Official UK procurement notice
PAN3421 - Supply of Pre-Owned Vehicles and Disposal of Ex-Works
Authority: Leicester City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionLeicester City Council has an obligation to appoint suppliers to undertake the Supply of Pre-owned Vehicles via Auction and Disposal of Ex-works.
The requirement is for the provision of a compliant and value for money service for the supply of quality assured pre-owned vehicles via auction and the disposal of ex-works/end-of-life fleet assets. The contract will include vehicle sourcing, inspection, documentation, transfer, and delivery, alongside collection, valuation, resale or environmentally compliant disposal of redundant vehicles.
Suppliers must demonstrate robust asset management processes, transparent pricing, legal compliance, and the ability to support efficient fleet replacement programmes while maximising residual value from disposed assets.
The vehicles that will predominantly figure in this process are:
- 3.5t panel vans (medium & long wheelbase).
- 3.5t Double cab tippers (Flatbed and Cage).
- 3.5t Flatbed tipper.
- Medium size van (manual & automatic).
- Large car 7-seat (manual & automatic).
- Minibus
CPV: Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1PlannedRenewal
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 2 Sept 2025, 09:03 BST
- Last source update
- 15 May 2026, 13:19 BST
- Authority reference
PAN3421- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-044901- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0591beFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
2 Sept 2025 → 19 Oct 2026 · 5 dates- Planning notice published2 Sept 2025, 09:03 BST
- Market engagement400 days ago · met26 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
Leicester City Council ('the Council') would like to seek views and engagement from the
market regarding this provision. This project would be for the Supply of Pre-Owned
Vehicles and Disposal of Ex-Works. The supplier(s) will work in conjunction with the
council's fleet team to deliver this project. The proposed contract will be for an initial term
of 3 years with the option to extend for up to two years.
At this stage, it is a Pre-Market Engagement only and Not A CALL FOR COMPETITION
Pre-Market Engagement questionnaire can be accessed in the link below:
- Latest notice published169 days ago15 May 2026, 13:19 BST
- Tender notice expected137 days ago16 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts13 days ago19 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
3 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Sept 2025- Pipeline notice published2 Sept 2025, 09:03 BSTUK1
- Preliminary market engagement notice published16 Sept 2025, 14:42 BSTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published15 May 2026, 13:19 BSTUK2
Published amendments (1)
Modification of the Project Description
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender