How to win: Fleet Contract Hire, Service Maintenance & Relief Vehicles

About this contract

The Contractor shall provide a fully managed, end-to-end contract hire, service, maintenance and relief vehicle solution that is suitable for an above-threshold public contract procured in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023. The contract shall cover a mixed fleet of operational, commercial, specialist and support vehicles required to deliver Council services: • Core environmental services fleet, including refuse collection vehicles, food waste collection vehicles, and sweepers. • Operational support fleet, including tippers, cage tippers, panel vans and light commercial vehicles. • Grounds, agricultural and specialist service vehicles, including grounds maintenance vehicles, plant and specialist equipment where required. • Future fleet transition vehicles where these are specified in the tender pack or introduced through an approved contract change mechanism. No tender documents will be sent to you - you need to download the documents from the Chest portal website. If you have any questions regarding this opportunity - please post them on the messaging facility on the Chest. Messages sent outside of the Chest will not receive a response. ALL BIDS MUST BE SUBMITTED THROUGH THE

How to win contracts like this

• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — South Ribble Borough Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £5,000,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins goods work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar goods contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: it closes 18 September 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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