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# Supply of Vehicles Under Short Term, Flexi and Termed Contract Hire Framework 2024

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/supply-of-vehicles-under-short-term-flexi-and-termed-contract-hire-framework-2024-ocds-h6vhtk-04acf7). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Halton Housing c/o Link Group: "Supply of Vehicles Under Short Term, Flexi and Termed Contract Hire Framework 2024". Published status: complete. Published Value: £600,000,000. 4 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 18 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.delta-esourcing.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Halton Housing c/o Link Group](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/halton-housing-c-o-link-group-GB-FTS-110049)
- **Published Value:** £600,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 18 November 2024 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 4
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Agricultural machinery, Chassis, Cranes, mobile lifting frames and works trucks fitted with a crane, Electric vehicles, Flatbed and Tipper trucks (+17 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £60,000,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/supply-of-vehicles-under-short-term-flexi-and-termed-contract-hire-framework-2024-ocds-h6vhtk-04acf7#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04acf7`

## 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/supply-of-vehicles-under-short-term-flexi-and-termed-contract-hire-framework-2024-ocds-h6vhtk-04acf7#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [delta-esourcing.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.delta-esourcing.com%2Ftenders%2FUK-title%2F3R8858K7Z7)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/supply-of-vehicles-under-short-term-flexi-and-termed-contract-hire-framework-2024-ocds-h6vhtk-04acf7#participate

## Description
Halton Housing is a not for profit housing association who provide high quality housing services with a social conscience. Link Treasury Services Limited, trading as Link Group (Link) is managing the framework on behalf of Halton Housing and Link’s clients. Link, a major provider of advisory services to the UK public sector, intends to use this Framework Agreement to enable its clients to procure vehicles via short term, flexi and termed contract hire.
Halton Housing and Link invited tenders for organisations to participate in a 48-month Agreement for the supply of vehicles under short term, flexi and termed contract hire. The Framework Agreement will be used by Link clients and may also be used by all other contracting authorities located in the United Kingdom as defined in Regulation 2 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and detailed in the tender documentation.
The framework is split into 4 lots. Submissions were welcome against any combination of lots that suppliers identified they can provide a relevant service within.

## Lots (4)
### Lot 1: Contract hire of cars and light commercial vehicles up to 5000kg G.V.W.
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 34100000, 34110000, 34115200, 34120000, 34131000, 34134000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £600,000,000
- **Description:** Contract hire of cars and light commercial vehicles up to 5000kg G.V.W.
Including a range of fuels not limited to petrol, diesel, fully electric, hybrid electric, liquid petroleum gas, liquid natural gas and hydrogen. Vehicles can be both new, ex-dem...

### Lot 2: Contract hire of specialist vehicles and commercial vehicles exceeding 5000kg G.V.W.
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 16000000, 34100000, 34120000, 34130000, 34131000, 34134000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £600,000,000
- **Description:** Contract hire of specialist vehicles and commercial vehicles exceeding 5000kg G.V.W.
Including a range of fuels not limited to petrol, diesel, fully electric, hybrid electric, liquid petroleum gas, liquid natural gas and hydrogen; both automatic & ma...

### Lot 3: Provision of employee car salary sacrifice schemes
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 34110000, 34144900
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £600,000,000
- **Description:** Provision of employee car salary sacrifice schemes
The Contract hire of vehicles to an Eligible Body which in turn are provided to its employees under a salary sacrifice arrangement. Including a range of fuels not limited to petrol, diesel, fully ele...

### Lot 4: Short term / Flexi hire of cars, commercial and specialist vehicles up to 364  days
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 16000000, 34100000, 34110000, 34115200, 34120000, 34130000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £600,000,000
- **Description:** Short term / Flexi hire of cars, commercial and specialist vehicles up to 364 days
The provision of vehicles described in both Lot 1 and Lot 2 but provided under short and flexi-hire of up to 364 days, rather than a termed contract hire agreement.

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (26)
> **Award Register:** 26 awards have been published for this procedure. Showing the first 25:
> [View complete award roster, contract values, and supplier list on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/supply-of-vehicles-under-short-term-flexi-and-termed-contract-hire-framework-2024-ocds-h6vhtk-04acf7#outcome)

- **Award:** Lots 2 & 4 (active)
  - Award id: `002156-2025-1-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Alltruck plc**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-121251`
  - Value: £600,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lot 4 (active)
  - Award id: `002156-2025-10-10`
  - Supplier(s): **Farnworth 2000 Limited T/A PSD vehicle rental**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-152496`
  - Value: £600,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lots 2 & 4 (active)
  - Award id: `002156-2025-11-11`
  - Supplier(s): **Fiveway Municiple Vehicle Hire Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-125420`
  - Value: £600,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lots 1 & 4 (active)
  - Award id: `002156-2025-12-12`
  - Supplier(s): **Ford Fleet Management UK Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-100075`
  - Value: £60,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lot 2 (active)
  - Award id: `002156-2025-13-13`
  - Supplier(s): **Hako Machines Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-79545`
  - Value: £600,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lot 3 (active)
  - Award id: `002156-2025-14-14`
  - Supplier(s): **Knowles Associates Total Fleet Management LTD T/A Knowles Fleet**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-174794`
  - Value: £600,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lots 1, 3 & 4 (active)
  - Award id: `002156-2025-15-15`
  - Supplier(s): **LeasePlan UK Ltd t/a Ayvens**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-125432`
  - Value: £600,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lots 1 & 4 (active)
  - Award id: `002156-2025-16-16`
  - Supplier(s): **Lex Autolease Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-125408`
  - Value: £600,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lots 1 & 4 (active)
  - Award id: `002156-2025-17-17`
  - Supplier(s): **Limesquare Vehicle Rental Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-94849`
  - Value: £600,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lots 1, 2 & 4 (active)
  - Award id: `002156-2025-18-18`
  - Supplier(s): **London Hire Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-94870`
  - Value: £600,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lots 2 & 4 (active)
  - Award id: `002156-2025-19-19`
  - Supplier(s): **Riverside Truck Rental Limited (Trading as NRG Riverside)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-2834`
  - Value: £600,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lots 1 & 3 (active)
  - Award id: `002156-2025-2-2`
  - Supplier(s): **Alphabet (GB) Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-1762`
  - Value: £600,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lots 1, 3 & 4 (active)
  - Award id: `002156-2025-20-20`
  - Supplier(s): **SG Fleet Solutions UK Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-135825`
  - Value: £600,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lot 4 (active)
  - Award id: `002156-2025-21-21`
  - Supplier(s): **SIXT Rent A Car LTD**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-135826`
  - Value: £600,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lot 1, 2 & 4 (active)
  - Award id: `002156-2025-22-22`
  - Supplier(s): **Specialist Fleet Services Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-94843`
  - Value: £600,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lot 1 (active)
  - Award id: `002156-2025-23-23`
  - Supplier(s): **TC Harrison 1960 Ltd ta/s TCH Leasing**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-125411`
  - Value: £600,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lot 4 (active)
  - Award id: `002156-2025-24-24`
  - Supplier(s): **Trest Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-79559`
  - Value: £600,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lot 3 (active)
  - Award id: `002156-2025-25-25`
  - Supplier(s): **Tuskerdirect Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-56775`
  - Value: £600,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lot 4 (active)
  - Award id: `002156-2025-26-26`
  - Supplier(s): **U-Drive Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-154635`
  - Value: £600,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lots 1 & 3 (active)
  - Award id: `002156-2025-3-3`
  - Supplier(s): **Athlon Mobility Services UK**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-125397`
  - Value: £600,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lot 1 (active)
  - Award id: `002156-2025-4-4`
  - Supplier(s): **Car Hire (Day of Swansea Ltd) t/a Day's Fleet**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-34229`
  - Value: £600,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lots 2 & 4 (active)
  - Award id: `002156-2025-5-5`
  - Supplier(s): **Cebotec Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-186737`
  - Value: £600,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lots 2 & 4 (active)
  - Award id: `002156-2025-6-6`
  - Supplier(s): **Dawsongroup Bus and Coach Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-127946`
  - Value: £600,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lots 2 & 4 (active)
  - Award id: `002156-2025-7-7`
  - Supplier(s): **Dawsongroup Environmental Municipal Civil Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-77095`
  - Value: £600,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lot 4 (active)
  - Award id: `002156-2025-8-8`
  - Supplier(s): **Dawsongroup Vans Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-127965`
  - Value: £600,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (26)
> [View all 26 signed contracts on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/supply-of-vehicles-under-short-term-flexi-and-termed-contract-hire-framework-2024-ocds-h6vhtk-04acf7#contracts)

- **Contract:** Lots 2 & 4 (active)
  - Signed Value: £600,000,000
  - Signed Date: 21/01/2025

- **Contract:** Lot 4 (active)
  - Signed Value: £600,000,000
  - Signed Date: 21/01/2025

- **Contract:** Lots 2 & 4 (active)
  - Signed Value: £600,000,000
  - Signed Date: 21/01/2025

- **Contract:** Lots 1 & 4 (active)
  - Signed Value: £60,000,000
  - Signed Date: 21/01/2025

- **Contract:** Lot 2 (active)
  - Signed Value: £600,000,000
  - Signed Date: 21/01/2025

- **Contract:** Lot 3 (active)
  - Signed Value: £600,000,000
  - Signed Date: 21/01/2025

- **Contract:** Lots 1, 3 & 4 (active)
  - Signed Value: £600,000,000
  - Signed Date: 21/01/2025

- **Contract:** Lots 1 & 4 (active)
  - Signed Value: £600,000,000
  - Signed Date: 21/01/2025

- **Contract:** Lots 1 & 4 (active)
  - Signed Value: £600,000,000
  - Signed Date: 21/01/2025

- **Contract:** Lots 1, 2 & 4 (active)
  - Signed Value: £600,000,000
  - Signed Date: 21/01/2025

- **Contract:** Lots 2 & 4 (active)
  - Signed Value: £600,000,000
  - Signed Date: 21/01/2025

- **Contract:** Lots 1 & 3 (active)
  - Signed Value: £600,000,000
  - Signed Date: 21/01/2025

- **Contract:** Lots 1, 3 & 4 (active)
  - Signed Value: £600,000,000
  - Signed Date: 21/01/2025

- **Contract:** Lot 4 (active)
  - Signed Value: £600,000,000
  - Signed Date: 21/01/2025

- **Contract:** Lot 1, 2 & 4 (active)
  - Signed Value: £600,000,000
  - Signed Date: 21/01/2025

- **Contract:** Lot 1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £600,000,000
  - Signed Date: 21/01/2025

- **Contract:** Lot 4 (active)
  - Signed Value: £600,000,000
  - Signed Date: 21/01/2025

- **Contract:** Lot 3 (active)
  - Signed Value: £600,000,000
  - Signed Date: 21/01/2025

- **Contract:** Lot 4 (active)
  - Signed Value: £600,000,000
  - Signed Date: 21/01/2025

- **Contract:** Lots 1 & 3 (active)
  - Signed Value: £600,000,000
  - Signed Date: 21/01/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F002156-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-01-22T12:05:10.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T09:02:22.442Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04acf7