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title: "Vehicle Rental Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02975f"
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json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02975f.json"
source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "THE BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION (BBC)"
published: "2023-01-20"
---

# Vehicle Rental Services

Buyer: THE BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION (BBC)  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02975f

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## Summary

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) recently completed a procurement process for Vehicle Rental Services. The tender involved the provision of vehicle rental services, enabling BBC staff to hire various types of vehicles for operational or production reasons. The contract has a total value of £15,000,000 and covers access to cars, light commercial vehicles, and buses. The procurement method used was a Competitive procedure with negotiation. The active status of the tender indicates it is open for interested businesses to participate.

This tender opportunity for Vehicle Rental Services by the BBC presents a chance for businesses in the road transport services industry to compete. Companies offering vehicle rental services, particularly those with a wide coverage across the UK and internationally, would be well-suited to bid for this contract. The contract offers potential for long-term business growth, as it has an initial term of five years with possible extensions. Interested businesses should carefully review the tender documentation and submit their bids through the specified electronic submission process before the submission deadline.

## Notice

The BBC tendered for the provision of vehicle rental services. The arrangement will enable the BBC to source rental vehicles through a commercial solution.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The BBC is tendering the provision of vehicle rental services. The arrangement will enable the BBC to source rental vehicles through a commercial solution covering access to: cars, light commercial vehicles, specialists vehicles, minibuses, buses, and vehicles that are over 3.5 tonnes in weight. BBC staff require access to rental vehicles used for various operational or production reasons. BBC staff are able to hire such vehicles where public transport is not appropriate, in accordance with internal policy. The BBC is acting on its own behalf, and on behalf of its commercial subsidiaries within BBC Commercial Holdings Limited. Vehicles will be available for hire via an online booking tool embedded on the BBC intranet, supported by offline support. The provider(s) will have coverage across the UK, in addition to European and international sites. NB - the total value of this contract is not committed spend, and is therefore only an expectation of spend that could be made through the contract. The total value includes spend anticipated from the BBC's commercial subsidiaries.

Options: The Contract will have an Initial Term of five (5) years from the Service Commencement date. The Initial Term may be extended at the option of the BBC, in increments of any length of time on any cumulative maximum duration of two (2) calendar years, in total.

Renewal: The Contract will start in October 2021, with Service Commencement on 1st February 2022. The Contract will have an Initial Term of five (5) years from the Service Commencement date. The Initial Term may be extended at the option of the BBC, in increments of any length of time on any cumulative maximum duration of two (2) calendar years, in total.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001910-2023 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Competitive procedure with negotiation |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Jan 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 31 Mar 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 9 Dec 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £15,000,000 |
| Lots value | £15,000,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £15,000,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION (BBC) |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | West London |
| Postcode | W1A 1AA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | West End |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ENTERPRISE RENT-A-CAR |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

### Codes

- 60100000 - Road transport services

## Release History

- 20 Jan 2023 at 16:29 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001910-2023
- 1 Mar 2021 at 22:56 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004089-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.bbc.co.uk/supplying/
- https://bbc.bravosolution.co.uk
- https://bbc.bravosolution.co.uk/
- https://bbc.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html

## Provenance

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