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Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO · Local authority

In brief

Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO has announced plans to buy vehicle and fleet and care work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

It is a framework worth up to £183,333,333 excluding VAT: the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers, not one contract.

The contract runs for 2 years, up to 4 years with extensions, starting 7 August 2027.

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.

Can I win this?

Competition

Usually high: a median of 21 bids per contract for this buyer (from 239 awards in the last 12 months).

Framework

Winning puts you on a list of suppliers the buyer can call on; it does not guarantee work. The £183,333,333 is the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers over the framework's life, not one contract.

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. We are conducting preliminary market engagement with the intention of establishing a framework for the provision of a range of staff benefits schemes, which offer goods and services to customers’ employees via salary sacrifice, voluntary benefits, or net payroll deduction. This is not a call for competition. Tender documentation is not yet available.

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Pipeline notice · UK1, notice 043398-2026
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 059713-2026

About the buyer

Procurements

86

Awards

42

Suppliers 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
  1. Proc-26-78 | Interactive Bus, Community Focused School

    Wrexham County Borough CouncilWalesVehicles and fleet

    Closing soon2 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £80kestimated
  2. PAN3502 - Provision of Fleet Maintenance Services

    Leicester City CouncilEast MidlandsVehicles and fleet

    Closing soon2 days left4 lotsSuitable for SMEs

    £1.5mestimated
  3. Vehicle Wash Cleaning Contract

    St Helens CouncilNorth WestVehicles and fleet

    Closing soon2 days leftSmall contract

    £150kestimated
  4. 002468 - Contract for Fleet Equipment Maintenance and Potential Repair

    Durham County CouncilNorth EastVehicles and fleet

    Closing soon3 days leftSmall contract

    £105kestimated
  5. Vehicle Maintenance

    University of ExeterSouth WestVehicles and fleet

    Closing soon3 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £40kestimated

From notice 043398-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 12 May 2026, last updated 25 June 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.