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title: "Short Duration Vehicle Hire (SDVH)"
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# Short Duration Vehicle Hire (SDVH)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/short-duration-vehicle-hire-sdvh-ocds-h6vhtk-02c352). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council: "Short Duration Vehicle Hire (SDVH)". Published status: active. Framework Ceiling: £3,500,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 27 Aug 2021, 14:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole-council-ons-e06000058)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £3,500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 27 August 2021 at 14:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Motor vehicles, Transport services (excl. Waste transport), Vehicle-fleet management services
- **Delivery Location:** UKK2
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02c352`

## 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/short-duration-vehicle-hire-sdvh-ocds-h6vhtk-02c352#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/short-duration-vehicle-hire-sdvh-ocds-h6vhtk-02c352#participate

## Description
The purpose of this procurement is to establish a Framework Agreement with a single
Service Provider for the call off of Self Drive Vehicle Hire to be used by staff of the
Participating Authorities. The procurement process is led by Bournemouth Christchurch and
Poole Council (BCP) “Lead Authority”, in collaboration with Dorset Council (DC).
The Participating Authorities operate their own vehicle fleet to enable delivery of a wide
range of services within the Dorset community. There is a requirement to supplement this
fleet through short to medium term self-drive vehicle hire arrangements.
The Participating Authorities will be the main users of the Framework and the estimated
volumes and values of the requirement detailed in the procurement documentation are
based on the historical requirements for all these Participating Authorities.
The service is required to be available to all the directorates, establishments and
departments of the Participating Authorities. This contract may also be accessed by
organisations associated with each Council. This includes but is not limited to Poole Housing
Partnership Ltd (PHP), Bournemouth Building & Maintenance Ltd (BBML) and Seascape
South Limited. Any new companies the Council’s create or Partnerships may also access and
use the contract.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 34100000, 50111100, 60000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Estimated Value:** £3,500,000
- **Description:** The purpose of this procurement is to establish a Framework Agreement with a single Service Provider for the call off of Self Drive Vehicle Hire to be used by staff of the Participating Authorities. The procurement process is led by Bournemouth Chris...

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F021316-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-08-27T14:07:32.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T04:48:05.028Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02c352