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Hire of vehicles and commercial vehicles

MEDWAY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

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18 Sep 2026 at 11:06

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Medway NHS Foundation Trust procured the hire of vehicles up to 3.5 tonnes and commercial vehicles up to 7.5 tonnes. The requirement covers specialist vehicles and vans for the Trust’s operational needs, with delivery and use across England. The buying organisation is Medway NHS Foundation Trust, based at Medway Maritime Hospital in Gillingham. This is a goods requirement focused on supplying vehicle-hire capacity rather than vehicle manufacture, maintenance or construction. It may therefore suit vehicle rental companies, commercial fleet operators and providers able to supply vans and specialist vehicles within the stated weight limits. The requirement was arranged as a single lot and is associated with vehicle provision across a wide geographic area rather than a single local site.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded through a direct, below-threshold procedure without competition. Enterprise RPA Limited was selected as the supplier. The contract was signed on 1 August 2026 and runs from 1 August 2026 to 31 August 2031. Its value is £48,000 excluding VAT and £56,000 including VAT. One lot was awarded and the contract is active. The evaluation route was direct award rather than a competitive tender, so the published process does not set out competing bid criteria or a scored evaluation basis. The arrangement covers vehicle hire for the full requirement, including vehicles up to 3.5 tonnes and commercial vehicles up to 7.5 tonnes, with activity spanning England.

For a supplier assessing future NHS vehicle-hire demand, this award shows a requirement for access to both standard commercial vans and specialist vehicles, including vehicles up to 7.5 tonnes. A credible competitor would need a dependable hire fleet, the ability to provide vehicles within the required weight categories, and operational coverage across England. Fleet availability, rapid allocation or replacement arrangements, and experience supporting an NHS or similarly distributed public-service operation would strengthen a future response, although these features are not stated as formal criteria here. The award also shows that Medway NHS Foundation Trust has used a below-threshold direct route for this requirement, making awareness of the Trust’s fleet needs and procurement route commercially relevant to vehicle rental and commercial fleet businesses.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Hire of vehicles and commercial vehicles

Notice Description

For the hire of vehicles up to 3.5T and the hire of commercial vehicles up to 7.5T. From 01/08/2026 to 31/08/2031.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-07752f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088559-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

CPV Codes

34114000 - Specialist vehicles

34136000 - Vans

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£48,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
18 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Aug 2026 - 31 Aug 2031 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
MEDWAY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
GILLINGHAM
Postcode
ME7 5NY
Postcode Area
Rochester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ4 Kent
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ41 Medway
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Medway
Electoral Ward
Gillingham South
Westminster Constituency
Gillingham and Rainham

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ENTERPRISE RPA LIMITED

Further Information

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