Effective from 22 March 2010 for four years, the new agreement can be used across all public sector organisations to create a comprehensive vehicle hire service covering both cars and commercials up to 7.5 tonnes.

Stuart Walker, brand director at Automotive Leasing, said: ‘We’re very pleased to feature on this latest Pan Government framework. Rental Services is one of Automotive Leasing’s real strengths and is often the most cost-efficient means of giving flexible access to vehicles for public sector bodies.

‘It is testament to our 20 years of experience in public sector leasing that Automotive Leasing is the only supplier that is framework enabled to supply both cars and commercials on vehicle hire and vehicle lease, combined with also being framework-enabled for both fleet management and fleet consultancy services – a total one-stop shop solution.

‘This all makes it easier for clients to access a variety of services from Automotive Leasing without the need to tender and thereby delivering optimum efficiency and real cost savings in public sector fleets.’

The new framework is designed to meet a variety of short to medium-term vehicle hiring requirements. Vehicles supplied can include standard cars, light commercial vehicles, executive cars and specialist vehicles.