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British Gurkas Nepal White Fleet Vehicle Replacement

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BuyerMinistry of Defence
StatusOpen
Deadline30 Nov 2026
Value£1,910,833
Published3 Sept 2026

What is being bought

British Gurkha’s Nepal (BGN) current vehicle fleet requires replacing. The north of Nepal is dominated by the Himalayan Mountain Range; this region is sparsely populated and requires reliable vehicles with off road capabilities. The middle band of the country is hilly and more densely populated, including the two largest cites, Kathmandu and Pokhara where two of BGN’s camps are situated. The southern strip of the country, bordering India, is comparatively flat but again, densely populated. Both regions also require transport capable of traversing in off road conditions, particularly in the monsoon season. Roads throughout Nepal often lack tarmac, including in population centres. The road quality varies drastically from tarmac to potholed dirt tracks. There is a requirement for 4 x 4 vehicles to ensure BGN can meet its outputs across all geographic regions. The new fleet should comprise of the following: 1. 8 x Passenger conveying 4x4. 2. 10 x Closed cab goods conveying 4x4. 3. 2 x Open dual cab goods conveying 4x4. 4. 3 x Ambulatory 4x4. 5. 1 x Combination Van. 6. 2 x Delivery Van. 7. 1 x Baggage Truck. 8. 1 x Coach. 9. 3 x 19-Seater (+1) Minibus. 10. 1 x 21-Seater (+1) Minibus. 11. 1 x Water Tanker.

Delivery location

NP, NP

Categories

4-wheel-drive vehicles 34113000All-terrain vehicles 34113200Off-road vehicles 34113300

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statusactive
Value£1,910,833
Contract periodFrom 29 Jan 2027 to 28 Jan 2037

Award criteria
Most Advantageous Tender (MAT) — Value for Money Index

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
14-wheel-drive vehicles, All-terrain vehicles, Off-road vehiclesNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 34. The category anchor is 4-wheel-drive vehicles (34113000); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 341,8393 median · 21.3 average (533 of 1,839 with a bid count)3.4 average (587 of 1,839 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer36Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Delivery region: NP0Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)14813 median · 13 average (2 of 148 with a bid count)2.5 average (2 of 148 with named award suppliers)Not published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyallowed
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-050df9
Latest release ID083509-2026
Latest release timestampThu Sep 03 2026 13:16:23 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLhttps://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083509-2026
Tender statusactive
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsOpen procedure
Main procurement categorygoods
Above thresholdYes
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: end2026-11-30T16:00:00+00:00
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadline2026-10-30T16:00:00+00:00
Award period: startNot published
Award period: end2027-01-29T23:59:59+00:00
Submission method detailshttps://contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=61458
Submission languagesen
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£1,910,833
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source2
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release1

Notice history

DateEventReference
3 Sept 2026tender083509-2026
7 May 2025planning019426-2025

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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