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title: "Vehicle Hire Framework - Pre-Market Engagement"
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# Vehicle Hire Framework - Pre-Market Engagement

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/vehicle-hire-framework-pre-market-engagement-ocds-h6vhtk-0522bf). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council: "Vehicle Hire Framework - Pre-Market Engagement". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/rotherham-metropolitan-borough-council-ons-e08000018)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
- **Delivery Location:** UKE31
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/vehicle-hire-framework-pre-market-engagement-ocds-h6vhtk-0522bf#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0522bf`

## 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/vehicle-hire-framework-pre-market-engagement-ocds-h6vhtk-0522bf#tl-md)

## Description
Rotherham 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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 60000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKE
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 01/02/2026 to 31/01/2030

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F042180-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-07-22T16:09:29.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-30T02:30:07.024Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0522bf