Kwik-Fit Fleet is expected to supply thousands more tyres to the public sector after winning a major new framework agreement from the Government Procurement Service.

The four-year framework agreement, which runs until August 2016, potentially involves 28,000 organisations from across central Government and the wider public sector buying tyres and associated products worth an estimated £120 million a year.

Kwik-Fit Fleet’s success in the competitive tender run by Government Procurement Service, an executive agency of the Cabinet Office, saw the company win supplier status in relation to three of the five ‘lots’ available: the supply and fitment of car, 4x4 and van tyres, the supply and fitment of motorcycle tyres, and the supply and fitment of tyres to agricultural machinery.

The aim of Government Procurement Service is to provide procurement savings for the UK public sector and specifically to deliver centralised procurement for central Government departments.

Peter Lambert, fleet director, Kwik-Fit, said: “The framework agreement was in the past mainly direct with tyre manufacturers, but there is a business requirement to now have these relationships with the actual service provider.

“It was therefore the first time that Kwik-Fit Fleet has responded to a Government Procurement Service tender and a major coup to have been successful in winning a place on the framework agreement in relation to three of the ‘lots’. Paul undertook a significant amount of work in ensuring that Kwik-Fit Fleet was successful in securing a place on the agreement.”

The framework agreement has a number of suppliers in each of the five lots, meaning public sector organisations will be able to choose from approved suppliers for their tyre requirements.

Lambert added: “Kwik-Fit Fleet has earned a reputation across the corporate sector over many years for delivering excellent value for money and first class service.

“Some public sector fleets are already customers and we look forward to working with more in the future as a result of securing a place on the new framework agreement.”