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Self Drive Vehicle Hire contract

Details

Value
£3,000,000
Topic
Motor vehicles
Published
18 December 2024

Tender description

This prior information notice is not a call for competition. It is being published to give notice to the market of an upcoming procurement. Dorset Council is releasing this Prior Information Notice to indicate the expected launch of a procurement process for the selection of a contractor to provide self drive vehicle hire solutions across the County of Dorset. The procurement will be undertaken under the Public Contract Regulations 2015 as an open tender process. Lot 1: This prior information notice is not a call for competition. It is being published to give notice to the market of an upcoming procurement anticipated for release in January 2025. Dorset Council is releasing this Prior Information Notice to indicate the expected launch of a procurement process for the selection of a contractor to provide self drive vehicle hire solutions across the County of Dorset. The contractor must be able to provide a wide range of vehicles from small economy cars through to vans, minibuses, LCVs and LGVs up to and including 7.5 tonnes. The proposed contract will be for a period of up to 6 years. The procurement will be undertaken under the Public Contract Regulations 2015 as an open tender process. Additional information: 1) This PIN is not a call for competition and is published with the intention of informing the market of an upcoming procurement process. 2) Dorset Council reserves the right not to commence any procurement or award any contract in respect of this notice. 3) The information contained in this PIN is indicative only at this stage and subject to change. 4) Dorset Council shall not be liable for any losses incurred by any party as a result of reliance on the information contained herein.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Pre-tender published18 December 2024
    Current notice

About the buyer

Dorset Council buys as a local authority, with a Commercial and Procurement team at its Dorchester offices. The Procurement Act 2023 came into force on 24 February 2025. Over 6,000 suppliers work with the council each year, and 51% are based in Dorset.

Over the past 5 years, most of Dorset Council's contract awards have been in software and information systems, health and social work and construction work.

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