Closed tender

Self Drive Vehicle Hire contract

Details

Value
£3,000,000
Topic
Motor vehicles
Published
17 February 2025
Submission
24 March 2025

Tender description

Tenders were sought to provide self drive vehicle hire solutions to Dorset Council. The types of vehicles required include: economy, compact, intermediate and full sized passenger cars; automatic transmission passenger car; compact and standard multipurpose vehicles; minibus with 17 seats; single and double cab utility (Pick-Up) vehicles; economy (Small) vans; medium and long wheel base panel vans; box vans (Luton Type); single and crew cab flatbed and tipper body light commercial vehicles (3500kgs); flatbed and tipper body and box lorry heavy commercial vehicles (7500kgs). The contract is for an initial period of 4 years, with options to extend for a further 2 years. Lot 1: Tenders were sought to provide self drive vehicle hire solutions to Dorset Council. The types of vehicles required include: economy, compact, intermediate and full sized passenger cars; automatic transmission passenger car; compact and standard multipurpose vehicles; minibus with 17 seats; single and double cab utility (Pick-Up) vehicles; economy (Small) vans; medium and long wheel base panel vans; box vans (Luton Type); single and crew cab flatbed and tipper body light commercial vehicles (3500kgs); flatbed and tipper body and box lorry heavy commercial vehicles (7500kgs). The contract is for an initial period of 4 years, with options to extend for a further 2 years.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Tender published17 February 2025
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Submission date24 March 2025

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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