Category

Vehicles and transport equipment contracts in the UK public sector

UK public sector buyers awarded 2,665 vehicles and transport equipment contracts in the last twelve months, with a median published value of £119k. 1,901 end in the next 18 months, 354 of them within three months.

Vehicles, rolling stock and associated parts, from refuse lorries to ambulances and fleet replacement programmes.

2,665
Contracts, last 12 months
14,293
Contracts since 2021
1,585
Buyers active here
£119k
Median contract value
1,901
Expiring in 18 months

Categories are derived from the CPV codes buyers publish on each award notice. Figures cover January 2021 onward and are comprehensive from 2023. The median is used rather than a total, because one framework ceiling would otherwise describe the whole category.

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Coming up for renewal

1,901 vehicles and transport equipment contracts expiring in the next 18 months

Each has an end date already published in its award notice. The incumbent knows the date. Most competitors find out when the re-tender appears, by which point the specification is written.

354
within 3 months
731
within 6 months
1,591
within 12 months
1,901
within 18 months

By year: vehicles and transport equipment ending in 2026 · vehicles and transport equipment ending in 2027 · vehicles and transport equipment ending in 2028 · vehicles and transport equipment ending in 2029

ContractBuyerIncumbentValueExpires
Vehicle Replacement for Minor Adaptations TeamLiverpool City Council2 suppliers (framework)£102k7 Nov 2026
Three Refuse Collection VehiclesBarnsley Metropolitan Borough CouncilDennis Eagle Ltd£602k7 Nov 2026
GB-Northallerton: TPPL North Yorkshire Council NEPO HGV Lot 1 - 1 x 12t DAF Tipper (33930)North Yorkshire CouncilMotus Commercials HGV£93k7 Nov 2026
Purchase of Road SweeperIpswich Borough CouncilHako Machines Ltd£73k10 Nov 2026
Provision of a Seapath and MGC Navigation System & System Upgrade for RRS DiscoveryNational Oceanography CentreKongsberg Discovery ASUSD 197k10 Nov 2026
4255-1 Hydraulic jacksDefence Equipment and SupporttronairUSD 180k10 Nov 2026
Purchase of Ford Transit 350 L4 Diesel RWD 2.0 Ecoblue 165PS Trend Premium DropsideBorough Council of Kings Lynn and West NorfolkLookers Motor Group Ltd£51k12 Nov 2026
Purchase of Ford Transit 350 L3 Diesel RWD 2.0 Ecoblue 130PS Trend Chassis CabBorough Council of Kings Lynn and West NorfolkLookers Motor Group Ltd£62k12 Nov 2026
Purchase of Ford Chassis for Ambulance use220 Waterloo RoadFORD MOTOR COMPANY LIMITED£3.4m12 Nov 2026
Supply & Delivery of 5 x Iveco Tower VansNorthumberland County CouncilNORTH EAST TRUCK & VAN LIMITED£582k12 Nov 2026
Short Duration Vehicle HireBournemouth Christchurch and Poole CouncilU-Drive Limited£4.7m12 Nov 2026
Purchase of Ford Transit 350 L2 Diesel RWD 2.0 Ecoblue 165PS H2 Trend VanBorough Council of Kings Lynn and West NorfolkLookers Motor Group Ltd£45k13 Nov 2026
Purchase of Renault Master LWB Diesel FWD LL35DCI 150 Advance L/RF Luton Box Van (Tail Lift)Borough Council of Kings Lynn and West NorfolkLookers Motor Group Ltd£45k13 Nov 2026
Lease VehiclesKeele UniversityLease Plan UK Limited£500k14 Nov 2026
Highway Material Suppliers further competition (against DPS6269)COVENTRY CITY COUNCIL5 suppliers (framework)£1.8m15 Nov 2026
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Common questions

Vehicles and transport equipment procurement, in short

Who buys vehicles and transport equipment in the UK public sector?

1,585 public sector organisations have awarded vehicles and transport equipment contracts since 2021. The most active are National Highways Limited (1082 contracts), Leicester City Council (512 contracts), Ministry of Defence (393 contracts).

How much is a typical vehicles and transport equipment contract worth?

The median is £119k, across the 13,388 contracts of 14,293 that publish a value. A median rather than an average, because a single framework worth hundreds of millions would otherwise make the typical contract look far larger than it is.

When do vehicles and transport equipment contracts come up for renewal?

1,901 contracts in this category have an end date inside the next 18 months. End dates are published in the original award notice, so they are visible long before any re-tender is advertised, which is usually the point at which the specification is already written.

How do I find new vehicles and transport equipment tenders?

Notices are published across Find a Tender, Contracts Finder, Public Contracts Scotland and Sell2Wales, each with its own search. Tender Radar reads all four each weekday morning and scores new notices against your profile, alongside the contracts in this category approaching renewal.

Contract data on this page is sourced from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder and published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains public sector information licensed under that licence. Figures cover contract award notices published from January 2021 onward, with comprehensive coverage from 2023. Earlier contracts, and any award not published to Find a Tender or Contracts Finder, will not appear.

How to cite this data

Tender Radar (2026) Vehicles and transport equipment contracts in the UK public sector [Dataset]. Professor AI. Available at: https://tender-radar.co.uk/contracts/vehicles-and-transport-equipment (Accessed: 7 November 2026).

The figures change as notices are published, so the citation carries the date you read them.