AwardedAwarded 20 July 2026
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.
The contract runs for 2 years, up to 4 years with extensions, starting 22 March 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
ESPO is a public sector-owned professional buying organisation offering a comprehensive range of procurement services, including access to over 100 free-to-access framework solutions for the wider public sector.
ESPO framework for the medium/long term hire/lease of specialist vehicles, including internal combustion engine and alternatively fuelled options.
The Framework is divided into 9 lots.
Note: The “Contract value” per lot as captured in this notice is for the overall framework (with this same overall value being captured per lot), as ESPO offers no guarantees or estimates of value that may pass through each individual lot (but the overall usage across all lots is not expected to exceed this overall framework value).
For any additional details please also refer to https://www.espo.org/specialist-vehicle-contract-hire-leasing-218-26.html
Note: Overall framework award was concluded on 23/07/2026, with this notice being published to follow on from this.
Lots
| Lot | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 22 March 2026 to 21 March 2028 | Vehicles and fleet | — |
| Lot 2 | — | — |
| Lot 3 | — | — |
| Lot 4 | — | — |
| Lot 5 | — | — |
| Lot 6 | — | — |
| Lot 7 | — | — |
| Lot 8 | — | — |
| Lot 9 | — | — |
Who won
| Winner | Lot | Value | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| FleetEV Limited (SME) CMS HIRE LIMITED - a wholly-owned subsidiary and operating division of Cooper Group UK Limited (SME) Dawsongroup Environmental Municipal Civil Limited (SME) Elite Refuse Ltd (SME) Endurance Vehicle Solutions Limited (SME) Faun Zoeller Fleet Services Limited (SME) Fiveways Municipal Vehicle Hire Limited (SME) Riverside Truck Rental Limited Romaquip UK (SME) Specialist Fleet Services Limited Tip Trailer Services UK Limited - T/A Tip Group 35 bids received | Lot 1 | £41,666,667 | Awarded 2 July 2026 20 July 2026 to 19 July 2030 |
| N.D. Brown Limited (SME) Dawsongroup Environmental Municipal Civil Limited (SME) Endurance Vehicle Solutions Limited (SME) Riverside Truck Rental Limited Specialist Fleet Services Limited Tip Trailer Services UK Limited - T/A Tip Group Aebi Schmidt UK Limited (SME) Bunce (Ashbury) Limited (SME) Hako Machines Limited (SME) Karcher (U.K.) Limited Multevo Limited (SME) Murdoch Mackenzie Construction Limited (SME) Scarab Sweepers Limited (SME) 35 bids received | Lot 2 | £41,666,667 | Awarded 2 July 2026 20 July 2026 to 19 July 2030 |
| FleetEV Limited (SME) Econ Engineering Ltd Dawsongroup Environmental Municipal Civil Limited (SME) Endurance Vehicle Solutions Limited (SME) Riverside Truck Rental Limited Romaquip UK (SME) Specialist Fleet Services Limited Tip Trailer Services UK Limited - T/A Tip Group Aebi Schmidt UK Limited (SME) Multevo Limited (SME) James A. Cuthbertson, Limited (SME) 35 bids received | Lot 3 | £41,666,667 | Awarded 2 July 2026 20 July 2026 to 19 July 2030 |
| N.D. Brown Limited (SME) FleetEV Limited (SME) Dawsongroup Environmental Municipal Civil Limited (SME) Endurance Vehicle Solutions Limited (SME) Riverside Truck Rental Limited Specialist Fleet Services Limited Tip Trailer Services UK Limited - T/A Tip Group Murdoch Mackenzie Construction Limited (SME) Leeds Commercial Limited (SME) 35 bids received | Lot 4 | £41,666,667 | Awarded 2 July 2026 20 July 2026 to 19 July 2030 |
| Limesquare Vehicle rentals Ltd (SME) FleetEV Limited (SME) Riverside Truck Rental Limited Specialist Fleet Services Limited CAR HIRE (DAY OF SWANSEA) LIMITED - t/a Day's Fleet & Day's Rental (SME) Dawsongroup Bus and Coach Limited Harris Vehicle Hire Ltd (SME) London Hire Limited Marks Transport Group Ltd Midhire Self Drive Rentals Limited (SME) Mistral Bus & Coach plc (SME) 35 bids received | Lot 5 | £41,666,667 | Awarded 2 July 2026 20 July 2026 to 19 July 2030 |
| Limesquare Vehicle rentals Ltd (SME) N.D. Brown Limited (SME) FleetEV Limited (SME) Dawsongroup Environmental Municipal Civil Limited (SME) Endurance Vehicle Solutions Limited (SME) Riverside Truck Rental Limited Specialist Fleet Services Limited Tip Trailer Services UK Limited - T/A Tip Group Leeds Commercial Limited (SME) London Hire Limited Midhire Self Drive Rentals Limited (SME) 35 bids received | Lot 6 | £41,666,667 | Awarded 2 July 2026 20 July 2026 to 19 July 2030 |
| N.D. Brown Limited (SME) FleetEV Limited (SME) Dawsongroup Environmental Municipal Civil Limited (SME) Endurance Vehicle Solutions Limited (SME) Riverside Truck Rental Limited Specialist Fleet Services Limited Tip Trailer Services UK Limited - T/A Tip Group Leeds Commercial Limited (SME) 35 bids received | Lot 7 | £41,666,667 | Awarded 2 July 2026 20 July 2026 to 19 July 2030 |
| FleetEV Limited (SME) Riverside Truck Rental Limited Specialist Fleet Services Limited Dawsongroup Bus and Coach Limited Torton Bodies Limited (SME) 35 bids received | Lot 8 | £41,666,667 | Awarded 2 July 2026 20 July 2026 to 19 July 2030 |
| Limesquare Vehicle rentals Ltd (SME) FleetEV Limited (SME) Dawsongroup Environmental Municipal Civil Limited (SME) Endurance Vehicle Solutions Limited (SME) Riverside Truck Rental Limited Specialist Fleet Services Limited Multevo Limited (SME) Leeds Commercial Limited (SME) Dawsongroup Bus and Coach Limited 35 bids received | Lot 9 | £41,666,667 | Awarded 2 July 2026 20 July 2026 to 19 July 2030 |
Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.
Timeline
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 083539-2025
- Contract award notice · UK6, notice 063843-2026
- Contract details notice · UK7, notice 072060-2026
About the buyer
Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPOLast 12 months
Procurements
16Awards
9Suppliers 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 27 September 2026.