Planning

Vehicle Hire Framework - Pre-Market Engagement

  • Rotherham Borough Council

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-042180

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0522bf (view related notices)

Published 22 July 2025, 5:09pm



Scope

Reference

21-264

Description

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council (RMBC) are keen to understand the market options and potential market changes in order to support the council in building a multi-lot, diverse vehicle hire framework.

This market engagement therefore seeks to gather any knowledge and data that potential suppliers can provide to RMBC to improve the procurement and industry updates.

The Council has a requirement for the usage of hire vehicles that are diverse and are required to be readily available for the council to utilise, the framework is required to be reactive to support the Councils requirements and reduce any down time. The vehicles required could range from standard passenger vehicles to specialist vehicles such as grounds maintenance, tractors, mowers, sweepers, gritters any many more.

Commercial tool

Establishes a framework

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 February 2026 to 31 January 2030
  • 4 years

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

Contract locations

  • UKE31 - Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham

Engagement

Engagement deadline

1 August 2025

Engagement process description

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council (RMBC) are keen to understand the market options and availability for an upcoming vehicle hire procurement and will do this via the Mercell tendering portal: https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=YORTENDER

Mercell project reference 101469

The market engagement has been designed as a turnaround document available on Mercell at the address specified above. Please feel free to include any information you feel relevant to the questions asked. Please note that this is not a competitive exercise and is to inform the Council's approach as well as gauge the interest and capacity of the market.


Contracting authority

Rotherham Borough Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PGYC-3376-BGQP

Riverside House, Main Street

Rotherham

S60 1AE

United Kingdom

Region: UKE31 - Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government