Motor vehicles: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition
CPV 34100000·Supplies · class·in Transport Equipment & Vehicles
Codes and neighbouring classes
The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division
34100000 Motor vehicles424 notices · 100%- Road equipment 439 · 12m
- Heavy-duty motor vehicles 197 · 12m
- Passenger cars 148 · 12m
- Control, safety, signalling and light equipment 91 · 12m
- Ships 70 · 12m
- Motor vehicles for the transport of 10 or more persons 67 · 12m
- Motor vehicles for the transport of goods 66 · 12m
- Railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts 50 · 12m
- Trailers, semi-trailers and mobile containers 46 · 12m
- Rolling stock 46 · 12m
- All of Transport Equipment & Vehicles →
Who buys
All notices carrying this code · official UK_CA_TYPE where published (NHS bodies are central government authorities), else derived from the authority name
- Local authorities 43% (179 notices)
- Central government 20% (84 notices)
- Police, fire & emergency 14% (59 notices)
- Other public bodies 11% (45 notices)
- Education & universities 4% (15 notices)
- Not classified 8% (31 notices)
| Contracting authority | Type | Notices | Last 12 months | Open now |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metropolitan Police Service | Police, fire & emergency | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime | Central government | 20 | 20 | 0 |
| City & County of Swansea | Local authorities | 19 | 3 | 0 |
| Ministry of Defence | Central government | 13 | 3 | 0 |
| Derry City and Strabane District Council | Local authorities | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| East Riding of Yorkshire Council | Local authorities | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| North East Lincolnshire Borough Council | Local authorities | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| FCDO Services | Central government | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| Nottingham City Council | Local authorities | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Leicester City Council | Local authorities | 5 | 1 | 0 |
207 distinct authorities in total · the ten most active shown.
Where the work is delivered
Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 259 of 424 notices · a notice covering several regions counts in each · competition columns: contracts awarded in the last 36 months, lots delivered in the region
| Region | Notices | Bids / lot | SME wins | Local wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yorkshire and the Humber | — | — | — | |
| Wales (Cymru) | — | — | — | |
| South East England | 2 | 8% | — | |
| East of England | — | — | — | |
| Northern Ireland | — | — | — | |
| North West England | — | — | — | |
| East Midlands | — | — | — | |
| South West England | — | — | — | |
| West Midlands | — | — | — | |
| Scotland | — | — | — | |
| Greater London | — | — | — | |
| North East England | — | — | — |
Local wins = the winner’s registered region is the delivery region. Dashes: fewer than ten observations.
How it is bought
Commercial tool, procedure route and threshold as published on the notice, not a legal-regime claim
- Contract 72% (305 notices)
- Framework 26% (109 notices)
- Dynamic purchasing system 2% (10 notices)
- Open 51% (216 notices)
- Route not published 25% (108 notices)
- Selective 12% (50 notices)
- Limited / restricted 12% (49 notices)
- Direct award 0% (1 notices)
- Above threshold 64% (58 notices)
- Below threshold 36% (33 notices)
Competition
Contracts published in the last 36 months (210) · bid counts per lot from award notices · values are net contract awards, framework and DPS ceilings excluded · SME and local status as declared
- 1 bid 33% (20)
- 2–3 33% (20)
- 4–6 26% (16)
- 7 or more 8% (5)
Who wins
Ranked by distinct procedures won on notices carrying this code, then award records · 485 awards to 238 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 24% of contract awards in the last 36 months
| Supplier | Procedures | Awards | Last 12 months | Buyers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENTERPRISE RENT-A-CAR UK LIMITED | 10 | 12 | 2 | 10 |
| Car Hire (Day of Swansea) | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 |
| BABCOCK VEHICLE ENGINEERING LTD | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| Ford Motors UK | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| ARNOLD CLARK FINANCE LIMITED. | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| Toyota (GB) PLC | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| ZIGUP PLC | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| Dennis Eagle Ltd | 4 | 8 | 5 | 4 |
Where to submit
E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 124 of 424 notices name one · each portal page explains registration
Open tenders in motor vehicles
7 live at the nightly build · soonest deadline first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle Hire Contract | Leicestershire County Council | 25 Sept 2026 | 5d | £4,000,000 |
| PLACE1100H Hire of Non-Operated Plant, Equipment and Vehicles | Derbyshire County Council | 29 Sept 2026 | 9d | £7,000,000 ceiling |
| Fully Maintained Vehicle Fleet and Fleet Management Service | North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust | 2 Oct 2026 | 12d | £500,000 |
| Vehicle Hire Solutions | Government Commercial Agency | 2 Oct 2026 | 12d | £800,000,000 ceiling |
| Short Term hire of Vehicles - DPS | Cheshire west and Chester Borough Council | 6 Mar 2028 | 533d | — |
| Fleet Purchase and Lease DPS | Procurement Assist Limited c/o Integrated Facilities Management Bolton Ltd (iFM Bolton) | 31 May 2029 | 984d | £75,000,000 ceiling |
| Dynamic Purchasing System For Vehicles (including | Anglian Water Services | 1 Apr 2032 | 2020d | £110,000,000 ceiling |
Method
What the numbers on this page are and are not
Which notices count?
Every Find a Tender notice that carries a CPV code starting 3410. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Earliest notice 2021; latest 18 Sept 2026.
Competition figures
From the 36-month lot-grain contest statistics: a lot counts where its own CPV codes (or, for single-class notices, the procedure’s) start 3410. Bids per lot come from the award notice’s bid statistics; “competed” means an open or selective route with no direct-award transparency notice; contract values are net, on single-supplier awards, with framework and DPS ceilings excluded. Frameworks and dynamic purchasing systems are reported separately because their “bids” are admissions to a panel.
Why no total value or month-by-month chart?
Sums of notice estimates repeat framework ceilings and mix net with gross. Monthly volumes per sector are not shown yet: the catalogue’s CPV coverage per notice changed in May 2026 (compiled records carry every lot’s codes), so a curve would show the catalogue, not the market.