Official UK procurement notice
Vehicle Hire Framework - Pre-Market Engagement
Authority: Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionRotherham Metropolitan Borough Council (RMBC) are keen to understand the market options and potential market changes in order to support the council in building a multi-lot, diverse vehicle hire framework.
This market engagement therefore seeks to gather any knowledge and data that potential suppliers can provide to RMBC to improve the procurement and industry updates.
The Council has a requirement for the usage of hire vehicles that are diverse and are required to be readily available for the council to utilise, the framework is required to be reactive to support the Councils requirements and reduce any down time. The vehicles required could range from standard passenger vehicles to specialist vehicles such as grounds maintenance, tractors, mowers, sweepers, gritters any many more.
CPV: Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
How this framework works
From the published notice- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 1 Feb 2026
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Planned
What 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).
- “Vehicle Hire Framework - Pre-Market Engagement” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- 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
- 23 May 2025, 13:55 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Jul 2025, 17:09 BST
- Authority reference
21-264- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-042180- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0522bfFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
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Timeline
23 May 2025 → 1 Feb 2026 · 5 dates- Planning notice published23 May 2025, 13:55 BST
- Latest notice published22 Jul 2025, 17:09 BST
- Market engagement1 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council (RMBC) are keen to understand the market options and availability for an upcoming vehicle hire procurement and will do this via the Mercell tendering portal: uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp ↗
Mercell project reference 101469
The market engagement has been designed as a turnaround document available on Mercell at the address specified above. Please feel free to include any information you feel relevant to the questions asked. Please note that this is not a competitive exercise and is to inform the Council's approach as well as gauge the interest and capacity of the market.
- Tender notice expected333 days ago30 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts271 days ago1 Feb 2026
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 May 2025- Pipeline notice published23 May 2025, 13:55 BSTUK1
- Preliminary market engagement notice published22 Jul 2025, 17:09 BSTUK2
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
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