Vehicle and Plant Hire

Published facts

What the notice says

Buyer

Scotland Excel

Published status

complete

Latest release reference

088482-2026

CPV codes

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) codes: 33141642, 34100000, 34113300, 34114000, 34115200, 34120000, 34140000, 34142100, 34143000, 34144000, 34144410, 34144430, 34144431, 34144500, 34144510, 34144511, 34144512, 34144900, 34514700, 34921000, 34921100, 42120000, 42122220, 42410000, 42414000, 42414100, 42414310, 42415100, 42418000, 43200000, 43210000, 43312000, 43324000, 43325100, 45510000, 45520000, 60170000, 60172000, 60180000, 60181000, 60182000, 60183000

Published tags

award, contract

Latest record Bidwake loaded from this source

20 Sept 2026

This Contract Award Notice is in relation to the renewal framework for the hire of vehicles and plant equipment, available for all 32 council areas in Scotland and Scotland Excel Associate Members. It is anticipated this framework will incorporate the hiring of various vehicle types, such as cars and light vehicles, minibuses/buses, refuse collection vehicles, winter maintenance vehicles and road sweeping vehicles, as well as the hiring of plant equipment such as excavation equipment, road surfacing equipment and other specialist equipment.

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Observed notice trail

How the published record developed

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1. Planning notice observed

   13 Jun 2025

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   032129-2025

   Published tags

   planning

2. Award notice observed

   18 Sept 2026

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 20 Sept 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   088482-2026

   Published tags

   award, contract

Awards and suppliers

Published award and contract facts

• Hire of Minibuses / Buses

  Buyer: Scotland ExcelSupplier: ARNOLD CLARK FINANCE LIMITED.

  End date in notice

  Date not published

  Value shown in notice

  £6,000,000Value from the linked contract

  Official source

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  About this figure

  • This award names more than one supplier but does not divide the published value between them. The figure is shown for context and is not assigned to one supplier.
  • This figure comes from the linked contract record. Overall totals continue to use the separately published award value.

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  Source

  Find a Tender

  Award or lot reference

  088482-2026-1

• Hire of Minibuses / Buses

  Buyer: Scotland ExcelSupplier: Accident Repair Centre (Scotland) Limited

  End date in notice

Related evidence

Published terms and linked processes

• Source states no optionsLot 1Published 18 Sept 2026.Open supporting notice 088482-2026
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