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title: "Vehicle Hire Self Drive - St Helens Borough Council"
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# Vehicle Hire Self Drive - St Helens Borough Council

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/vehicle-hire-self-drive-st-helens-borough-council-ocds-h6vhtk-044a02). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** St Helens Council: "Vehicle Hire Self Drive - St Helens Borough Council". Published status: complete. Published Value: £3,000,000. 8 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 3 May 2024, 09:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.the-chest.org.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [St Helens Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/st-helens-council-ons-e08000013)
- **Published Value:** £3,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 3 May 2024 at 09:00 BST
- **Lots:** 8
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-044a02`

## 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-self-drive-st-helens-borough-council-ocds-h6vhtk-044a02#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [the-chest.org.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.the-chest.org.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/vehicle-hire-self-drive-st-helens-borough-council-ocds-h6vhtk-044a02#participate

## Description
St Helens Council as lead Council for the Liverpool City Region group (LCR) which also include Knowsley, Sefton, Wirral and Liverpool local authorities are seeking to invite tenders for the provision of vehicle hire services as detailed in the tender documents. The provision of vehicles on hire are intended to be for business use only and need to meet the requirements of the hirer within the Customers' departmental regulations. The opportunity will be divided into Lots, LOT 1 - 6 Passenger & Light Commercial Hire, LOT 7 -Adapted Minibuses, Lot 8 - Heavy Commercial & Plant Hire. LOT 1 - 6 will be awarded on a fixed rate ad-hoc Call Off arrangement as and when required for use by the Liverpool City Region (LCR) which include St. Helens, Sefton, Knowsley, Wirral and Liverpool Council's and will be managed via the Council's respective Fleet Manager or their representative. The hire contract will also be utilised by schools within the borough of St Helens, they will be responsible for organising their hire requirements directly with the hire company The period of the contract shall be awarded for a 22 month period and is due to commence from 6 July 2024

## Lots (8)
### Lot 1: Lot 1 Hire of Cars and MPV's
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 60000000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £500,000
- **Description:** St Helens Council as lead Council for the Liverpool City Region group (LCR) which also include Knowsley, Sefton, Wirral and Liverpool local authorities are seeking to invite tenders for the provision of vehicle hire services as detailed in the tender...
- **Contract Period:** 05/07/2024 to 23/04/2026

### Lot 2: Hire of 4 x 4's
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 60000000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £50,000
- **Description:** Passenger/Light Commercial & Heavy Commercial & Plant Hire
LOT 2 - Hire of C4 x 4's awarded on a fixed rate ad-hoc Call Off arrangement as and when required for use by the Liverpool City Region (LCR) which include St. Helens, Sefton, Knowsley, Wirral...
- **Contract Period:** 05/07/2024 to 30/04/2026

### Lot 3: Hire of Vans up to 3500Kg
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 60000000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £800,000
- **Description:** Passenger/Light Commercial & Heavy Commercial & Plant Hire
LOT 3 - Hire of Vans up to 3500kg awarded on a fixed rate ad-hoc Call Off arrangement as and when required for use by the Liverpool City Region (LCR) which include St. Helens, Sefton, Knowsle...
- **Contract Period:** 05/07/2024 to 30/04/2026

### Lot 4: Hire of Tippers up to 3500kg
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 60000000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £800,000
- **Description:** Passenger/Light Commercial & Heavy Commercial & Plant Hire
LOT 4 - Hire of Tippers up to 3500kg awarded on a fixed rate ad-hoc Call Off arrangement as and when required for use by the Liverpool City Region (LCR) which include St. Helens, Sefton, Know...
- **Contract Period:** 05/07/2024 to 30/04/2026

### Lot 5: Hire of Minibuses up to 17 seats
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 60000000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £200,000
- **Description:** Passenger/Light Commercial & Heavy Commercial & Plant Hire
LOT 5 - Hire of Minibuses up to 17 seats awarded on a fixed rate ad-hoc Call Off arrangement as and when required for use by the Liverpool City Region (LCR) which include St. Helens, Sefton, ...
- **Contract Period:** 05/07/2024 to 30/04/2026

### Lot 6: Hire of Petrol Cars
- **Lot id:** `6`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 60000000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £50,000
- **Description:** Passenger/Light Commercial & Heavy Commercial & Plant Hire
LOT 6 - Hire of Petrol Cars awarded on a fixed rate ad-hoc Call Off arrangement as and when required for use by the Liverpool City Region (LCR) which include St. Helens, Sefton, Knowsley, Wir...
- **Contract Period:** 05/07/2024 to 30/04/2026

### Lot 7: Hire of Adapted Minibuses
- **Lot id:** `7`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 60000000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £100,000
- **Description:** Passenger/Light Commercial & Heavy Commercial & Plant Hire
LOT 7 - Hire of Adapted Minibuses suppliers are not required to supply rates but will be entered onto a framework for each vehicle they are able to provide.  A mini competition will be conduc...
- **Contract Period:** 05/07/2024 to 30/04/2026

### Lot 8: Hire of Heavy Commercial Vehicles
- **Lot id:** `8`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 60000000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £500,000
- **Description:** Passenger/Light Commercial & Heavy Commercial & Plant Hire
LOT 8 - Hire of Heavy Commercial Vehicles suppliers are not required to supply rates but will be entered onto a framework for each vehicle they are able to provide.  A mini competition will b...
- **Contract Period:** 05/07/2024 to 30/04/2026

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 023774-2024-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Arnold Clark Finance Ltd, Autohorn Fleet services Ltd, C P Davidson & Sons Ltd (+13 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-127945`, `GB-FTS-119982`, `GB-FTS-186749`, `GB-FTS-34229`, `GB-FTS-127946`, `GB-FTS-77095`, `GB-FTS-155384`, `GB-FTS-2566`, `GB-FTS-152496`, `GB-FTS-119988`, `GB-FTS-79548`, `GB-FTS-152507`, `GB-FTS-94870`, `GB-FTS-186744`, `GB-FTS-127954`, `GB-FTS-172722`

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 023774-2024-1 (active)

  - Signed Date: 30/06/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F023774-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-07-30T11:34:47.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T15:06:48.864Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-044a02