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Published 30 Aug 2026, 16:25 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Contract for the Purchase of up to 10 x Highways Chassis Cab Vehicles

Official notice

Authority: City & County of Swansea (Local council)

GoodsOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34) Delivery: Wales (UKL18)
Published estimate£500,000£600,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 30 Sept 2026
Contract term Ends 9 Nov 2026starts 2 Nov 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The City and County of Swansea (‘the Council’) invites Tenders for the supply of certain Goods (‘the Goods’) and Services (the ‘Services’), more particularly described in the Specification:-

Specification Description

1 7 tonne Chassis Cab Dropside c/w cabinet and hydraulic crane

2 7 tonne Chassis cab Dropside c/w cabinet and electric crane

3 7 tonne Chassis Cab Tipper c/w cabinet and electric crane

4 7 tonne Chassis cab Tipper c/w cabinet and hydraulic crane

5 3.5 tonne Chassis Cab Dropside c/w cabinet

It is the Council’s intention to enter into a contract for up to 10 x Highways Chassis Cab Vehicles dependant on tender outcome and service needs. These may be selected from any of the five specifications

  • No preliminary market engagement: Very detailed specifications and Swansea Council's Fleet Manager knows the Market Extremely well

CPV: Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1SMEPublished value£500,000
Contract period: 2 Nov 2026 – 9 Nov 2026Value: £500,000 exc. VAT · £600,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: WalesEligibility: SME eligible
34000000 Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

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: 20%Price: 80%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality Evaluation: 20%, broken down as—: 20%
  • Price Evaluation: 80%, broken down as—: 80%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality Evaluation: 20%, broken down as—: Quality Evaluation: 20%, broken down as— Vehicle Delivery 15% Vehicle Warranty 5%
  • Price Evaluation: 80%, broken down as—: Price Evaluation: 80%, broken down as— Vehicle Price 80%
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 80 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 8 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

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
Closed
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
30 Aug 2026, 16:25 BST
Last source update
9 Sept 2026, 14:14 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 9 Oct 2026
Authority reference
CCS/26/185
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-082396
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
Delivery area
Wales (UKL18)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ef08 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Sell2Wales · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Electronic submission allowedLanguage: EN, CY
Submission deadline
30 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
23 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en, cy
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

The E-Tendering portal: etenderwales.bravosolution.co.ukproject ↗ Ref: 64090 ITT Ref: 127074 Responding to the invitation to tender:— You can now choose to “Reply” or “Reject” (please give a reason if rejecting).— You can now use the “Messages” function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification.— Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the ITT.— There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available).

Timeline

30 Aug 2026 → 2 Nov 2026 · 6 dates
  1. Tender notice published53 days ago
    30 Aug 2026, 16:25 BST
  2. Latest notice published43 days ago
    9 Sept 2026, 14:14 BST
  3. Clarification questions by29 days ago
    23 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Submission deadline22 days ago
    30 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
  5. Award decision expected by13 days ago
    9 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
  6. Today
    22 Oct 2026
  7. Contract startsin 10 days
    2 Nov 2026

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Aug 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    30 Aug 2026, 16:25 BST
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    9 Sept 2026, 14:14 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

City & County of Swansea

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PYYD-8699-BJGD Guildhall Road South / 12 Guildhall Road North, Swansea, Wales, SA1 4PEContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender