218_26 Specialist Vehicle Contract Hire/Leasing
Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO · Local authority
In brief
Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO awarded vehicle and fleet work to FleetEV Limited, CMS HIRE LIMITED - a wholly-owned subsidiary and operating division of Cooper Group UK Limited and Dawsongroup Environmental Municipal Civil Limited and 28 others on 20 July 2026.
It is a framework worth up to £41,666,667 excluding VAT: the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers, not one contract.
The contract runs for 4 years, up to 45 months with extensions, starting 1 July 2026.
It is split into 9 lots, so a supplier can bid for part of the work.
The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.
Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.
What the notice says
Lots
| Lot | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Lot 1. Refuse collection vehicles (RCV’s) 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2030 What this lot coversThis lot covers the contract hire/lease of ICE and alternatively fuelled refuse collection vehicles (RCVs) of varying weights/capacities comprising chassis and bodies/bin lifts including but not limited to: RCVs under 18t, RCV’s 18t and above and RCVs for food waste collection to meet the requirements of eligible public sector bodies. | Vehicles and fleet | £41,666,667 |
| Lot 2. Sweepers 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2030 What this lot coversThis lot covers the contract hire/lease of ICE and alternatively fuelled sweeper vehicles of varying weights/capacities to meet the requirements of eligible public sector bodies. | Vehicles and fleet | £41,666,667 |
| Lot 3. Winter maintenance vehicles 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2030 What this lot coversThis lot covers the contract hire/lease of ICE and alternatively fuelled winter maintenance vehicles of varying weights/capacities comprising chassis and bodies/snowploughs to meet the requirements of eligible public sector bodies. | Vehicles and fleet | £41,666,667 |
| Lot 4. Gully emptiers 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2030 What this lot coversThis lot covers the contract hire/lease of ICE and alternatively fuelled gully emptiers of varying weights/capacities comprising chassis and bodies to meet the requirements of eligible public sector bodies. | Vehicles and fleet | £41,666,667 |
| Lot 5. Buses and minibuses 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2030 What this lot coversThis lot covers the contract hire/lease of ICE and alternatively fuelled buses and minibuses of varying weights/capacities comprising chassis and bodies to meet the requirements of eligible public sector bodies. | Vehicles and fleet | £41,666,667 |
| Lot 6. Tippers 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2030 What this lot coversThis lot covers the contract hire/lease of ICE and alternatively fuelled tippers of varying weights/capacities comprising chassis and tipper bodies to meet the requirements of eligible public sector bodies. | Vehicles and fleet | £41,666,667 |
| Lot 7. Loaders 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2030 What this lot coversThis lot covers the contract hire/lease of ICE and alternatively fuelled hook and skip loaders vehicles of varying weights/capacities comprising chassis and hook/skip loader units/bodies to meet the requirements of eligible public sector bodies. | Vehicles and fleet | £41,666,667 |
| Lot 8. Other specialist vehicles 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2030 What this lot coversThis lot covers the contract hire/lease of ICE and alternatively fuelled other specialist vehicles (eg. mobile library vehicles, hot boxes, chassis cabs, etc) of varying weights/capacities to meet the requirements of eligible public sector bodies. | Vehicles and fleet | £41,666,667 |
| Lot 9. Mixed specialist vehicle fleet 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2030 What this lot coversThis lot covers the contract hire/lease of ICE and alternatively fuelled mixed specialist vehicles (i.e., all vehicles referred to in lots 1- 8) of varying weights/capacities to meet the requirements of eligible public sector bodies. This is for tenderers to indicate if mixed fleet is something that they can offer. | Vehicles and fleet | £41,666,667 |
Who won
Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.
Timeline
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 083539-2025
- Tender notice · UK4, notice 034176-2026
- Contract award notice · UK6, notice 063843-2026
- Contract details notice · UK7, notice 072060-2026
Last time this was bought
535_26 Hire of Plant (with operator)
- Won by
- P Flannery Plant Hire (Oval) Ltd, J C Balls & Sons Limited, Plantforce Rentals Ltd, A L F Plant Ltd and 12 more
- Awarded
- 12 March 2026
- Value
- Not stated, or split across lots
- Contract ends
- 12 March 2030
Matched on Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO, the type of work and the title; it may be a related contract rather than the same one. Check the notice to be sure.
About the buyer
Procurements
86Awards
42Suppliers it has used most for vehicle and fleet
- Aebi Schmidt UK Limited1 contract
- B.a.bush & Son Limited1 contract
- Bunce (Ashbury) Limited1 contract
- CAR HIRE (DAY OF SWANSEA) LIMITED - t/a Day's Fleet & Day's Rental1 contract
- CMS HIRE LIMITED - a wholly-owned subsidiary and operating division of Cooper Group UK Limited1 contract
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From notice 083539-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 16 December 2025, last updated 30 July 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.