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# Hire of Fleet Vehicles

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/hire-of-fleet-vehicles-ocds-h6vhtk-06f911). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Notice summary:** The fleet is managed by Synchronicity Care Limited representatives and is a 24 hour, 365 days a year operation. The fleet is used to carry supplies, post, medical equipment and pathology items to various locations throughout the North-east of England. The successful supplier will be responsible for the provision of the courier vehicle fleet including a comprehensive service and maintenance contract covering all safety, maintenance and repair work related to operating the vehicle fleet. This includes responsiblity for the following items for the duration of the contract:

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Synchronicity Care Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/synchronicity-care-ltd-coh-09679630)
- **Published Value:** £510,342 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 23 October 2026 at 18:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Vehicle-fleet management services
- **Delivery Location:** UKC
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/hire-of-fleet-vehicles-ocds-h6vhtk-06f911#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06f911`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
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- **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/hire-of-fleet-vehicles-ocds-h6vhtk-06f911#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [atamis-1928--prospend.vf.force.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fatamis-1928--prospend.vf.force.com%2Fapex%2FCS_ContractPage%3Ffilters%3D%26page%3D1%26Preview%3DYes%26searchStr%3D%26SearchType%3DProjects%26sortStr%3DAlphabetical%26uid%3Da07Pz00001vYCbKIAW%26sfdcIFrameOrigin%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fatamis-1928.lightning.force.com)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/hire-of-fleet-vehicles-ocds-h6vhtk-06f911#participate

## Description
Background to the requirement:
The fleet is managed by Synchronicity Care Limited representatives and is a 24 hour, 365 days a year operation. 
The fleet is used to carry supplies, post, medical equipment and pathology items to various locations throughout the North-east of England.
The fleet requires 22 vehicles in total, 5 x Luton 3.5 tonne with tail lifts multi-drop vehicles transporting stores / supply cages, sterile services trolleys (capes), linen supplies and ad hoc duties to various sites. The remaining 17 are a mixture of small and medium sized EV's and ICE vehicles that are used as multi-site vehicles delivering post, supplies (non-caged), pathology samples, estates maintenance and smaller ad-hoc duties. The premises involved are wide ranging including Health Centres, Doctor Surgeries, hospitals and other institutions. The need for a flexible vehicle is a much-needed requirement. 
The successful supplier will be responsible for the provision of the courier vehicle fleet including a comprehensive service and maintenance contract covering all safety, maintenance and repair work related to operating the vehicle fleet. 
This includes responsiblity for the following items for the duration of the contract:
o	Relief vehicle delivered to Darlington Memorial Hospital or University Hospital of North Durham while servicing of vehicles or breakdowns occur (must be fit for purpose and of equal or greater specification to that of the vehicle it is replacing) and supplied at vehicle exchange time.
o	Replacement tyres - fair wear and tear.
o	Fluids, lubricants and windscreen wipers - related to the continued use of the vehicle.
o	Full maintenance and service
o	Mandatory and preventative inspections on the vehicle and its equipment including tail-lift - tail lift inspections must meet The Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998
o	Windscreen / glass replacement.
o	Customised livery as directed by the Trust representatives. 
o	NHSV Class (taxation exempt disc)
o	Vehicle driver training as required to demonstrate vehicle functionality. 
o	24/7 Breakdown recovery assistance, RAC or equivalent within 1 hour of receiving breakdown call including a dedicated breakdown contact number; Failure to repair the vehicle on the road, must be recovered and a replaced with another vehicle of equal or greater size and specification within 2 hours.
o	Puncture repair service including mobile with a response time no greater than two hours.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 50111100
- **Delivery regions:** UKC
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £510,342

- **Contract Period:** 01/08/2027 to 31/07/2030
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F086842-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-09-14T11:52:37.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-06T05:21:39.143Z
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