Trailers tenders and contracts
UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites
241 trailers tenders and contracts, 63 this year.
Updated 4 November 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count
- Awarded a month£69k
- Contracts a month1.8
- Won by SMEs67%
- Frameworks and DPSs6
Trailers contracts
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How many trailers contracts do keyword alerts miss?
In the last year, a "trailer" alert would have missed 1 of 22 trailers contracts (5%) and an expert list of 14 phrases 1 (5%). How we measured this
Keyword alert"trailer"
1 of 22
Expert list14 phrases
1 of 22
Expert list: trailer, trailer supply, plant trailer, tipping trailer, flatbed trailer, box trailer, livestock trailer, boat trailer, equipment trailer, hydraulic trailer, trailer purchase, trailer spares, drop side trailer, walking floor trailer
44 contracts across the UK, of any size
The latest trailers contracts awarded
- Awarded6 Oct 2026DR876521087 - EGU - 9 TrailersEast Riding of Yorkshire CouncilWon by Advanced Automotive Group Limited£49k
- Awarded1 Oct 2026Supply of 14ft livestock trailerNatural England · East of EnglandWon by Westfields Limited£10k
- Awarded2 Sep 2026Award of RPID 2284 - Knocknagael Farm - Purchase of livestock trailerScottish Government · ScotlandWon by D.R. Alexander & Son£9k
- Awarded18 Aug 2026GB-Cheltenham: TPPL Ubico Limited - Tewkesbury Borough Council - NEPO GM & P Lot 1 - 1 x 3.5t Twin Axle Plant Trailer (New) (32457)Ubico Limited · South WestWon by Tallis Amos Group£5k
- Awarded12 Aug 20265-Axle Flask Transporter Trailer x twoSellafield Ltd · North WestWon by King Trailers£468k
- Awarded31 Jul 2026The Supply of Quad Bike Trailer Spares v1Ministry of Defence · West MidlandsWon by Logic Manufacturing Limited£570k
- Awarded17 Jul 2026SWI26002 SWISCo Replacement Walking Floor Trailers and Food Waste TrailersTorbay Council · South WestWon by Stas Trailers Ltd£266k
- Awarded30 Jun 2026Purchase of 8x Ejection TrailersWest Lothian Council · ScotlandWon by BMI Trailers£635k
- Awarded12 Jun 2026Purchase of 10 x Hydraulic TrailersLondon Gateway Port Limited · East of EnglandWon by Movella Oy and 1 more
- Awarded10 Jun 2026Award of PKC14086 - Supply of TrailersEast Ayrshire Council · ScotlandWon by Fraser C Robb Limited£15k
- Awarded5 Jun 2026SEMD Fleet TenderYorkshire Water Services Limited · Yorkshire and the HumberWon by Crossland Tankers Limited and 1 more
- Awarded22 May 2026TPPL Ubico Limited - West Oxfordshire District Council - NEPO GM & P Lot 1 - 2 x Trailers (New)Ubico Limited · South EastWon by Tallis Amos Group
- Awarded27 Mar 2026Supply and Delivery of Grounds MachineryNorthern Ireland Housing Executive · Northern IrelandWon by Nugent Trailers Limited and 3 more
- Awarded26 Mar 2026Purchase of Replacement TrailerBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council · South WestWon by Hunt Forest Group£22k
- Awarded2 Mar 202610-ton, drop sided tipping trailer , drop Derbyshire Dales NNRNatural England · LondonWon by J Bourne Tractors Ltd£9k
- Awarded17 Feb 2026TC01407 The Purchase of Twelve (12) Purpose Built Forty Five (45) Foot Terminal TrailersThe Felixstowe Dock and Railway Company · East of EnglandWon by Cimc Vehicles (HK) Limited£411k
- Awarded3 Feb 2026DfI TRAM – Supply & Delivery of 3 no. Semi Low loader/Machinery Carrier Trailers up to 44000kgDepartment for Infrastructure · Northern IrelandWon by McCauley Trailers Ltd£209k
- Awarded2 Dec 2025Purchase of Williams TB5021-353 trailer with an electric winchHartlepool Borough Council · North EastWon by Thomas Sherriff and Company Limited£7k
- Awarded1 Dec 2025Walking Floor TrailerCheshire West and Chester Council · North WestWon by Legras£62k
- Awarded25 Nov 2025Vehicle Trailer Moss Side FarmNatural England · LondonWon by B&B Tractors£9k
- Awarded24 Nov 2025Supply and delivery of new Seacom TrailerNuclear Restoration Services · North WestWon by Terberg DTS£47k
- Awarded14 Nov 2025Supply of new blue euroline trailerNuclear Restoration Services · North WestWon by Specialist Trailer Hire Limited£28k
- Awarded25 Sep 2025Purchase of a Bailey CD 10 Trailer with Extension SidesHartlepool Borough Council · North EastWon by Ripon Farm Services£10k
- Awarded16 Sep 2025YPO - 001170 Specialist VehiclesYorkshire Purchasing Organisation · Yorkshire and the Humber
- Awarded27 Jun 2025GB-Hindley: TPPL Wigan Council NEPO GM & P Lot 1 - 1 x UTV Trailer (New) (26299)Wigan Council · North WestWon by F.R. Sharrock Ltd£7k
- Awarded15 Apr 2025Purchase of 3 x 2.7T TrailersRedcar and Cleveland Borough Council · North EastWon by Indespension Ltd£15k
- Awarded14 Apr 2025GB-Bradford: TPPL City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council NEPO HGV Lot 1 - Up to 7 x 44t Tractor Units, 8 x Ejector Trailers (24083)City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council · Yorkshire and the HumberWon by Motus Group (UK)
- Awarded2 Apr 2025Supply and Delivery of 3no. Ejector TrailersArds and North Down Borough Council · Northern IrelandWon by BMI Trailers£204k
- Awarded1 Apr 2025Urban TrailerLondon Borough of Enfield · LondonWon by UK Truck Parts LTD£3k
- Awarded11 Mar 2025Supply of Drying Space TrailerNuclear Restoration Services · ScotlandWon by Blargoans£31k
Where trailers tenders are run
CCS eSourcing1 33%
East Midlands Tenders1 33%
Supplying the South West1 33%
Tenders published in the last year that name the bid portal they run on.
6 frameworks for trailers work are running. None are open to join now.
BMI Trailers won the most trailers contracts by value
Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.
| Rank | Contractor | Contracts won, by buyer | Contracts | Value won | Buyers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1joint | Terberg DTS North West · See every contract | 3 | £311k | 1 | ||
| 1joint | F.R. Sharrock Ltd North West · 1 framework place · See every contract | 3 | £61k | 3 | ||
| 3joint | BMI Trailers Scotland · SME · See every contract | 2 | £839k | 2 | ||
| 3joint | Indespension Ltd North East · See every contract | 2 | £20k | 2 | ||
| 3joint | Fraser C Robb Limited Scotland · SME · 1 framework place · See every contract | 2 | £15k | 2 | ||
| 3joint | Tallis Amos Group South East · See every contract | 2 | £5k | 1 | ||
| 3joint | D A Forgie Northern Ireland · SME · See every contract | 2 | Not published | 2 | ||
| 3joint | Johnston Gilpin & Co Northern Ireland · SME · See every contract | 2 | Not published | 2 | ||
| 9joint | Logic Manufacturing Limited West Midlands · SME · See every contract | 1 | £570k | 1 | ||
| 9joint | King Trailers North West · See every contract | 1 | £468k | 1 |
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Councils award 50% of trailers contracts
Transport and utility bodies buy the bigger jobs, at a median of £29k against £23k. Contracts with a published value in the last 2 years, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.
5 buyers bought trailers more than once in the last 2 years
Each dot is a buyer, by how many trailers contracts it awarded in the last 2 years.
See who they are and when they usually buy →
Few and big, or many and small
Each dot is a buyer: how many trailers contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.
Top buyers by contracts awarded
| Rank | Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nuclear Restoration Services | 5 | £370k |
| 2 | Natural England | 5 | £36k |
| 3 | Ards and North Down Borough Council | 2 | £204k |
| 4 | Hartlepool Borough Council | 2 | £17k |
| 5 | Ubico Limited | 2 | £5k |
| 6 | West Lothian Council | 1 | £635k |
| 7 | Ministry of Defence | 1 | £570k |
| 8 | Sellafield Ltd | 1 | £468k |
| 9 | The Felixstowe Dock and Railway Company | 1 | £411k |
| 10 | Torbay Council | 1 | £266k |
108 trailers contracts awarded since 2021
- 172021
- 132022
- 172023
- 252024
- 192025
- 172026 so far
Half of trailers contracts are worth less than £27k
The 10 biggest trailers contracts
- West Lothian CouncilBMI Trailers · 30 Jun 2026
- Ministry of DefenceLogic Manufacturing Limited · 31 Jul 2026
- Sellafield LtdKing Trailers · 12 Aug 2026
- The Felixstowe Dock and Railway CompanyCimc Vehicles (HK) Limited · 17 Feb 2026
- Torbay CouncilStas Trailers Ltd · 17 Jul 2026
- Department for InfrastructureMcCauley Trailers Ltd · 3 Feb 2026
- Ards and North Down Borough CouncilBMI Trailers · 2 Apr 2025
- Nuclear Restoration ServicesTerberg DTS · 5 Dec 2024
- Nuclear Restoration ServicesTerberg DTS · 1 Dec 2024
- East Lothian CouncilF.R. Sharrock Ltd · 6 Jan 2025
No trailers contracts come up for renewal in the next 12 months
The 6 trailers contracts ending are one-off work, which is not re-let as it was.
December and February are the busiest months
Contracts by region and by month awarded. Click a region to filter the page.
The regions as a table
| Region | Open now | Contracts | Value | Typical contract | Won the most | Bought the most | Renewing in 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North East | 0 | 6 | £64k | £10k | Indespension Ltd (2) | Hartlepool Borough Council (2) | 0 |
| North West | 0 | 6 | £743k | £54k | Terberg DTS (2) | Nuclear Restoration Services (3) | 0 |
| Scotland | 0 | 6 | £792k | £27k | Fraser C Robb Limited (2) | – | 0 |
| South West | 0 | 5 | £433k | £22k | – | – | 0 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 0 | 4 | £23k | – | – | – | 0 |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | 4 | £413k | – | D A Forgie and Johnston Gilpin & Co (2 each) | Ards and North Down Borough Council (2) | 0 |
| East of England | 0 | 3 | £421k | – | – | – | 0 |
| London | 0 | 3 | £21k | £9k | – | Natural England (2) | 0 |
| South East | 0 | 3 | £79k | – | – | – | 0 |
| West Midlands | 0 | 2 | £624k | – | – | – | 0 |
| Wales | 0 | 1 | £29k | – | – | – | 0 |
| East Midlands | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
- £69k a month
of trailers contracts awarded.
Typical contract £37k x 1.8 contracts a month, last 12 months. - 1.8
trailers contracts are awarded in a typical month.
44 contracts in the last 2 years. - 6
frameworks and DPSs are running for trailers work.
0 open to join now. - 67%
of trailers contracts are won by SMEs.
As recorded by the buyer, on 30 award notices.
How many trailers tenders and contracts are there?
| Since November 2021 | Last 12 months | |
|---|---|---|
| Notices published | 241 | 63 |
| Contracts awarded | 96 | 22 |
9 trailers contracts and frameworks end in the next 12 months, 4 of them recurring services. In the last two years, 33 buyers awarded trailers contracts to 41 suppliers.
Source: Find a Tender, Contracts Finder, Public Contracts Scotland, Sell2Wales and eTendersNI, to 4 November 2026. By Seamus White. How we count
Questions
How many trailers contracts does the UK public sector award?
44 in the 2 years to 4 November 2026, from 33 public buyers.
How long are trailers tenders open for?
The median trailers tender is open for 19 days from publication to deadline.
How much is a typical public sector trailers contract worth?
The median is £27k, and 86% are worth less than £250k.
Which buyers award the most trailers contracts?
Councils award 50% of them.
Are there frameworks or DPSs for trailers work that are open to join?
6 frameworks and DPSs for trailers work are running. None are open to join now.
What is included
Purchase of towed trailers and trailer spares: plant, flatbed, box, boat and equipment trailers for council, forestry and cadet fleets, and spares for military trailer fleets.
- General purpose and plant trailers bought to a stated specification
- Equipment trailers such as paddle sport and boat trailers
- Spares for military lightweight and 3 tonne trailers
What is not included
- Mobile clinics and screening trailers (see Mobile units and specialist bodied vehicles)
- Road-rail trailers for long welded rail (see On track plant)
- Bodied trucks and HGV tractor units (see Tippers, trucks and HGVs)
- Trailer maintenance within fleet maintenance (see Fleet maintenance)
- Grounds machinery supplied with trailers (see Grounds maintenance equipment)