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Fleet Contract Hire, Service Maintenance & Relief Vehicles
Published value
£5,000,000
Submission deadline 18 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: South Ribble Borough Council: "Fleet Contract Hire, Service Maintenance & Relief Vehicles". Published status: active. Published value: £5,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 18 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.the-chest.org.uk.
| Contracting Authority | South Ribble Borough Council | Scope & Categories | GOODS (1 lot) | Submission Window | 11d 13h left 18 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Legal Basis & Regime | 2023/54 · Open procedure · Above threshold | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £5,000,000 |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: South Ribble Borough Council
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for South Ribble Borough Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Average Price Reduction
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Competition Density
Not availableNo published reports
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate availablePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 7 active published awards; 0 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Price reduction compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthoritySouth Ribble Borough Council | Procedure methodOpen procedure | Procurement categorygoods |
Statusactive | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdYes | Legal basisUKPGA · 2023/54 | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadline11 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST | Electronic submissionallowed | Submission languagesen |
Published17 Aug 2026, 14:37 BST | Last source update17 Aug 2026, 14:37 BST | Recurring procurementYes |
ClassificationMotor vehicles | ||
Delivery area | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06e5b3 | ||
How to participate
Submission methodNot published | Electronic submissionallowed | Clarification deadline11 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST |
Submission languagesen | Expression of interest deadlineNot published | E-Sourcing Portal |
Submission instructions No tender documents will be sent to you - you need to download the documents from the Chest portal website. https://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. | ||
What is being bought
The 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.
What changed
From the official release history
- Published value updated to £5,000,000
17 Aug 2026, 14:37 BST - Status changed to active
17 Aug 2026, 14:37 BST - Official notice release published
17 Aug 2026, 14:37 BST - Submission deadline changed to 18 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
17 Aug 2026, 14:37 BST - Buyer information updated
17 Aug 2026, 14:37 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedactivePublished value£5,000,000The source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract period1 Dec 2026, 00:00 GMT — 31 Oct 2031, 23:59 GMTEligibilitySME eligibleOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
17 Aug 2026, 14:37 BST - Submission deadline
18 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
South Ribble Borough Council
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PHRY-1373-GMVNDocuments (3)
Official links; attachments are not copied
- 17 Aug 2026, 14:37 BST
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