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# Fleet Contract Hire, Service Maintenance & Relief Vehicles

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/fleet-contract-hire-service-maintenance-relief-vehicles-ocds-h6vhtk-06e5b3). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** South Ribble Borough Council: "Fleet Contract Hire, Service Maintenance & Relief Vehicles". Published status: complete. 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.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [South Ribble Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/south-ribble-borough-council-ons-e07000126)
- **Published Value:** £5,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 18 September 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Motor vehicles
- **Delivery Location:** UKD45, UKD47
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/fleet-contract-hire-service-maintenance-relief-vehicles-ocds-h6vhtk-06e5b3#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06e5b3`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/fleet-contract-hire-service-maintenance-relief-vehicles-ocds-h6vhtk-06e5b3#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [the-chest.org.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.the-chest.org.uk%2F%2C)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/fleet-contract-hire-service-maintenance-relief-vehicles-ocds-h6vhtk-06e5b3#participate

## Description
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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 34100000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £5,000,000

- **Contract Period:** 01/12/2026 to 31/10/2031

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (cancelled)

  - Supplier(s): **Not published**

  - Date: 18/10/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F078157-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-19T12:45:08.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T02:22:28.894Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06e5b3