Official UK procurement notice
Phoenix 3 Quoted Rental Framework: Transport Services
Authority: Defence Equipment and Support·On behalf of: Babcock Land Defence Limited
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBabcock Land Defence Limited, acting in capacity as Agent for the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) under project Phoenix 3 are seeking to establish and operationalise a new Quoted Rental Framework Agreement (Transport Services).
The intended new Defence and Security Open Framework requires the provision of the following vehicle types for operations within the UK;
Coach with driver
Coach self-drive
Freight vehicles with driver
Freight vehicles self-drive
Taxi, Chauffeur, and Medical Taxi with driver.
These services will be required to support the Authority's White Fleet and their associated operations.
The opportunity to bid for incumbency on the framework is open to SMEs across the UK.
CPV: Coaching services · Freight transport agency services · Hire of buses and coaches with driver · Taxi services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Framework period
- 8 yrs from 1 Mar 2027
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedWhat 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).
- “Phoenix 3 Quoted Rental Framework: Transport Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Pipeline intelligence · planning stage: how this market runs before the tender is published
How Defence Equipment and Support buys Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver (CPV 6017), and who usually turns up
Defence Equipment and Support’s published record next to the market for the same work. Compared with other frameworks and DPS only. Whole-market view: Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver (CPV 6017) →
How the contest usually goes
Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.
i
How often small and medium firms win.
Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.
The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.
Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.
i
How often local firms win similar work.
Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.
Local means the winner is registered in the region where that award was delivered.
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners were registered in the region where that award was delivered.
i
How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the bid deadline to the award date, on competitions that published both.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards have an award date within 45 days of the bid deadline.
i
How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
The buyer’s share is a minimum: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Direct awards or one recorded bid are common here. Check the route before spending time on a bid.
How many bids did past lots attract?
i
How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid2%
2–342%
4–619%
7+37%
How did awards compare with estimates?
i
Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
On a framework or DPS, prices are agreed when work is called off.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Not comparable on a framework or DPS: the price is set later, on each call-off.
Assess each lot i
What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
i
What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Lot #1CPV 6017Published estimate£145m
i
How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative. The bar shows 62 past lots.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid2%
2–342%
4–619%
7+37%
i
Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
No comparable awards for this lot yet.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Planned procurement
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Defence & security
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 27 May 2026, 17:14 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Sept 2026, 08:19 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-083695- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06a6ddFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- —
Timeline
27 May 2026 → 1 Mar 2027 · 5 dates- Planning notice published150 days ago27 May 2026, 17:14 BST
- Latest notice published50 days ago4 Sept 2026, 08:19 BST
- Market engagement38 days ago16 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
Babcock Land Defence Limited, acting as Agent for the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) under Project Phoenix, would like to invite suppliers to participate in Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) for our upcoming Quoted Rental Requirement.
The requirement represents a significant opportunity for suppliers to provide flexible vehicle rental solutions in support of the MOD's White Fleet operations. The requirement is expected to cover a broad range of vehicle categories, including standard and specialist vehicles, with demand driven by short-term operational requirements, surge activity, and temporary fleet replacement needs. Suppliers will be invited to contribute market insight and propose solutions that deliver availability, responsiveness, value for money, and nationwide coverage.
We would like to invite you to attend a Preliminary Market Engagement Session on Monday 14th September at 12:00 hrs. The purpose of the engagement is to provide an overview of the requirement, outline the proposed procurement strategy and rules of engagement, and discuss the key commercial and operational considerations associated with the service. The session will also provide suppliers with an opportunity to ask any questions they may have.
Participation in this engagement exercise is intended to promote early market awareness and facilitate open dialogue with potential suppliers ahead of the formal procurement process.
Prospective bidders will be required to complete a survey for which the deadline is the 16th September at 5pm GMT.
To receive joining instructions and further details of the survey (Request for Information) and requirement, please contact [email protected] at the earliest opportunity.
The deadline to sign up for the Preliminary Market Engagement Session is Friday 11th September at 5pm GMT.
- Tender notice expected5 days ago19 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Today24 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 127 days1 Mar 2027
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 May 2026- Pipeline notice published27 May 2026, 17:14 BSTUK1
- Preliminary market engagement notice published4 Sept 2026, 08:19 BSTUK2
- Published value published: £145,000,0004 Sept 2026, 08:19 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- Babcock Land Defence LimitedProcess contact pointProcuring entityBabcock Land Defence Limited, Acting in Capacity as Procurement Agent for the UK MOD.
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender