Framework Agreement for Hire of Vehicles and Plant/Machinery
- Buyer
- Ubico Ltd
- Value
- £4,800,000
- Closes
- 30 November 2026
- Where
- Cheltenham, the South West
- Type
- Sets up a framework (suppliers apply to join)
In plain English
Ubico Ltd is setting up a framework agreement, which is a pre-approved list of suppliers it can call on, to hire vehicles and plant machinery for its operations. The estimated total value is £4,800,000, split into nine lots covering items such as vans, tippers, refuse collection vehicles, road sweepers, grounds maintenance machines, electric vehicles and powered access equipment.
What the buyer wants
• Provide suitable hire vehicles or plant for the lot(s) you bid for, from the list of nine categories in the notice • Deliver reliable, responsive and cost-effective hire services that support Ubico's operational requirements • Maintain service continuity and high standards of performance, and respond through the Delta eSourcing portal using the access code given in the notice
Lots
- 4x4/beaver tails/vans/tippers/luton box
- RCV and skip/hook loaders
- RCV with perstorp capable bin lifters
- Kerbside sort recycling and food waste
- Road sweepers
- Grounds maintenance
- Material handling
- Battery electric vehicles (BEV – full EV)
- Powered Access Equipment
Requirements
What could rule a small business out: The notice does not list specific qualifications or minimum turnover, but its specialist lots (refuse collection vehicles, road sweepers and powered access equipment) suggest a small business would need to supply these machines reliably in volume, and the nine-lot structure may be hard to meet without a substantial fleet.
Always check the tender documents.
How to bid
This is a framework: the buyer picks a set of suppliers now and awards work to them over several years. If you are not on it when it is awarded, you usually cannot win work from it until it is re-tendered, so this is the window to bid.
Where to apply
Bids go through Delta eSourcing. Make a free account there, then search for this tender's title.
Questions about this tender? The official notice gives the buyer's contact.
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