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Provision of Car, Commercial Vehicle, 4x4 and Heavy Goods Vehicle Rental Services

Buyer: NATIONAL GRID ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION PLC →

BuyerNATIONAL GRID ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION PLC
Statusplanned
Deadline20 Oct 2026
ValueValue not published
Published27 Aug 2026

What is being bought

The contracting authority intends to procure a comprehensive vehicle rental solution covering cars, light commercial vehicles, commercial 4x4 vehicles and heavy goods vehicles (HGVs). The requirement will provide access to a range of short-term and medium-term rental vehicles across multiple locations, supporting operational, business and contingency transport requirements. The services are expected to include vehicle supply, maintenance, breakdown assistance, and delivery and collection options. The procurement aims to establish a cost-effective, flexible and sustainable vehicle rental arrangement that meets organisational requirements.

Delivery location

UKC, GB · UKD, GB · UKE, GB · UKF, GB · UKG, GB · UKH, GB · UKI, GB · UKJ, GB · UKK, GB · UKL, GB

Categories

Passenger cars 34110000Vans 34136000Chassis cabs 34139100Utility vehicles 34144700Electric vehicles 34144900Vehicle-fleet-support services 50111110

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statusplanned
Contract periodFrom 1 Mar 2027 to 28 Feb 2029

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Passenger cars, Vans, Chassis cabs, Utility vehicles, Electric vehicles, Vehicle-fleet-support servicesNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 34. The category anchor is Passenger cars (34110000); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 342,1643 median · 23.2 average (684 of 2,164 with a bid count)3.6 average (750 of 2,164 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer0Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Delivery region: UKC1053 median · 14.1 average (35 of 105 with a bid count)2.5 average (38 of 105 with named award suppliers)Not published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementYes
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeutilities
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetValue not published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents1
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06ed5d
Latest release ID081665-2026
Latest release timestampThu Aug 27 2026 10:12:33 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statusplanned
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsCompetitive flexible procedure
Main procurement categoryservices
Above thresholdYes
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: end2026-10-20T23:59:59+01:00
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: end2027-02-15T23:59:59Z
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesen
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender valueNot published
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source1
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release1

Notice history

DateEventReference
27 Aug 2026planning081665-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

Complete current OCDS release JSON
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Complete JSON history (1 releases)
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