--- title: "Vehicle Hire Self Drive - St Helens Borough Council" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-044a02" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-044a02" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-044a02.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-044a02.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "ST.HELENS COUNCIL" published: "2024-07-30" --- # Vehicle Hire Self Drive - St Helens Borough Council Buyer: ST.HELENS COUNCIL Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-044a02 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-044a02) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-044a02.json) ## Summary St Helens Council, acting as the lead authority for the Liverpool City Region group including Knowsley, Sefton, Wirral, and Liverpool local authorities, has awarded a contract for vehicle hire services titled "Vehicle Hire Self Drive." The procurement falls under the industry category of transport services (excluding waste transport) and will provide vehicles for business use only. The contract, managed by the Council's respective Fleet Manager or representative, covers a 22-month period beginning on 6 July 2024 and is divided into eight lots, including passenger and light commercial hire, adapted minibuses, and heavy commercial and plant hire. The procurement method was an open procedure, and key dates include a bid submission deadline extension to 3 May 2024. The awarded contract was signed on 1 July 2024. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly those in the vehicle hire and transport sectors, to expand their operations within the Liverpool City Region. Businesses offering competitive vehicle rates and demonstrating social value stand a good chance of being selected. Small to medium enterprises (SMEs) and large companies alike, such as Arnold Clark Finance Ltd and Autohorn Fleet Services Ltd, have been successfully awarded various lots in this contract. Companies specialising in passenger vehicles, adapted minibuses, and heavy commercial vehicles would find this tender particularly lucrative, given the broad scope and varied requirements outlined in the contract. ## Notice St Helens Council as lead Council for the Liverpool City Region group (LCR) which also include Knowsley, Sefton, Wirral and Liverpool local authorities are seeking to invite tenders for the provision of vehicle hire services as detailed in the tender documents. The provision of vehicles on hire are intended to be for business use only and need to meet the requirements of the hirer within the Customers' departmental regulations. The opportunity will be divided into Lots, LOT 1 - 6 Passenger & Light Commercial Hire, LOT 7 -Adapted Minibuses, Lot 8 - Heavy Commercial & Plant Hire. LOT 1 - 6 will be awarded on a fixed rate ad-hoc Call Off arrangement as and when required for use by the Liverpool City Region (LCR) which include St. Helens, Sefton, Knowsley, Wirral and Liverpool Council's and will be managed via the Council's respective Fleet Manager or their representative. The hire contract will also be utilised by schools within the borough of St Helens, they will be responsible for organising their hire requirements directly with the hire company The period of the contract shall be awarded for a 22 month period and is due to commence from 6 July 2024 ### Lot Information Lot 1 Hire of Cars and MPV's St Helens Council as lead Council for the Liverpool City Region group (LCR) which also include Knowsley, Sefton, Wirral and Liverpool local authorities are seeking to invite tenders for the provision of vehicle hire services as detailed in the tender documents. The provision of vehicles on hire are intended to be for business use only and need to meet the requirements of the hirer within the Customers' departmental regulations. The opportunity will be divided into Lots, LOT 1 - 6 Passenger & Light Commercial Hire, LOT 7 -Adapted Minibuses, Lot 8 - Heavy Commercial & Plant Hire. LOT 1 - 6 will be awarded on a fixed rate ad-hoc Call Off arrangement as and when required for use by the Liverpool City Region (LCR) which include St. Helens, Sefton, Knowsley, Wirral and Liverpool Council's and will be managed via the Council's respective Fleet Manager or their representative. The hire contract will also be utilised by schools within the borough of St Helens, they will be responsible for organising their hire requirements directly with the hire company The period of the contract shall be awarded for a 22 month period and is due to commence from 6 July 2024 Hire of 4 x 4's Passenger/Light Commercial & Heavy Commercial & Plant Hire LOT 2 - Hire of C4 x 4's awarded on a fixed rate ad-hoc Call Off arrangement as and when required for use by the Liverpool City Region (LCR) which include St. Helens, Sefton, Knowsley, Wirral and Liverpool Council's Hire of Vans up to 3500Kg Passenger/Light Commercial & Heavy Commercial & Plant Hire LOT 3 - Hire of Vans up to 3500kg awarded on a fixed rate ad-hoc Call Off arrangement as and when required for use by the Liverpool City Region (LCR) which include St. Helens, Sefton, Knowsley, Wirral and Liverpool Council's Hire of Tippers up to 3500kg Passenger/Light Commercial & Heavy Commercial & Plant Hire LOT 4 - Hire of Tippers up to 3500kg awarded on a fixed rate ad-hoc Call Off arrangement as and when required for use by the Liverpool City Region (LCR) which include St. Helens, Sefton, Knowsley, Wirral and Liverpool Council's Hire of Minibuses up to 17 seats Passenger/Light Commercial & Heavy Commercial & Plant Hire LOT 5 - Hire of Minibuses up to 17 seats awarded on a fixed rate ad-hoc Call Off arrangement as and when required for use by the Liverpool City Region (LCR) which include St. Helens, Sefton, Knowsley, Wirral and Liverpool Council's Hire of Petrol Cars Passenger/Light Commercial & Heavy Commercial & Plant Hire LOT 6 - Hire of Petrol Cars awarded on a fixed rate ad-hoc Call Off arrangement as and when required for use by the Liverpool City Region (LCR) which include St. Helens, Sefton, Knowsley, Wirral and Liverpool Council's Hire of Adapted Minibuses Passenger/Light Commercial & Heavy Commercial & Plant Hire LOT 7 - Hire of Adapted Minibuses suppliers are not required to supply rates but will be entered onto a framework for each vehicle they are able to provide. A mini competition will be conducted when a vehicle is required with all suppliers registered in the relevant vehicle category Hire of Heavy Commercial Vehicles Passenger/Light Commercial & Heavy Commercial & Plant Hire LOT 8 - Hire of Heavy Commercial Vehicles suppliers are not required to supply rates but will be entered onto a framework for each vehicle they are able to provide. A mini competition will be conducted when a vehicle is required with all suppliers registered in the relevant vehicle category ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023774-2024 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Large, SME | | All stages | Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 30 Jul 2024 | | Submission deadline | 17 Apr 2024 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 30 Jun 2024 | | Contract period | 5 Jul 2024 - 30 Apr 2026 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £3,000,000 | | Lots value | £3,000,000 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Active, Cancelled | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | ST.HELENS COUNCIL | | Locality | SALE | | Post town | Manchester | | Postcode | M33 7ZF | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester | | ITL 3 | TLD34 Greater Manchester South West | | Local authority | Trafford | | Electoral ward | Sale Central | | Westminster constituency | Wythenshawe and Sale East | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 16 | | Supplier names | ARNOLD CLARK FINANCE; AUTOHORN FLEET SERVICES; C P DAVIDSON & SONS; CAR HIRE (DAY OF SWANSEA) LTD T/A DAYS RENTAL; DAWSONGROUP BUS AND COACH; DAWSONGROUP ENVIRONMENTAL MUNICIPAL CIVIL; ECON ENGINEERING; EURO MUNICIPAL; FARNWORTH 2000 LIMITED T/A PSD VEHICLE RENTAL; FULCRUM AUTOMOTIVE SOLUTIONS; KARCHER; LEEDS COMMERCIAL LTD T/A LC VEHICLE HIRE; LONDON HIRE; ND BROWN; NORTHGATE VEHICLE HIRE; WEST WALLASEY CAR HIRE | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 30 Jul 2024 at 11:34 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023774-2024 - 16 Apr 2024 at 13:55 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012368-2024 - 18 Mar 2024 at 16:12 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008706-2024 ## Notice URLs - http://www.sthelens.gov.uk - https://www.the-chest.org.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-044a02. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-044a02.json.