CONTRACT HIRE WITH MAINTENANCE; AND MAINTENANCE ONLY; OF REFUSE COLLECTION VEHICLES, MECHANICAL SWEEPERS AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS WASTE COLLECTION VEHICLES
- Buyer
- East Staffordshire Borough Council
- Value
- £13,500,000
- Closes
- 17 November 2026
- Where
- Burton upon Trent, the West Midlands
- Type
- Open tender
In plain English
East Staffordshire Borough Council wants to replace its refuse collection lorries, road sweepers and other waste vehicles, worth about £13.5 million. Lot 1 covers leasing the vehicles with full maintenance included, while Lot 2 covers maintenance only for vehicles the council buys separately.
What the buyer wants
• Supply the council's waste vehicles on a contract hire basis (Lot 1), or maintain and repair the council's fleet (Lot 1 or Lot 2) • Provide full vehicle maintenance and repairs at your own or subcontracted workshops, with only minor repairs allowed at the council's depot and only if agreed in advance • Keep the fleet in safe, compliant working order across a range of vehicles, including electric vans and specialist refuse and sweeper vehicles, with new vehicles added to the fleet at set dates (a compact sweeper in November 2028 and a 7.5 tonne food and fly-tip vehicle in April 2032)
Lots
- Contract Hire with Maintenance
- Maintenance Only
Likely requirements
Our reading of the notice. Always check the tender documents.
Most small businesses would not have the financial strength to back a multi-million pound vehicle lease, the workshop capacity for heavy refuse fleets, or the operator licensing needed, so the contract hire lot is effectively out of reach, while the maintenance-only Lot 2 may only suit a specialist firm that could handle a large fleet or work as a subcontractor to a larger bidder.
How to bid
This is an open tender: any eligible business can respond directly to the buyer by the deadline, with no framework membership needed.
How to write a tender response
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