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Published 8 Jun 2026, 09:52 BST

Official UK procurement notice

AF184 Purchase of Vehicles for MLW

Official notice

Authority: Liverpool School Of Tropical Medicine (Education)

GoodsOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34) Delivery listed: Malawi (MW)UK

Published estimate£1,266,486≈ £422k / year · £1,266,486 inc. VAT

Submissions closed 9 Jul 2026awarded 21 Aug 2026

Awarded to TOYOTA GIBRALTAR STOCKHOLDINGS LIMITED

Contract term 3 yrsends 30 Aug 2029 · up to 30 Aug 2031 with extensions · starts 31 Aug 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The purpose of this project is for the purchase of vehicles for the Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Research Programme (MLW). This tender relates to the supply, delivery and importation of a fleet of vehicles (as laid out in the specification) to Malawi, the fleet compromises a mix of vehicles. Due to a limited local availability, suppliers are expected to manage sourcing and delivery on DAP basis. If bidding with other Incoterm, please specify. The procurement represents the first phase of the programme with the potential for additional phases subject to future requirements and funding. The estimated value of the contract relates to all potential phases not just the first phase.

CPV: Motor vehicles · Specialist vehicles

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEPublished value£1,266,486

Contract period: 31 Aug 2026 – 30 Aug 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 30 Aug 2031 with extensionsValue: £1,266,486 exc. VAT · £1,266,486 inc. VAT

Delivery listed: Malawi (MW), UKEligibility: SME eligible

Extensions: can be extended by two years on a year by year basis

34100000 Motor vehicles 34114000 Specialist vehicles

What it takes to win
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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 more

How bids were scored

Quality: 70%Price: 30%

Published sub-criteria (2)

Criterion 2: 70%
Criterion 1: 30%

Published award criteria (2)

Criterion 1
Criterion 2

What this means for your bid

Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Open procedure
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 8 Jun 2026, 09:52 BST
Last source update: 27 Aug 2026, 15:36 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 31 Jul 2026
Authority reference: AF184
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-053623
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Motor vehiclesSpecialist vehicles
Delivery area in notice: Malawi (MW)UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06af5b Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta

Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup

Submission deadline: 9 Jul 2026, 16:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 30 Jun 2026, 16:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.delta-esourcing.com ↗

Timeline

8 Jun 2026 → 31 Aug 2026 · 7 dates

Tender notice published134 days ago
8 Jun 2026, 09:52 BST
Clarification questions by112 days ago
30 Jun 2026, 16:00 BST
Submission deadline103 days ago
9 Jul 2026, 16:00 BST
Award decision expected by80 days ago
31 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
Assessment summaries sent60 days ago
21 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
Latest notice published54 days ago
27 Aug 2026, 15:36 BST
Contract starts50 days ago
31 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Jun 2026

Tender notice published
8 Jun 2026, 09:52 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
27 Aug 2026, 12:22 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
27 Aug 2026, 12:22 BST
Contract details notice published
27 Aug 2026, 15:36 BST
UK7
Contract signature expected
7 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £1,266,4861 award inc. VAT; no net value published

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 27 Aug 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
TOYOTA GIBRALTAR STOCKHOLDINGS LIMITEDSME8 Sept 2026 – 6 Sept 2029 · up to 6 Sept 2031Extensions: can be extended by two years on a year by year basis	£1,266,486 inc. VAT	21 Aug 2026	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · TOYOTA GIBRALTAR STOCKHOLDINGS LIMITEDSME
Signed
27 Aug 2026
Value
£1,266,486 inc. VAT
Period
8 Sept 2026 – 6 Sept 2029 · up to 6 Sept 2031 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
can be extended by two years on a year by year basis

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1final-stage tenders	1	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

AF184 Purchase of Vehicles for MLW

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PDZC-7999-ZGYT Pembroke Place, Liverpool, North West, L3 5QAContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

TOYOTA GIBRALTAR STOCKHOLDINGS LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PRGG-1994-WZDX 78 Queensway, The Dockyard, GIBRALTAR, GI, GX11 1AA, GIContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender27 Aug 2026, 15:36 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender27 Aug 2026, 12:22 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender8 Jun 2026, 09:52 BST