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Purchase of Refuse Collection Vehicles 2026/27

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council

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20 Aug 2026 at 14:52

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Summary of the contracting process

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council bought 13 refuse collection vehicles to replace existing vehicles nearing the end of their seven-year optimum lifespans and leases. The requirement covers refuse-collection and refuse-compaction vehicles, classified under CPV 34144500, for delivery in Yorkshire and the Humber. The vehicles are specialist heavy goods vehicles of 18 tonnes and over. This is a goods procurement for a local authority’s waste collection fleet, with the council as the buyer and Dennis Eagle Limited as the selected supplier. The scope is focused on supplying replacement refuse vehicles rather than operating waste collection services, maintaining vehicles or providing general fleet support. Businesses relevant to this requirement are manufacturers, authorised vehicle suppliers and specialist commercial vehicle providers able to supply heavy refuse and compaction vehicles at fleet scale.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to Dennis Eagle Limited on 11 August 2026. The award value is £3,591,561, including the published currency of GBP. The contract period runs from 24 August 2026 to 11 February 2033. Bids closed at 12:00 on 3 July 2026. Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council used a further competition through the YPO Purchase, Lease and Hire of Specialist Vehicles Framework, under its lot for purchasing and leasing refuse collection vehicles of 18 tonnes and over. The award was made through that framework competition rather than an open tender. The published procurement data identifies the requirement as unsuitable for SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises. Dennis Eagle Limited is the active award supplier.

Although this contract has been awarded, it provides a clear view of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council’s fleet demand: a multi-vehicle replacement programme focused on heavy refuse collection and compaction vehicles. A credible competitor for a future requirement from this buyer would need the manufacturing capability, specialist product range and production capacity to supply 13 vehicles of 18 tonnes and over, together with the commercial ability to support a local-authority fleet replacement exercise. The scale and specialist nature of the purchase indicate that established large commercial vehicle manufacturers or authorised specialist dealers are better placed than smaller general vehicle suppliers. Experience supplying refuse collection fleets, understanding of waste-service vehicle configurations and access to the relevant YPO framework route would strengthen a supplier’s position when this type of requirement returns to market.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Purchase of Refuse Collection Vehicles 2026/27

Notice Description

This contract is for the purchase of 13 Refuse Collection Vehicles to replace existing vehicles which are nearing the end of their optimum lifespans of 7 years and the end of their leases. The procurement was undertaken as a further competition via YPO framework agreement 1170 Purchase, Lease and Hire of Specialist Vehicles Framework under Lot 2 - Purchase and Lease of Refuse Collection Vehicles 18T and Over.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-c0aaf910-a53a-4717-bc5f-cdae15882b8f
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0cdc024e-5c87-468b-a3a6-13bf9af7f412
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Other -
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

CPV Codes

34144500 - Vehicles for refuse and sewage

34144510 - Vehicles for refuse

34144511 - Refuse-collection vehicles

34144512 - Refuse-compaction vehicles

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£3,591,561 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
3 Jul 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
11 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Contract Period
24 Aug 2026 - 11 Feb 2033 Over 5 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
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BARNSLEY, SOUTH YORKSHIRE
Postcode
S70 2TA
Postcode Area
Sheffield
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE3 South Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE33 Barnsley
Delivery Location
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Local Authority
Barnsley
Electoral Ward
Central
Westminster Constituency
Barnsley North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

DENNIS EAGLE LIMITED

Further Information

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