback received will help shape the final specification, requirements, and procurement approach. Participation in this engagement exercise is voluntary and will not form part of the evaluation of any future tender submission.
Engagement Period: 24/09/2026 to 23/10/2026
- Today29 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 153 days1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published24 Sept 2026, 14:22 BSTUK2
Commercial outcome & contract awards
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- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
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- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender