Transport & vehicles in South West
Public sector contract notices in transport & vehicles covering South West, from Find a Tender.
Transport & vehicles notices in South West
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GWR - Transport and Distribution Services (Including Courier and Heavy Haulage)
Great Western Railway is establishing a multi-supplier, multi-lot framework agreement for transport and distribution services, including courier and heavy haulage work. The contract is worth £2m and will run across the GWR network.
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GWR Customer Facing Maintenance
First Greater Western is establishing a multi-supplier framework agreement for customer-facing maintenance services on Great Western Railway. The notice indicates this covers repair and maintenance of railway vehicles and related equipment.
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Natural England Dive Unit: Provision of dive vessel for Isles of Scilly kelp survey 2027
Natural England needs a qualified dive vessel with crew to support scientific surveys of kelp forests in the Isles of Scilly in summer 2027. The vessel must be suitably coded for diving operations.
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Integrated Micromobility Services 2027
The West of England Combined Authority is seeking a concession contract operator to deliver e-scooter and e-bike rental services across Bath & North East Somerset, Bristol, and South Gloucestershire. The contract runs for multiple years with a total value of £90m.
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Maintenance and Response 2 Framework
National Highways is procuring a seven-lot framework to deliver maintenance, reactive response, winter operations, and asset renewal across the strategic road network (motorways and major A roads). Each lot will have a single appointed supplier, with successful suppliers also joining an overarching framework for network resilience.
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Wayfinding Scheme in the Witney Area
West Oxfordshire District Council wants design, manufacture and installation of a comprehensive wayfinding signage network across Witney town centre and surrounding area. The scheme aims to improve navigation, encourage walking between destinations, and support the town centre's vitality.
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Riverside Green Recycled Plastic Fencing
Banwell Parish Council wants to buy about 200 metres of recycled plastic knee-high boundary fencing for a public green space. Supply includes posts, rails, brackets and fixings; installation is separate.
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715889490 - CHC/673 Enabling Support Contract for Chinook Aircraft Covers
The Ministry of Defence is procuring an enabling support contract for Chinook helicopter aircraft covers. The contract is valued at £341,666.
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Bristol Waste Company: Contract for the Bulk Haulage Services of Waste Material
Bristol Waste Company needs a single haulage contractor to collect and transport waste from its household recycling centres and transfer stations. The work covers waste arising from both domestic and commercial collections within Bristol.
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Vehicle Livery, High Conspicuity Markings and Associated Services
Wiltshire Police and five other regional forces need a supplier to design, supply and apply police livery (including the Battenberg pattern) and high-visibility markings to police vehicles ranging from cars and vans to motorcycles, boats and trailers, and to remove livery when needed.
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Vehicle Livery, High Conspicuity Markings and Associated Services
Gloucestershire Police seeks a supplier to design, apply and remove livery and high-visibility markings on police vehicles across the South West region, including cars, vans, motorcycles, boats and trailers. Work must comply with Home Office specifications for Battenberg and bespoke police markings.
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Vehicle Livery, High Conspicuity Markings and Associated Services
Dorset Police seeks a supplier to design, supply, and apply police livery (Battenberg markings, crests, bespoke designs) to cars, vans, motorcycles, boats, horse boxes and trailers across five regional police forces. The service includes removal of existing livery and must comply with Home Office Scientific Development Branch specifications.
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Vehicle Livery, High Conspicuity Markings and Associated Services
Design, supply, apply and remove police livery on vehicles ranging from cars to boats and horse boxes for five regional police forces. Work must meet Home Office Scientific Development Branch specifications for Battenberg markings and bespoke designs.
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Isles of Scilly home to school transport
The Council of the Isles of Scilly wants to commission home to school ferry services for children and vulnerable adults living on the islands. This is ongoing transport provision using sea-going vessels.
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Storage, fulfilment and worldwide freighting
Storage, picking and packing, and worldwide dispatch of nautical publications (mainly A4 books and similar) from a UK warehouse. Orders arrive daily via XML; items ship to customers globally with customs documentation where needed.
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713718450 - Light Mobility Vehicle
Defence Equipment and Support is seeking a supplier to design, develop and manufacture a family of light mobility vehicles (9 variants on a common platform) plus post-design services. The contract includes an initial purchase with options to scale the fleet to over 9,500 vehicles.
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Boscombe High Street Planters
Design, manufacture and deliver 22 large corten steel planters for Boscombe High Street. The council is looking for a single supplier to handle the full project from design through delivery.
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HM Cutter Vigilant - repairs to Triclad material
The Home Office wants welding repairs to engine room vent housing ducting on HM Cutter Vigilant. Work is scheduled for 10–24 August at a location spanning from Portland to Lowestoft.
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ITQ58 European Requirement in Support of Project Phoenix II
Babcock Land Defence is seeking to procure lease, service, maintenance, repair and inspection services for vehicles across Europe in support of the UK Ministry of Defence's Project Phoenix 3 White Fleet operations.
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Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) Concession
Cornwall Council is seeking a concession operator to design, install, operate and maintain at least 2,000 publicly accessible on-street electric vehicle charge points across Cornwall over 15 years. The project is backed by up to £3.109m of LEVI funding.
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Tamar Bridge Toll Collection Service
Cornwall Council and Plymouth City Council seek a replacement toll collection service for Tamar Bridge. The role covers 24/7 staffing across five toll lanes, two automated lanes, and includes office and facility cleaning.
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Fleet – Replacement Grounds Vehicles
Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council is buying 15 new tipper vehicles for grounds maintenance work. The vehicles will be diesel and EV models with various configurations.
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Waste management vehicle
The Council of the Isles of Scilly is buying a single 3.5-tonne flatbed truck with specific dimensions and Euro 6 engine (or electric equivalent) to local specifications. Delivery required to Penzance with clearance to fit through a narrow archway on the islands.
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PHC26117 Supported Bus Service 2026 - Service 26
Torbay Council needs a bus operator for Service 26, a supported non-commercial route in the Paignton area. The service should run with increased frequency, extended hours, and low/zero emission vehicles, with some overlap expected with a new competing Service 27.
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Passenger Transport Framework
BCP Council is establishing a framework for passenger transport, primarily home-to-school services. The framework has three lots: minibuses (9–16 seats), taxis and social cars (up to 8 seats), and ad hoc taxi provision.