Official UK procurement notice
Purchase of 6 Gritters · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Leicestershire County Council (Local council)·Consortium: 5 public authorities
What is being bought15 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionTo allow the Council to fulfil its statutory obligations under the Highways Act 1980
CPV: Buses and coaches · Chassis · Firefighting vehicles · Flatbed and Tipper trucks · Gritter vehicles · Gully emptiers · Minibuses · Mobile library vehicles · Motor vehicles · Refuse-collection vehicles · Refuse-compaction vehicles · Road sweepers · +9 more
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 39 bids on the busiest of 15 lots · 36 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 1 Dec 2024
Lots and requirements (15)Procurement structure
15 lots · all with a published value · evaluation weights differ by lotEvery one of these 5 lots carries the same published figure, £1,000,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1Refuse collection vehicles (RCV's)Cancelled UK, East Midlands +1Published value£230,000,000
Will allow the Council to fulfil its statutory obligations under the Highways Act 1980.
Lot #2Compact sweepersCancelled UKPublished value£35,000,000
This lot covers the outright purchase of ICE and alternatively fuelled compact sweepers of varying weights/capacities including but not limited to: - 2.0t-3.5t sweepers, 3.6t-5.0t sweepers and 5.1t and above sweepers to meet the requirements of eligible public sector bodies.
Lot #3Chassis mounted sweepersCancelled UKPublished value£35,000,000
This lot covers the outright purchase of ICE and alternatively fuelled chassis mounted sweepers of varying weights/capacities comprising chassis and bodies including but not limited to: - 15t chassis mounted sweepers and 18t chassis mounted sweepers to meet the requirements of eligible public sector bodies.
Lot #4Winter maintenance vehicles (inc' demountables)Cancelled UKPublished value£45,000,000
This lot covers the outright purchase of ICE and alternatively fuelled winter maintenance vehicles (inc' demountables) of varying weights/capacities comprising chassis and bodies/snowploughs including but not limited to: - 18t Winter maintenance vehicles and 26t winter maintenance vehicles to meet the requirements of eligible public sector bodies.
Lot #5Gully emptiersCancelled UKPublished value£4,000,000
This lot covers the outright purchase of ICE and alternatively fuelled gully emptiers of varying weights/capacities comprising chassis and bodies including but not limited to: - 18t gully emptier vehicles and 26t gully emptier vehicles to meet the requirements of eligible public sector bodies.
Lot #6Minibuses (inc' converted minibuses)Cancelled UKPublished value£10,000,000
This lot covers the outright purchase of ICE and alternatively fuelled minibuses (inc' converted minibuses) of varying weights/capacities comprising chassis and bodies including but not limited to: - 16/17 seater standard minibuses to meet the requirements of eligible public sector bodies.
Lot #7Minibuses under 3.5t (inc' converted minibuses)Cancelled UKceiling above
This lot covers the outright purchase of ICE and alternatively fuelled minibuses under 3.5t (inc' converted minibuses) of varying eights/capacities comprising chassis and bodies including but not limited to: - 16/17 seater standard minibuses (under 3.5t) to meet the requirements of eligible public sector bodies.
Lot #8Buses and coachesCancelled UKPublished value£2,000,000
This lot covers the outright purchase of ICE and alternatively fuelled buses and coaches of varying weights/capacities comprising chassis and bodies including but not limited to: - 12t single decker buses to meet the requirements of eligible public sector bodies.
Lot #9Customised vehicles (e.g., mobile libraries)Cancelled UKPublished value£5,000,000
This lot covers the outright purchase of ICE and alternatively fuelled customised vehicles of varying weights/capacities comprising chassis and bodies including but not limited to: - 7.5t mobile library vehicles, 7.5t box body vans and 12t box body vans to meet the requirements of eligible public sector bodies.
Lot #10Chassis/cabsCancelled UKPublished value£25,000,000
This lot covers the outright purchase of ICE and alternatively fuelled chassis cabs of varying weights/capacities comprising chassis including but not limited to: - 7.5t chassis cabs, 18t chassis cabs and 26t chassis cabs to meet the requirements of eligible public sector bodies.
Lot #11TippersCancelled UKPublished value£4,000,000
This lot covers the outright purchase of ICE and alternatively fuelled tippers of varying weights/capacities comprising chassis and tipper bodies including but not limited to: - 7.5t tippers, 18t tippers and 26t tippers to meet the requirements of eligible public sector bodies.
Lot #12Blue light (pumping, aerial & special appliances)Cancelled UKceiling above
This lot covers the outright purchase of ICE and alternatively fuelled blue light vehicles of varying weights/capacities comprising chassis, bodies and tanks/platforms and including but not limited to: - 18t fire appliance, 26t aerial appliance and 32t aerial appliance to meet the requirements of eligible public sector bodies.
Lot #13Hot boxesCancelled UKceiling above
This lot covers the outright purchase of ICE and alternatively fuelled hotboxes of varying weights/capacities comprising chassis and bodies including but not limited to: - 12t hot box vehicles and 18t hot box vehicles to meet the requirements of eligible public sector bodies.
Lot #14Skip loadersCancelled UKceiling above
This lot covers the outright purchase of ICE and alternatively fuelled skip loader vehicles of varying weights/capacities comprising chassis and skip loader units/bodies including but not limited to: - 7.5t skip loaders and 18t skip loaders to meet the requirements of eligible public sector bodies.
Lot #15Hook loadersCancelled UKceiling above
This lot covers the outright purchase of ICE and alternatively fuelled hook loader vehicles of varying weights/capacities comprising chassis and hook loaders units/bodies including but not limited to: - 7.5t hook loaders and 18t hook loaders to meet the requirements of eligible public sector bodies.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
2 more lots publish their own split on the notice.
- Price carries 100 points on every lot: a 10% discount moves about 10 points.
- “Purchase of 6 Gritters” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use the vehicle
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 26 Sept 2024, 13:39 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Oct 2026, 11:37 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 28 Oct 2024 – …
- Authority reference
SEM6596- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-097378- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04a32aFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Powys County Council procured this requirement via a central purchasing body, the Easter Shires Purchasing Organisation (ESPO), via their 215_24 Specialist Vehicles (Outright Purchase) framework, Lot 1.1 (RCVs under 18t). The framework Contract Award Notice can be found via notice identifier - 2025/S 000-00861
- Performance terms
ESPO shall obtain a credit score (determined by the use of a credit rating agency) for each Supplier on or before the Framework start date as a base score and where a significant change in the credit score is identified over the life of the Framework (or the credit score goes below 30), ESPO reserves the right to investigate the reasons for this significant change. Depending on the severity of the changes, it will be at the sole discretion of ESPO to suspend or even permanently remove the awarded Supplier from the Framework.
- Review procedure
Information on deadlines(s) for review procedures can be found in Part 3, Chapter 6 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
Publisher note: This is a direct award using ESPO's framework under lot 4: Specialist Vehicles (Outright Purchase) (2024) 215_24
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 28 Oct 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 28 Oct 2024, 12:01 GMT
Timeline
28 Oct 2024 → 15 Oct 2026 · 4 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown28 Oct 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened28 Oct 2024, 12:01 GMT
- Contract starts1 Dec 2024
- Notice published1 day ago15 Oct 2026, 11:37 BST
Notice history
8 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Mar 2025- Status changed to complete11 Mar 2025, 10:41 GMT
- Buyer details updated11 Mar 2025, 10:41 GMT
- Procurement method changed25 Mar 2025, 16:39 GMT
- Buyer details updated25 Mar 2025, 16:39 GMT
- Procurement method changed29 Oct 2025, 15:58 GMT
- Buyer details updated29 Oct 2025, 15:58 GMT
- Procurement method changed15 Oct 2026, 11:37 BST
- Buyer details updated15 Oct 2026, 11:37 BST
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2025-03: 1 release · 11 Mar 2025
- 2024-09: 1 release · 26 Sept 2024
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast18 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 5 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £1,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Contract 097378-2026-1
- Signed
- 15 Oct 2026
- Value
- £576,000
- Period
- … – 30 Nov 2028
- Status
- active
Contract 069504-2025-1
- Signed
- 15 Oct 2025
- Value
- £713,020
- Period
- … – 30 Nov 2028
- Status
- active
Lot 1 - Refuse collection vehicles (RCV's)
- Signed
- 6 Mar 2025
- Value
- £230,000,000
- Period
- … – 30 Nov 2028
- Status
- active
Lot 10 - Chassis/cabs
- Signed
- 6 Mar 2025
- Value
- £25,000,000
- Period
- … – 30 Nov 2028
- Status
- active
Lot 11 - Tippers
- Signed
- 6 Mar 2025
- Value
- £4,000,000
- Period
- … – 30 Nov 2028
- Status
- active
Lot 12 - Blue light (pumping, aerial & special appliances)
- Signed
- 6 Mar 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 30 Nov 2028
- Status
- active
Lot 13 - Hot boxes
- Signed
- 6 Mar 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 30 Nov 2028
- Status
- active
Lot 14 - Skip loaders
- Signed
- 6 Mar 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 30 Nov 2028
- Status
- active
Lot 15 - Hook loaders Lot No
- Signed
- 6 Mar 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 30 Nov 2028
- Status
- active
Lot 2 - Compact sweepers
- Signed
- 6 Mar 2025
- Value
- £35,000,000
- Period
- … – 30 Nov 2028
- Status
- active
Lot 3 - Chassis mounted sweepers
- Signed
- 6 Mar 2025
- Value
- £35,000,000
- Period
- … – 30 Nov 2028
- Status
- active
Lot 4 - Winter maintenance vehicles (inc' demountables)
- Signed
- 6 Mar 2025
- Value
- £45,000,000
- Period
- … – 30 Nov 2028
- Status
- active
Lot 5 - Gully emptiers
- Signed
- 6 Mar 2025
- Value
- £4,000,000
- Period
- … – 30 Nov 2028
- Status
- active
Lot 6 - Minibuses (inc' converted minibuses)
- Signed
- 6 Mar 2025
- Value
- £10,000,000
- Period
- … – 30 Nov 2028
- Status
- active
Lot 7 - Minibuses under 3.5t (inc' converted minibuses)
- Signed
- 6 Mar 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 30 Nov 2028
- Status
- active
Lot 8 - Buses and coaches
- Signed
- 6 Mar 2025
- Value
- £2,000,000
- Period
- … – 30 Nov 2028
- Status
- active
Lot 9 - Customised vehicles (e.g., mobile libraries)
- Signed
- 6 Mar 2025
- Value
- £5,000,000
- Period
- … – 30 Nov 2028
- Status
- active
Contract 011217-2025-1
- Signed
- 21 Jan 2025
- Value
- £848,000
- Period
- … – 30 Nov 2028
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Refuse collection vehicles (RCV's) | 39bids · 39 electronic · 3 from abroad | 29 | — | — |
| 2 · Compact sweepers | 39bids · 39 electronic | 29 | — | — |
| 3 · Chassis mounted sweepers | 39bids · 39 electronic | 29 | — | — |
| 4 · Winter maintenance vehicles (inc' demountables) | 39bids · 39 electronic | 29 | — | — |
| 5 · Gully emptiers | 39bids · 39 electronic | 29 | — | — |
| 6 · Minibuses (inc' converted minibuses) | 39bids · 39 electronic | 29 | — | — |
| 7 · Minibuses under 3.5t (inc' converted minibuses) | 39bids · 39 electronic | 29 | — | — |
| 8 · Buses and coaches | 39bids · 39 electronic | 29 | — | — |
| 9 · Customised vehicles (e.g., mobile libraries) | 39bids · 39 electronic | 29 | — | — |
| 10 · Chassis/cabs | 39bids · 39 electronic | 29 | — | — |
| 11 · Tippers | 39bids · 39 electronic | 29 | — | — |
| 12 · Blue light (pumping, aerial & special appliances) | 39bids · 39 electronic | 29 | — | — |
| 13 · Hot boxes | 39bids · 39 electronic | 29 | — | — |
| 14 · Skip loaders | 39bids · 39 electronic | 29 | — | — |
| 15 · Hook loaders | 39bids · 39 electronic | 29 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
4 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- ESPOContracting authorityCentral purchasing bodyRegional or local authorityLocal Authority Services
- Fenland District CouncilContracting authorityRegional or local authorityGeneral public services
- Powys County CouncilContracting authorityRegional or local authorityGeneral public services
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
- High Court of JusticeReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
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Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria