218_26 Specialist Vehicle Contract Hire/Leasing
Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPOEstimated Value
Up to £41,666,667
Deadline
15 May 2026
Published
30 July 2026
Type
Not specified
Overview
ESPO is a public sector-owned professional buying organisation offering a comprehensive range of procurement services, including access to over 100 free-to-access framework solutions for the wider public sector. ESPO framework for the medium/long term hire/lease of specialist vehicles, including internal combustion engine and alternatively fuelled options.
The Framework is divided into 9 lots. Note: The “Contract value” per lot as captured in this notice is for the overall framework (with this same overall value being captured per lot), as ESPO offers no guarantees or estimates of value that may pass through each individual lot (but the overall usage across all lots is not expected to exceed this overall framework value). For any additional details please also refer to https://www.espo.org/specialist-vehicle-contract-hire-lea... Note: Overall framework award was concluded on 23/07/2026, with this notice being published to follow on from this.
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Award Details
CMS HIRE LIMITED (04633375) - a wholly-owned subsidiary and operating division of Cooper Group UK Limited
£41,666,667
DAWSONGROUP ENVIRONMENTAL MUNICIPAL CIVIL LIMITED (05881107)
£41,666,667
ELITE REFUSE LTD (13885598)
£41,666,667
ENDURANCE VEHICLE SOLUTIONS LIMITED (11836655)
£41,666,667
FAUN ZOELLER FLEET SERVICES LIMITED (02590166)
£41,666,667
FIVEWAYS MUNICIPAL VEHICLE HIRE LIMITED (03513123)
£41,666,667
FLEETEV LIMITED (13278694) - Previously FLEET-E LIMITED
£41,666,667
RIVERSIDE TRUCK RENTAL LIMITED (03190863)
£41,666,667
ROMAQUIP UK (FC029368)
£41,666,667
SPECIALIST FLEET SERVICES LIMITED (02843547)
£41,666,667
TIP TRAILER SERVICES UK LIMITED (08570225) - t/a TIP Group
£41,666,667
AEBI SCHMIDT UK LIMITED (00557725)
£41,666,667
BUNCE (ASHBURY) LIMITED (01008283)
£41,666,667
HAKO MACHINES LIMITED (01414225)
£41,666,667
KARCHER (U.K.) LIMITED (01350233)
£41,666,667
MULTEVO LIMITED (07308583)
£41,666,667
MURDOCH MACKENZIE CONSTRUCTION LIMITED (SC056894)
£41,666,667
N.D. BROWN LIMITED (01471913)
£41,666,667
SCARAB SWEEPERS LIMITED (01823459)
£41,666,667
ECON ENGINEERING LIMITED (00644062)
£41,666,667
JAMES A. CUTHBERTSON, LIMITED (SC024322)
£41,666,667
LEEDS COMMERCIAL LIMITED (00587618)
£41,666,667
CAR HIRE (DAY OF SWANSEA) LIMITED (00571025) - t/a Day's Fleet & Day's Rental
£41,666,667
DAWSONGROUP BUS AND COACH LIMITED (02434773)
£41,666,667
HARRIS VEHICLE HIRE LTD (SC701028)
£41,666,667
LIMESQUARE VEHICLE RENTAL LIMITED (04897613)
£41,666,667
LONDON HIRE LIMITED (01773149)
£41,666,667
MARKS TRANSPORT GROUP LTD (04567563)
£41,666,667
MIDHIRE SELF DRIVE RENTALS LIMITED (02686202)
£41,666,667
MISTRAL BUS & COACH PLC (02716967)
£41,666,667
TORTON BODIES LIMITED (00683438)
£41,666,667
Likely incumbents
Suppliers who won similar work from this buyer in the last 5 years.
- 1
TEXET SALES LIMITED
£17m
total awarded
- 2
AMPLE STAR ENTERPRISES UK LIMITED
£12m
total awarded
- 3
PATTERSONS (BRISTOL) LIMITED
£45m
total awarded
- 4
BANNER GROUP LIMITED
£760,000
total awarded
- 5
WIGSTON PAPER LIMITED
£5m
total awarded
TEXET SALES LIMITED is the most likely incumbent based on recency and category match. To win, bidders typically need a clearly differentiated proposition or a price advantage.
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Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPOKey Dates
Published
30 July 2026
Submission deadline
15 May 2026
Notice type
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