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Welfare Vans

Home Office

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20 Oct 2026 at 11:24

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Home Office procured the temporary hire of welfare vans, a vehicle hire requirement supplying vans configured for welfare use. The procurement is classified as goods and covers one lot. The supplier is Enable Hire, based in London. The recorded contract title describes the requirement as “Welfare Vans: Temporary Hire”; the tender title is “Welfare Vans”. This is a Home Office purchase rather than a broader transport or fleet service, and the stated scope is limited to welfare vehicles and vans. The procurement description says the contract is to deliver welfare vans for the Home Office. No specific delivery location is stated, so the data does not establish where the vans are to be deployed.

The contract has been awarded and is active. The Home Office used a direct award below the procurement threshold, without competition. Enable Hire was selected for the single lot. The contract was signed on 12 October 2026 and runs from 1 November 2026 to 1 April 2027. Its value is £13,318 excluding VAT and £16,640 including VAT. The award record does not give a separate award date or a stated evaluation basis. The recorded procurement status is complete, while the contract itself remains active. The process is therefore concluded, with the supplier selected and the contract period set out above.

This award is evidence of a modest, short-term Home Office requirement for hired welfare vans. A credible competitor when this specific requirement next reaches the market would need to provide vans suitable for welfare use and manage temporary hire and delivery for a central government customer. The award went to a large supplier, but the published requirement does not set out particular fleet numbers, technical fit-out, vehicle specifications, accreditations or qualification criteria; the data therefore supports no more specific claim about what a future supplier must hold. Vehicle hire businesses with access to appropriate welfare vans and the operational capacity to provide them would be closest to the requirement. The route used was a direct award without competition, so this purchase does not demonstrate a competitive evaluation model or published scoring priorities.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Welfare Vans

Notice Description

This is a notice that a contract has been awarded to deliver Welfare Vans for the home office.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078b9f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098890-2026
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
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

CPV Codes

34114300 - Welfare vehicles

34136000 - Vans

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£13,318 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Nov 2026 - 1 Apr 2027 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Home Office
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1P 4DF
Postcode Area
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Enable Hire Limited

Further Information

Notice Documents

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