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Car Hire

Food Standards Agency

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11 Aug 2026 at 08:32

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Summary of the contracting process

The Food Standards Agency procured vehicle-fleet-support services for the provision of hire cars for its employees. The requirement is a car-hire service rather than vehicle purchase, supporting staff travel and operational needs. Delivery is associated with the Agency’s premises at Foss House, York, and the wider requirement is in the United Kingdom. The procurement is classed as services and is suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises. The buying organisation is the Food Standards Agency, based in York. The selected supplier is an established national car-hire business, indicating a requirement for dependable access to hire vehicles and the operational arrangements needed to support employees across the Agency’s activities.

The procurement has been awarded and is complete. It used a selective procedure as a call-off from a framework agreement. The award was made on 4 August 2026 to Enterprise Rent-A-Car UK Limited for £84,000. The wider estimated value is between £84,000 and £126,000, in GBP. The contract runs from 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2028, with a 12-month optional extension period included. The tender submission deadline was 15 July 2026 at 12:00. The published requirement covers a 24-month contract period, with the optional extension providing additional duration if exercised. The award is active, and the contract award outcome identifies one supplier for the car-hire service.

For suppliers that did not win this award, the procurement provides clear evidence of the Food Standards Agency’s demand for employee car hire and fleet-support services. A credible future competitor would need to provide reliable access to hire cars, manage bookings and vehicle availability, and support employees consistently across the United Kingdom. The call-off route shows that access to a suitable public-sector framework can be important, so suppliers should understand framework qualification, call-off procedures and the evidence required at the ordering stage. The successful supplier is a large established car-hire company, suggesting that operational resilience, geographic coverage, responsive customer service and the capacity to manage public-sector account requirements are important competitive characteristics. The requirement is also identified as suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Car Hire

Notice Description

Contract award. Provision of hire cars for FSA employees. A 12 month optional extension period is included in the contract.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-36d0fcb4-d20a-4382-a796-05996e05c57b
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3b2df4a0-8329-42f0-86f6-def266df6535
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a framework agreement
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

50 - Repair and maintenance services

CPV Codes

50111110 - Vehicle-fleet-support services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£126,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£84,000 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
15 Jul 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
4 Aug 20263 weeks ago
Contract Period
1 Aug 2026 - 31 Jul 2028 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Food Standards Agency
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
YORK
Postcode
YO1 7PR
Postcode Area
York
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE2 North Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE21 York
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
York
Electoral Ward
Guildhall
Westminster Constituency
York Central

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Enterprise Rent-A-Car UK Limited

Further Information

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