Official UK procurement notice
Fleet Contract Hire, Service Maintenance & Relief Vehicles
Authority: South Ribble Borough Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Contractor shall provide a fully managed, end-to-end contract hire, service, maintenance and relief vehicle solution that is suitable for an above-threshold public contract procured in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023.
The contract shall cover a mixed fleet of operational, commercial, specialist and support vehicles required to deliver Council services:
- Core environmental services fleet, including refuse collection vehicles, food waste collection vehicles, and sweepers.
- Operational support fleet, including tippers, cage tippers, panel vans and light commercial vehicles.
- Grounds, agricultural and specialist service vehicles, including grounds maintenance vehicles, plant and specialist equipment where required.
- Future fleet transition vehicles where these are specified in the tender pack or introduced through an approved contract change mechanism.
No tender documents will be sent to you - you need to download the documents from the Chest portal website.
If you have any questions regarding this opportunity - please post them on the messaging facility on the Chest. Messages sent outside of the Chest will not receive a response.
ALL BIDS MUST BE SUBMITTED THROUGH THE CHEST PORTAL. Bids sent via any other method will not be accepted.
Please ensure that you leave enough time to upload your documents before the closing date/time, as late or incomplete submissions may not be accepted.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Aug 2031, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Motor vehicles
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£5,000,000
- Economic & financial standing
Please see the tender documents accessible via the Chest procurement portal, project ref: DN826294
- Technical & professional ability
Please see the tender documents accessible via the Chest procurement portal, project ref: DN826294
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (1)
- Price: 65%
- Economic & financial standing
Please see the tender documents accessible via the Chest procurement portal, project ref: DN826294
- Technical & professional ability
Please see the tender documents accessible via the Chest procurement portal, project ref: DN826294
- Price carries 65 of 65 points: a 10% discount moves about 6.5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 1 Aug 2031
- First published
- 17 Aug 2026, 14:37 BST
- Last source update
- 19 Oct 2026, 13:45 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 30 Nov 2026
- Authority reference
DN826294- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-078157- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e5b3Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 18 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 11 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
No tender documents will be sent to you - you need to download the documents from the Chest portal website. www.the-chest.org.uk ↗, Project Ref: DN826294
If you have any questions regarding this opportunity - please post them on the messaging facility on the Chest. Messages sent outside of the Chest will not receive a response.
ALL BIDS MUST BE SUBMITTED THROUGH THE CHEST PORTAL. Bids sent via any other method will not be accepted.
Please ensure that you leave enough time to upload your documents before the closing date/time, as late or incomplete submissions may not be accepted.
Timeline
17 Aug 2026 → 1 Dec 2026 · 6 dates- Tender notice published70 days ago17 Aug 2026, 14:37 BST
- Clarification questions by45 days ago11 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline38 days ago18 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Latest notice published7 days ago19 Oct 2026, 13:45 BST
- Today27 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 34 days30 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 34 days1 Dec 2026
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Aug 2026- Tender notice published17 Aug 2026, 14:37 BSTUK4
- Procurement termination notice published19 Oct 2026, 13:45 BSTUK12
- Status changed to complete19 Oct 2026, 13:45 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 19 Oct 2026 | Cancelled |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Chorley CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Please see the tender documentation, accessible via the Chest procurement portal, project ref DN826294
Notices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender