Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13cb3-2c6b-734b-a833-95214ba7d1a8/framework-for-the-hire-of-light-commercial-vehicles-and-tracking-system pending GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Framework for the Hire of Light Commercial Vehicles and Tracking System [Gateshead Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/gateshead-council) Estimated value Not stated Published 4 Jul 2023 Deadline Rolling deadline ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Sets up a framework Winning a place does not guarantee work: contracts are awarded later as call-offs, and the list usually stays closed for years. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender Gateshead Council is seeking to engage a suitable Contractor to provide the Council with its requirements for vehicle hire for Light Commercial Vehicles (LCVs) (up to 3.5t). The Council also requires a vehicle tracking system for the majority of these vehicles, as well as a small number of its own vehicles. This framework will cover the Council's long term and short-term requirements over the next 36 months with the option to extend for a further 2 x 12-month periods. We currently have 300+ vehicles on hire. All vehicles provided under this framework must: • be less than 5 years old for the duration of the Call-Off Contract, unless otherwise instructed by the Council • be supplied clean and tidy inside and out and be in good mechanical condition and fit for immediate use • conform to all current legal and statutory requirements for the duration of the Call-Off Contract • be fully VCA compliant as appropriate where conversion/modifications have been made • be speed limited to 56 miles per hour upon request • have a label near the fuel filling point indicating the type of fuel required. The Council require the supplier to locate a minimum of 3 vehicles at Park Road Depot for ad hoc hire by the Council. If the vehicles are not in use by the Council the Contractor can utilise them in their day-to-day business upon 24 hours' notice to the Council. ## CPV classification Fleet management, repair and maintenance services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/37b13901-00fd-4658-af8e-7f4b1b9c5af3) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Gateshead Council: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/gateshead-council) [Sector More Repair & maintenance services tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/repair-maintenance) ## More tenders like this [QW Planned and Reactive Facilities Management Services · Qualifications Wales · 42 days left · 30 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15552-1c32-72a6-a86e-45f144e2f84b/qw-planned-and-reactive-facilities-management-services) [Provision of Playground Services · Together Housing Association Limited · 26 days left · 13 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a154e4-48d5-7218-a766-82a2175c6300/provision-of-playground-services) [ESTH - Lift Maintenance PPM & Reactive · Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust · 30 days left · 18 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15476-6399-72fd-bd84-a9ca0f25a632/esth-lift-maintenance-ppm-reactive) [Gas Boiler Services · Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust · 28 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15408-a8ed-726c-bb19-21f575ae5ba0/gas-boiler-services) [Repair and maintenance services – Calamiteitenwerkzaamheden rioolwaterpersleidingen · Waterschap Noorderzijlvest · 49 days left · 7 Dec 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-754c-70bf-bff4-46d38ff6fb78/netherlands-repair-and-maintenance-services-calamiteitenwerkzaamheden-rioolw) [Repair and maintenance services of personal computers – Абонаментно и сервизно обслужване на офис техника : компютри, преносими компютри, принтери, скенери, копирни машини, монитори, UPS устройства, модеми, рутери и др., включително доставка на резервни части, материали и консумативи за офис техниката за срок от 12 месеца · ТЕРИТОРИАЛНО ПОДЕЛЕНИЕ "ДЪРЖАВНО ГОРСКО СТОПАНСТВО - КАЗАНЛЪК" · 29 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-c01a-72fa-943e-551c1508bed2/bulgaria-repair-and-maintenance-services-of-personal-computers-abonamentno-i)