Sector · UK public sector
Tenders in Passenger cars
Live UK public-sector tender data, scoped to Passenger cars. 23 awards we have tracked, with the suppliers winning and how the spend distributes.
23
awards tracked
£47.4m
total contract value
£2.1m
average award size
8.7%
awarded to SMEs
Recent awards
Latest tenders awarded by Passenger cars
GB-Durham: TPPL Durham County Council HCC Lot 1 - 4 x Nissan Xtrails with 7 seats (30092)
Awarded to Lookers Group on 8 Apr 2026 · Durham County Council
£87k
GB-Leeds: TPPL Leeds City Council HCC Lot 1 - 1 x Ford Kuga Hybrid (29642)
Awarded to Motus Commercials Derby on 2 Feb 2026 · Leeds City Council
£25k
GB-Hindley: TPPL Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council HCC Lot 1 - 2 x Small Full Hybrid Cars (29298)
Awarded to Toyota (GB) PLC on 22 Jan 2026 · Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
£31k
GB-Grimsby: North East Lincolnshire Council HCC Lot 1 - 7 x Fully Electric 7 Seat People Carrier (28237)
Awarded to Motus Commercials Derby on 14 Jan 2026 · North East Lincolnshire Council
£166k
GB-London: TPPL London Borough of Hackney HCC Lot 1 - 1 x Small LCV (Van Based Car) (27804)
Awarded to Lookers Group on 13 Jan 2026 · London Borough of Hackney
£21k
Procurement of vehicles for GCS
Awarded to MERCEDES-BENZ CARS UK LIMITED on 13 Jan 2026 · Cabinet Office
£186k
GB-Ruthin: TPPL Denbighshire County Council HCC Lot 1 - 1 x 5 Door Electric Hatchback/SUV (28163)
Awarded to Citroen UK Limited on 23 Dec 2025 · Denbighshire County Council
£27k
Vehicle Hire RM6265 - Lot 1 Hire of Vehicles up to 3.5T
Awarded to Enterprise Rent- A- Car Ltd on 18 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Justice
£33m
GB-Nottingham: TPPL Nottinghamshire County Council HCC Lot 1 - 2 x Large Fully Electric Car (28038)
Awarded to Toyota (GB) PLC on 9 Dec 2025 · Nottinghamshire County Council
£50k
Purchase of 6 Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles (WAV's)
Awarded to GM Coachwork Limited on 8 Dec 2025 · Bristol City Council
£389k
Vehicle Purchase
Awarded to Mercedes-Benz UK on 8 Dec 2025 · BANK OF ENGLAND
£86k
GB-Durham: TPPL Durham County Council HCC Lot 1 - 2 x 2.5t 4x4 Nissan Xtrail (28253)
Awarded to Lookers Group on 3 Dec 2025 · Durham County Council
£51k
Sector pulse
Who procures in Passenger cars, and where the value sits
Passenger cars accounts for 23 tracked awards worth £47.4m in the period we monitor. The average award here is £2.1m. Passenger cars is procured mainly by Cabinet Office, Durham County Council and Nottinghamshire County Council. The biggest spender is Cabinet Office, with 2 awards totalling £570k. Geographically the work is spread across East Midlands, North East,North West,Yorkshire and The Humber,East Midlands,West Midlands,East of England,London,South East,South West,Scotland,Wales,Northern Ireland, South West. Only 8.7% of awards go to SMBs, so this category is dominated by larger suppliers. Volume is broadly flat versus the prior month.
Who is buying in Passenger cars
Biggest single award
£33m
Vehicle Hire RM6265 - Lot 1 Hire of Vehicles up to 3.5T
Won by Enterprise Rent- A- Car Ltd on 18 Dec 2025
Busiest month
Dec 25
6 awards published, totalling £33.6m.
Last 30 days vs the prior 30: roughly flat.
Where the awards land
- East Midlands16%
- North East,North West,Yorkshire and The Humber,East Midlands,West Midlands,East of England,London,South East,South West,Scotland,Wales,Northern Ireland16%
- South West16%
- North East11%
- North West11%
Top suppliers
Who is winning the work
Motus Commercials Derby
3 awards · £209k total
Lookers Group
3 awards · £159k total
Toyota (GB) PLC
2 awards · £81k total
Enterprise Rent- A- Car Ltd
1 award · £33m total
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
1 award · £12m total
GM Coachwork Limited
1 award · £389k total
Jaguar Land Rover Limited
1 award · £384k total
Volvo Car UK Limited
1 award · £214k total
Related buyers
The buyers driving demand in Passenger cars.
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