218_26 Specialist Vehicle Contract Hire/Leasing

A Tender Notice
by LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL, TRADING AS ESPO

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Framework (Goods)
Duration
4 year
Value
£375M-£42M
Sector
TRANSPORT
Published
15 Apr 2026
Delivery
01 Jul 2026 to 30 Jun 2030
Deadline
15 May 2026 11:00

Related Terms

Location

United Kingdom:

Geochart for 1 buyers and 0 suppliers

1 buyer

Description

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 are establishing a 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: Lot 1. Refuse collection vehicles (RCV’s) Lot 2. Sweepers Lot 3. Winter maintenance vehicles Lot 4. Gully emptiers Lot 5. Buses and minibuses Lot 6. Tippers Lot 7. Loaders Lot 8. Other specialist vehicles Lot 9. Mixed specialist vehicle fleet Note: The 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).

Lot Division

1 Refuse collection vehicles (RCV’s)
  • Value: £42M

This lot covers the contract hire/lease of ICE and alternatively fuelled refuse collection vehicles (RCVs) of varying weights/capacities comprising chassis and bodies/bin lifts including but not limited to: RCVs under 18t, RCV’s 18t and above and RCVs for food waste collection to meet the requirements of eligible public sector bodies.
2 Sweepers
  • Value: £42M

This lot covers the contract hire/lease of ICE and alternatively fuelled sweeper vehicles of varying weights/capacities to meet the requirements of eligible public sector bodies.
3 Winter maintenance vehicles
  • Value: £42M

This lot covers the contract hire/lease of ICE and alternatively fuelled winter maintenance vehicles of varying weights/capacities comprising chassis and bodies/snowploughs to meet the requirements of eligible public sector bodies.
4 Gully emptiers
  • Value: £42M

This lot covers the contract hire/lease of ICE and alternatively fuelled gully emptiers of varying weights/capacities comprising chassis and bodies to meet the requirements of eligible public sector bodies.
5 Buses and minibuses
  • Value: £42M

This lot covers the contract hire/lease of ICE and alternatively fuelled buses and minibuses of varying weights/capacities comprising chassis and bodies to meet the requirements of eligible public sector bodies.
6 Tippers
  • Value: £42M

This lot covers the contract hire/lease of ICE and alternatively fuelled tippers of varying weights/capacities comprising chassis and tipper bodies to meet the requirements of eligible public sector bodies.
7 Loaders
  • Value: £42M

This lot covers the contract hire/lease of ICE and alternatively fuelled hook and skip loaders vehicles of varying weights/capacities comprising chassis and hook/skip loader units/bodies to meet the requirements of eligible public sector bodies.
8 Other specialist vehicles
  • Value: £42M

This lot covers the contract hire/lease of ICE and alternatively fuelled other specialist vehicles (eg. mobile library vehicles, hot boxes, chassis cabs, etc) of varying weights/capacities to meet the requirements of eligible public sector bodies.
9 Mixed specialist vehicle fleet
  • Value: £42M

This lot covers the contract hire/lease of ICE and alternatively fuelled mixed specialist vehicles (i.e., all vehicles referred to in lots 1- 8) of varying weights/capacities to meet the requirements of eligible public sector bodies. This is for tenderers to indicate if mixed fleet is something that they can offer.

Award Criteria

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CPV Codes

  • 34144510 - Vehicles for refuse
  • 34144511 - Refuse-collection vehicles
  • 34144512 - Refuse-compaction vehicles
  • 34144431 - Suction-sweeper vehicles
  • 34921100 - Road sweepers
  • 34143000 - Winter-maintenance vehicles
  • 34144440 - Gritter vehicles
  • 34144410 - Gully emptiers
  • 34114400 - Minibuses
  • 34121000 - Buses and coaches
  • 34134000 - Flatbed and Tipper trucks
  • 34223370 - Tipper trailers
  • 34142200 - Skip loaders
  • 34144710 - Wheeled loaders
  • 34139000 - Chassis
  • 34144760 - Mobile library vehicles

Other Information

Please refer to the tender documents for further details (including further details on each of the lots) - the closing date for submission of Tenders is 12:00 (12 noon / 12pm) on 15 May 2026. To tender (please proceed to step (e) if an expression of interest has already been completed): (a) Go to https://www.eastmidstenders.org/ (b) Register (if not already registered on ProContract); (c) Search for tender opportunity '218_26' (via "View Opportunities" from the EastMidsTenders Portal); (d) Express an interest; (e) Download the tender documents (from the ProContract Activity summary screen). Any questions or clarifications relating to this tender opportunity should be submitted to ESPO as a message on the eProcurement Portal, once an Expression of interest has been completed. ** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. **

Reference

  • ocds-h6vhtk-051d0c
  • FTS 034176-2026

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