Lot 1
No lot description published.
Award criteria
Most Advantageous Tender (MAT) — Value for Money Index
Buyer: Ministry of Defence →
Participate on contracts.mod.uk ↗External submission platform
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.
NP, NP
No lot description published.
Award criteria
Most Advantageous Tender (MAT) — Value for Money Index
| Item | Category | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4-wheel-drive vehicles, All-terrain vehicles, Off-road vehicles | Not published |
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 set | Procedures | Reported bids per procedure | Named award suppliers | Price evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market: CPV division 34 | 1,839 | 3 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 buyer | 36 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Delivery region: NP | 0 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Similar published value (0.5×–2×) | 148 | 13 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.
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.
No planning milestones published.
No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.
Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.
| OCID | ocds-h6vhtk-050df9 |
|---|---|
| Latest release ID | 083509-2026 |
| Latest release timestamp | Thu Sep 03 2026 13:16:23 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) |
| Source | find-a-tender |
| Official notice URL | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083509-2026 |
| Tender status | active |
| Procurement method | open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Main procurement category | goods |
| Above threshold | Yes |
| Legal basis | 2023/54 |
| Tender period: start | Not published |
| Tender period: end | 2026-11-30T16:00:00+00:00 |
| Expression of interest deadline | Not published |
| Enquiry deadline | 2026-10-30T16:00:00+00:00 |
| Award period: start | Not published |
| Award period: end | 2027-01-29T23:59:59+00:00 |
| Submission method details | https://contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=61458 |
| Submission languages | en |
| Electronic catalogue policy | Not published |
| Total tender value | £1,910,833 |
| Tender lots in source | 1 |
| Tender items in source | 1 |
| Tender documents in source | 2 |
| Awards in latest release | 0 |
| Contracts in latest release | 0 |
| Parties in latest release | 1 |
| Date | Event | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Sept 2026 | tender | 083509-2026 |
| 7 May 2025 | planning | 019426-2025 |
Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.
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