Estimated Value
Up to £4,000,000
Deadline
25 September 2026
Published
19 August 2026
Type
Not specified
Overview
Hire requests are received from service areas across the Authority and are required for various reasons including owned fleet off the road due to long terms repairs, in order to provide resilience in the fleet due to reliability issues (such as minibuses) and increased demand from service areas. The Authority require a contract with suppliers who are able to supply the whole range of vehicles within the lot tendered for that are used by the Authority.
The estimated value given for each lot is simply the total contract value divided into 12 equal lots. If you require a more accurate estimate then please submit a clarification query via the tender portal.
In order to provide more opportunities for SME suppliers, rather than a single supplier, the Authority has created different lots categorised by vehicle type. These hires can be either short term e.g. weeks or for a longer period e.g. months.
Details
- Crane lorry
- 18T Crane Lorry with Front mounted crane for street lighting application with minimum 8M long load bed and "H" frame to carry street lighting colums of up to 14M
Additional details
Small Cars up to 3.5t Medium Cars up to 3.5t 4x4's with truckman style back Small panel Vans up to 3.5t Medium panel Vans (inc electric) up to 3.5t Large panel Vans (inc electric) up to 3.5t Luton Vans (inc electric) Welfare van with WC 3.5T Traffic Management Vehicle (Cone vehicle 3.5T) 3.5T Utility Cab tipper (may also require crew cab instead of utility) 3.5T Utility Cab /Flatbed (we may also require crew cab instead of utility) 3.5t Utility Cab Drop side (we may also require crew cab instead of utility) 4X4 All Terrain ARB Welfare van with WC 3.5T
7.5T Flatbed 7.5T Luton box van with tail lift 12T Luton box van with tail lift 32t Hook Loader with sheeting system
MEWPs, 3.5t, 5.2t and 7t van with 13.5m & 14.5m platform 7.5 Tonne Insulated rear Tipper with drop sides (with rear ingress eg steps and fall arrest) 18T Insulated Rear Tipper with drop side's (with rear ingress e.g. steps and fall arrest)
Gritter: demountable and fixed body 26t 18T Roadmender and hot box
18t Gully tankers 18T Crash Cushion Short wheelbase 8 passenger Seat Minibus (Group B licence with Tail lift) 12 to 16 passenger Seat Minibus (with Tai lift & flexible seating for wheelchairs)
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Likely incumbents
Suppliers who won similar work from this buyer in the last 5 years.
- 1
Centrebus
6 contracts wonlatest 22 Jun 2026ends 4 Aug 2029£1m
total awarded
- 2
Kinchbus Ltd
6 contracts wonlatest 8 Aug 2025ends 31 Jul 2026£273,342
total awarded
- 3
LEICESTERSHIRE PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST
5 contracts wonlatest 5 Oct 2026ends 31 Mar 2027£44m
total awarded
- 4
ARRIVA MIDLANDS LIMITED
£678,312
total awarded
- 5
NMI Taxi Ltd
5 contracts wonlatest 28 Jul 2026ends 31 Jul 2027£75,285
total awarded
Centrebus 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 CouncilKey Dates
Published
19 August 2026
Submission deadline
25 September 2026
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