Official UK procurement notice
Self Drive Vehicle Hire contract
Authority: Dorset Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTenders were sought to provide self drive vehicle hire solutions to Dorset Council. The types of vehicles required include: economy, compact, intermediate and full sized passenger cars; automatic transmission passenger car; compact and standard multipurpose vehicles; minibus with 17 seats; single and double cab utility (Pick-Up) vehicles; economy (Small) vans; medium and long wheel base panel vans; box vans (Luton Type); single and crew cab flatbed and tipper body light commercial vehicles (3500kgs); flatbed and tipper body and box lorry heavy commercial vehicles (7500kgs).
The contract is for an initial period of 4 years, with options to extend for a further 2 years.
CPV: Electric vehicles · Motor vehicles
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
What 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).
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality: 30
- Social Value: 10
- Price: 60
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 18 Dec 2024, 15:19 GMT
- Last source update
- 16 Jul 2025, 09:26 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 24 Mar 2025 – …
- Authority reference
DN756648- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-040374- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04c93dFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 24 Mar 2025, 14:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 24 Mar 2025, 14:00 GMT
Timeline
16 Jan 2025 → 16 Jul 2025 · 4 dates- Next notice expected16 Jan 2025
- Submission deadline24 Mar 2025, 14:00 GMT
- Bids opened24 Mar 2025, 14:00 GMT
- Notice published16 Jul 2025, 09:26 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Feb 2025- Status changed to active17 Feb 2025, 15:27 GMT
- Procurement method changed17 Feb 2025, 15:27 GMT
- Deadline published: 24 Mar 2025, 14:00 GMT17 Feb 2025, 15:27 GMT
- Status changed to complete16 Jul 2025, 09:26 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| U-DriveSME | £3,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 040374-2025-1 · U-DriveSME
- Signed
- 26 Jun 2025
- Value
- £3,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- U-DriveAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.