Leasedrive Velo has won one of five framework agreements for general fleet management services awarded by Buying Solutions, the national procurement partner for UK public services.

The agreement is effective from November 2009 for two years with the potential to extend for a further two years.

"Effectively, the framework agreement for general fleet management services means that any government department looking to outsource its fleet management requirement knows that we have been pre-approved by Buying Solutions,” said Roddy Graham, commercial director, at the Leasedrive Velo Group.

“It gives our vehicle management division a head start in any future discussions.

“Similarly, any government department wishing to appoint us over the next two years can comfortably do so in the knowledge that we have been pre-approved.

"This agreement should help us build on the long standing public sector customer base of our rental management division."