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Hire of Vehicles and Plant/Machinery

Ubico Ltd · Public undertaking

In brief

Ubico Ltd has announced plans to buy vehicle and fleet 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 £3,500,000 excluding VAT: the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers, not one contract.

The contract runs for 4 years, up to 6 years with extensions, starting 1 April 2027.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Typical: a median of 4 bids per contract for this buyer (from 11 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 £3,500,000 is the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers over the framework's life, not one contract.

What the notice says

The vehicle hire services will be provided under a Framework consisting of 9 lots. This new Contract will replace the Company's existing vehicle hire arrangements, which are due to expire in early 2027, ensuring continuity of service and ongoing access to a range of hired vehicles to support operational requirements. Providers can Tender for any combination of lot or lots. Being awarded a place on the Contract is not a guarantee of any work. The framework agreement will be for a duration of 4 years, with the option to extend for two further periods of 12 months each. The Contract is anticipated to commence on 1 March 2027. The framework agreement will be divided into 9 lots as detailed…Read the full description
The vehicle hire services will be provided under a Framework consisting of 9 lots. This new Contract will replace the Company's existing vehicle hire arrangements, which are due to expire in early 2027, ensuring continuity of service and ongoing access to a range of hired vehicles to support operational requirements. Providers can Tender for any combination of lot or lots. Being awarded a place on the Contract is not a guarantee of any work. The framework agreement will be for a duration of 4 years, with the option to extend for two further periods of 12 months each. The Contract is anticipated to commence on 1 March 2027. The framework agreement will be divided into 9 lots as detailed below: LOTDESCRIPTION LOT 14x4/beaver tails/vans/tippers/luton box LOT 2RCV and skip/hook loaders LOT 3RCV with perstorp capable bin lifters LOT 4Kerbside sort recycling and food waste LOT 5Road sweepers LOT 6Grounds maintenance LOT 7Material handling LOT 8Battery electric vehicles (BEV – full EV) LOT 9Powered Access Equipment The vehicles have been divided into individual lots. The Company intends to appoint up to a maximum of five Suppliers to each lot. Tenderers will be evaluated against the published price and quality criteria and ranked in order of their overall score. Suppliers appointed to each lot will be ranked from highest to lowest scoring Tenderer. When a vehicle hire requirement arises, the request will first be offered to the highest-ranked Supplier for the relevant lot. If that Supplier is unable to meet the requirement, the Company will approach the next-ranked Supplier, and so on until the requirement is fulfilled. Appointment to the framework agreement does not guarantee any minimum volume or value of work. Vehicle hire requirements will be placed on an as-needed basis throughout the Contract term. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Cheltenham:-Motor-vehicles./68Q9ERBX77 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/68Q9ERBX77

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. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 090614-2026

Last time this was bought

Parts & Lubricants for Vehicles and Plant Machinery

Won by
Alliance Automotive UK CV Limited, Picksons plc
Awarded
16 September 2026
Value
Not stated, or split across lots
Contract ends
30 September 2030

Matched on Ubico Ltd, 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

Ubico LtdLast 12 months

Procurements

9

Awards

6

Suppliers it has used most for vehicle and fleet

  1. GWR Customer Facing Maintenance

    First Greater Western LimitedSouth WestVehicles and fleet

    Closing soon2 hours leftSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £3.6mframework ceiling
  2. EV Charging Infrastructure

    National Grid UK LimitedNorth East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West, WalesVehicles and fleet, IT services and software

    Open10 days leftExpress interest3 lots

    £29.9mestimated
  3. Heating, Electrical, Mechanical and Decarbonisation Framework

    Eastern Procurement LimitedNorth East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West, Wales, ScotlandEnergy and utilities, Construction

    Open21 days leftSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £1.06bnframework ceiling
  4. Vehicle and Plant Accident Repairs

    Bristol City CouncilNorth East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South WestVehicles and fleet

    Open26 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £375kestimated
  5. WESTCharge - Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure

    The West of England Combined AuthoritySouth WestConstruction, Electrical

    Open181 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £168mestimated

From notice 090614-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 24 September 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.