Open18 days left · closes midday, Friday 16 October 2026

Supply and Delivery of Heavy and Municipal Vehicles

In brief

Scotland Excel is looking for suppliers for vehicle and fleet and lift work (Scotland).

It is a framework worth up to £100,000,000 excluding VAT: the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers, not one contract.

It is split into 13 lots, so a supplier can bid for part of the work.

Bids close at midday, Friday 16 October 2026.

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

Can I win this?

Key dates

Bids by: midday, Friday 16 October 2026

How bids are scored

Technical 30% · Commercial 70%

Price matters most. Expect to compete hard on cost.

Framework

Winning puts you on a list of suppliers the buyer can call on; it does not guarantee work. The £100,000,000 is the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers over the framework's life, not one contract.

What the notice says

This is in relation to the renewal framework for the supply and delivery of Heavy and Municipal Vehicles, available for all 32 council areas in Scotland and Scotland Excel Associate Members. It is anticipated this framework will incorporate various vehicle types, such as, but not limited to, refuse collection vehicles, road sweepers, tippers, skip loaders, gully emptiers, gritters, commercial vehicles, buses, bin lifts, trailers, aerial platforms and lorry mounted cranes. Specialist body building services, as well as options for alternatively fuelled vehicles (electric, hydrogen or hybrid etc) are also included.

Should I bid?

Tick what applies to you. Nothing is saved.

Can you prepare a good bid in 18 days?Leave time for clarification questions and sign-off.
Is a contract of about £100,000,000 a size you can deliver?Buyers often check that your turnover is comfortably larger than the yearly contract value.
Can you deliver in Scotland?Check the delivery locations in the tender documents.
Is one of the 13 lots a good fit?You can usually bid for one lot without bidding for the others.
Can you meet what the notice mentions: Framework agreement?The tender documents will say exactly what is required.

How to bid

Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
Submit your bid through the buyer's e-tendering portal: www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.
Make sure your bid arrives before midday, Friday 16 October 2026. Late bids are usually rejected.

Lots

Lot	Trade	Value
Chassis What this lot covers Lot 1 is for the supply and delivery of heavy vehicle chassis, covering a range of axle and cab configurations including but not limited to day cab, standard cab, low entry cab and sleeper cab. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Please see the Invitation to Tender contained on the PCS-Tender project relevant to this procurement and the other Procurement Documents for further information.	Vehicles and fleet	£37,000,000
Refuse Collection Vehicles What this lot covers Lot 2 for the supply and delivery of Refuse Collection Vehicle bodies and complete Refuse Collection Vehicles (RCV). Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Please see the Invitation to Tender contained on the PCS-Tender project relevant to this procurement and the other Procurement Documents for further information.	Vehicles and fleet	£39,000,000
Tippers What this lot covers Lot 4 is for the supply and delivery of Tipper bodies and Complete Tippers. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Please see the Invitation to Tender contained on the PCS-Tender project relevant to this procurement and the other Procurement Documents for further information.	Vehicles and fleet	£5,000,000
Skip Loaders What this lot covers Lot 5 is for the supply and delivery of Skip Loader bodies and Complete Skip Loaders. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Please see the Invitation to Tender contained on the PCS-Tender project relevant to this procurement and the other Procurement Documents for further information.	Vehicles and fleet	£1,000,000
Gully Emptiers What this lot covers Lot 6 is for the supply and delivery of Gully Emptier bodies and Complete Gully Emptiers. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Please see the Invitation to Tender contained on the PCS-Tender project relevant to this procurement and the other Procurement Documents for further information.	Vehicles and fleet	£3,000,000
Commercial Vehicles What this lot covers Lot 8 is for the supply and delivery of commercial vehicles. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Please see the Invitation to Tender contained on the PCS-Tender project relevant to this procurement and the other Procurement Documents for further information.	Vehicles and fleet	£500,000
Gritters What this lot covers Lot 7 is for the supply and delivery of Gritter bodies and Complete Gritters. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Please see the Invitation to Tender contained on the PCS-Tender project relevant to this procurement and the other Procurement Documents for further information.	Vehicles and fleet	£500,000
Buses What this lot covers Lot 9 is for the supply and delivery of Bus bodies and Buses. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Please see the Invitation to Tender contained on the PCS-Tender project relevant to this procurement and the other Procurement Documents for further information.	Vehicles and fleet	£1,000,000
Road Sweepers What this lot covers Lot 3 is for the supply and delivery of Road Sweeper bodies and Complete Road Sweepers. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Please see the Invitation to Tender contained on the PCS-Tender project relevant to this procurement and the other Procurement Documents for further information.	Vehicles and fleet	£5,000,000
Bin Lifts What this lot covers Lot 10 is for the supply and delivery of Bin Lifts and Complete Bin Lift Vehicles. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Please see the Invitation to Tender contained on the PCS-Tender project relevant to this procurement and the other Procurement Documents for further information.	Lifts and escalators, Vehicles and fleet	£6,000,000
Trailers What this lot covers Lot 11 is for the supply and delivery of Trailers and Complete Trailer Vehicles. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Please see the Invitation to Tender contained on the PCS-Tender project relevant to this procurement and the other Procurement Documents for further information.	—	£1,000,000
Aerial Platforms What this lot covers Lot 12 is for the supply and delivery of Aerial Platforms and Complete Aerial Platform Vehicles. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Please see the Invitation to Tender contained on the PCS-Tender project relevant to this procurement and the other Procurement Documents for further information.	Vehicles and fleet	£500,000
Lorry Mounted Cranes What this lot covers Lot 13 is for the supply and delivery of Lorry Mounted Cranes and Complete Lorry Mounted Crane Vehicles. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Please see the Invitation to Tender contained on the PCS-Tender project relevant to this procurement and the other Procurement Documents for further information.	—	£500,000

Timeline

17 September 2026Contract notice · notice 088096-2026

Last time this was bought

Supply and Delivery of Vehicle Parts

Won by: Fleet Factors, Econ Engineering Ltd, Aebi Schmidt, Scarab Sweepers Limited and 23 more
Awarded: 18 November 2025
Value: Not stated, or split across lots

Matched on Scotland Excel, 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

Scotland ExcelLast 12 months

Procurements

Awards

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Aebi Schmidt2 contracts
Econ Engineering Ltd2 contracts
A M Phillip Trucktech Limited1 contract
AK Vehicle Rental Limited1 contract
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From notice 088096-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 17 September 2026. We last checked for changes on 27 September 2026.