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title: "Car Hire"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Food Standards Agency"
published: "2026-08-11"
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# Car Hire

Buyer: Food Standards Agency  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-36d0fcb4-d20a-4382-a796-05996e05c57b

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3b2df4a0-8329-42f0-86f6-def266df6535 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 15 Jul 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 4 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Aug 2026 - 31 Jul 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £126,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £84,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Food Standards Agency |
| Locality | YORK |
| Postcode area | York |
| Postcode | YO1 7PR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE2 North Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE21 York |
| Local authority | York |
| Electoral ward | Guildhall |
| Westminster constituency | York Central |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Enterprise Rent-A-Car UK Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 50 - Repair and maintenance services

### Codes

- 50111110 - Vehicle-fleet-support services

## Release History

- 11 Aug 2026 at 08:32 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3b2df4a0-8329-42f0-86f6-def266df6535

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3b2df4a0-8329-42f0-86f6-def266df6535
  11th August 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/5522cf3f-6689-4941-8071-1e3f4759bada
  Framework Schedule 6 - Order Form Template v3.10 Signed_Redacted

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