South Ribble Fleet Contract Hire Procurement Terminated

Tender information last checkedLast checked 19 Oct 2026, 15:26.

Opportunity overview

The Contractor shall provide a fully managed, end-to-end contract hire, service, maintenance and relief vehicle solution that is suitable for an above-threshold public contract procured in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023. The contract shall cover a mixed fleet of operational, commercial, specialist and support vehicles required to deliver Council services: • Core environmental services fleet, including refuse collection vehicles, food waste collection vehicles, and sweepers. • Operational support fleet, including tippers, cage tippers, panel vans and light commercial vehicles. • Grounds, agricultural and specialist service vehicles, including grounds maintenance vehicles, plant and specialist equipment where required. • Future fleet transition vehicles where these are specified in the tender pack or introduced through an approved contract change mechanism. No tender documents will be sent to you - you need to download the documents from the Chest portal website. If you have any questions regarding this opportunity - please post them on the messaging facility on the Chest. Messages sent outside of the Chest will not receive a response. ALL BIDS MUST BE SUBMITTED THROUGH THE CHEST PORTAL. Bids sent via any other method will not be accepted. Please ensure that you leave enough time to upload your documents before the closing date/time, as late or incomplete submissions may not be accepted.

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Procurement termination notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id: DN826294
Status: complete

Legal basis

Id: 2023/54
Scheme: UKPGA
Uri: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ↗

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Status: complete

Published documents

Entry 1

Id: 098491-2026
Document Type: tenderCancellationNotice
Notice Type: UK12
Description: Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098491-2026 ↗
Published: 19 Oct 2026, 13:45
Format: text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Name: South Ribble Borough Council
Id: GB-PPON-PHRY-1373-GMVN

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PHRY-1373-GMVN

Address

Street Address: Civic Centre, W Paddock
Locality: Leyland
Postal Code: PR25 1DH
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKD45

Contact

Email: procurement@southribble.gov.uk

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: UK_CA_TYPE
Id: publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description: Public authority - sub-central government

Organisation 2

Name: Chorley Council
Id: GB-PPON-PBDH-2434-XWYH

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PBDH-2434-XWYH

Address

Street Address: Union Street
Locality: Chorley
Postal Code: PR7 1AL
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKD47

Contact

Email: procurement@chorley.gov.uk

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: UK_CA_TYPE
Id: publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description: Public authority - sub-central government

Award information

Award 1

Id: 1
Status: cancelled
Final Status Date: 19 Oct 2026, 00:00

Related lots

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Leyland · UKD45 · PR25 1DH · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS

078157-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender · 17 Aug 2026, 14:37
098491-2026Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender · 19 Oct 2026, 13:45

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

South Ribble Borough Council’s procurement for fleet contract hire, maintenance and relief vehicles was terminated before any supplier award was published. The notice covers a proposed managed fleet solution for council service vehicles.

Published outcome signals

Current procurement statusTerminated / cancelledEvidence: The process source status is "complete" and the award record has status "cancelled" with finalStatusDate 2026-10-19.
Termination noticePublished 19 October 2026Evidence: The document is a "Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender" published at 2026-10-19T13:45:08+01:00.
Contract conclusionNo concluded or signed contract reportedEvidence: The sole award is cancelled, no suppliers are listed, and contract start/end dates are absent.

98% approved-analysis confidence0 supplier records analysed5 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 098491-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e5b3
First published: 17 Aug 2026
Last checked: 19 Oct 2026, 15:26
Notice versions reviewed: 2

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.

Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 19 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

Cancelled procurement; no winning supplier or concluded contract is reported.

Market significance

The opportunity had a stated maximum value of £5,000,000, but this is a procurement value ceiling rather than an awarded contract value.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Current procurement status

99% confidence

Terminated / cancelled

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The process source status is "complete" and the award record has status "cancelled" with finalStatusDate 2026-10-19.

Termination notice

99% confidence

Published 19 October 2026

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The document is a "Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender" published at 2026-10-19T13:45:08+01:00.

Contract conclusion

99% confidence

No concluded or signed contract reported

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The sole award is cancelled, no suppliers are listed, and contract start/end dates are absent.

VALUES

Published values explained

Published maximum procurement value

98% confidence

£5,000,000

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Process value_max is 5000000 GBP.

Awarded contract value

99% confidence

Unknown; no award value published

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The cancelled award has no value amount.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Tender notice published

99% confidence

17 August 2026

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Release history records a Tender notice on Find a Tender dated 2026-08-17.

Submission deadline

99% confidence

18 September 2026, 12:00 BST

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The process submission_deadline is 2026-09-18T12:00:00+01:00.

Procurement terminated

99% confidence

19 October 2026

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Award finalStatusDate is 2026-10-19 and the termination notice was published that day.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

98% confidence

Fully managed end-to-end contract hire, servicing, maintenance and relief-vehicle solution

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Process description states that the contractor shall provide this solution.

Vehicle coverage

97% confidence

Environmental-services, commercial, specialist, support, grounds and agricultural vehicles; potentially future transition vehicles

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The description lists refuse and food-waste collection vehicles, sweepers, tippers, vans, grounds-maintenance vehicles, plant and specialist equipment, plus specified future transition vehicles.

Lot structure

98% confidence

One lot reported; no lot title or allocation published

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Tender and award data identify lot 1 only; its title and description are null.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procedure

99% confidence

Open procedure

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process.procurement_method is "open" and procurement_method_details is "Open procedure".

Legal basis

99% confidence

Procurement Act 2023

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Tender legalBasis identifies UKPGA 2023/54; the description also states that the procurement is in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023.

Competition outcome

99% confidence

No bidder, tender-count or evaluation information published

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No supplier, bid-count, score or evaluation data is supplied.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Contract start and end

99% confidence

Not published

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contract_start_at and contract_end_at are null.

Duration, extension and renewal terms

99% confidence

Not published

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No duration, option or extension terms are supplied.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Market opportunity status

99% confidence

The published requirement did not result in a reported award

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The award status is cancelled and the termination notice was published on 19 October 2026.

Value interpretation

99% confidence

£5,000,000 is a stated maximum for the procurement, not evidence of supplier revenue or contract spend

View supporting evidence

Only value_max is supplied; no award value or supplier allocation is published.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

98%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-06e5b3
Analysed: 19 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Named buyer

99% confidence

South Ribble Borough Council

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The process buyer_name is South Ribble Borough Council.

Other named contracting authority

97% confidence

Chorley Council

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Chorley Council appears in the parties data with a buyer role.

Buyer type

99% confidence

Sub-central government public authority

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Both listed buyers are classified as publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment.

Buyer location

98% confidence

Leyland, United Kingdom

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The supplied buyer-location record identifies Leyland, UKD45, United Kingdom.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Supplier outcome

99% confidence

No supplier named

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The suppliers array is empty and the sole award is cancelled.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

99% confidence

Not applicable: no awarded contract or contract end date published

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The procurement was cancelled and contract_end_at is null.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Outcome evidence

99% confidence

A formal procurement termination notice is supplied, supporting the cancelled outcome.

View supporting evidence

Document 098491-2026 is classified as tenderCancellationNotice / UK12.

Award information

99% confidence

No award date, supplier, award value or individual lot allocation was published.

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The sole award has null award_date and value_amount, and no suppliers are supplied.

Contract information

99% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice: contract dates, duration, extension options, pricing and contractual terms.

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Relevant process and award fields are null or absent.

Lot detail

99% confidence

Lot 1 is identified but its title, description and value are not published.

View supporting evidence

Lot 1 has null title, description and value_amount.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

No supplier, award date or awarded contract value was published because the reported award is cancelled.
No contract start/end dates, duration, extension options, pricing structure or signed-contract evidence is supplied.
No bidder count, tender evaluation, scoring, rejection rationale or cancellation rationale is supplied.
Lot 1 has no published title, description, value or allocation detail.
The stated £5,000,000 maximum is not an awarded value and cannot be allocated to a supplier.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who won the South Ribble fleet contract hire procurement?

No winning supplier was published. The sole reported award was cancelled.

Was a contract signed?

No concluded or signed contract is reported in the supplied notice data.

What was the published value?

The procurement stated a maximum value of £5,000,000. No awarded contract value was published.

When was the procurement terminated?

The termination notice was published on 19 October 2026.

ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.

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