Official UK procurement notice
Contract for the Purchase of up to 5 x 7.5 tonne GVW Chassis Cab Tippers c/w Crane
Authority: City & County of Swansea (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Invitation to Tender comprised of 2 vehicle specifications as follows Specification Description A 7.5t GVW rigid Tipper with Hydraulic CraneB 7.5t GVW rigid Tipper with Hydraulic Crane. It is the Council’s intention to enter into a contract for up to 5 x 7.5t Chassis cab tippers c/w cranes dependant on tender outcome and service needs. These may be selected from any of the two specifications
- No preliminary market engagement: Swansea Council Fleet Staff Know the current Market
CPV: Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£400,000
- Economic & financial standing
N/A
- Technical & professional ability
Failure to declare any items that do not fully comply with the Specification shall entitle the Council, at its absolute discretion, to reject a Tender or cancel any order or contract with immediate effect and without any cost, loss, expense or liability of any nature whatsoever.
To assist the Council in assessing Specification compliance, the Council may require a Tenderer to provide a demonstrator vehicle. Demonstrator vehicles shall be provided at no cost to the Council and must be sufficiently similar to the vehicle offered by the Tenderer to allow for an assessment of Specification compliance. Failure to provide a demonstrator vehicle without reasonable explanation, either when requested or within any timescales specified by the Council, shall entitle the Council to reject the Tender.
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: Quality Evaluation: 20%, broken down as— Vehicle Delivery 10% Vehicle Warranty 5% Crane Warranty 5%
- Price: Price Evaluation: 80%, broken down as— Vehicle Price 80%
- Economic & financial standing
N/A
- Technical & professional ability
Failure to declare any items that do not fully comply with the Specification shall entitle the Council, at its absolute discretion, to reject a Tender or cancel any order or contract with immediate effect and without any cost, loss, expense or liability of any nature whatsoever.
To assist the Council in assessing Specification compliance, the Council may require a Tenderer to provide a demonstrator vehicle. Demonstrator vehicles shall be provided at no cost to the Council and must be sufficiently similar to the vehicle offered by the Tenderer to allow for an assessment of Specification compliance. Failure to provide a demonstrator vehicle without reasonable explanation, either when requested or within any timescales specified by the Council, shall entitle the Council to reject the Tender.
- 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
- Awarded
- 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
- 5 May 2026, 17:47 BST
- Last source update
- 9 Oct 2026, 12:27 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 22 Jun 2026
- Authority reference
CCS/25/125- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-041252- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0691e5Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 1 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 25 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en, cy
The E-Tendering portal: etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk ↗
Project Ref: 62980 ITT Ref: 124558
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).
If you require any further assistance use the online help. Alternatively, the BravoSolution helpdesk can be contacted (Monday to Friday, 8:00 to 18:00) on:
— E-mail: [email protected]
— Phone: +44 8003684850
Timeline
5 May 2026 → 9 Oct 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published170 days ago5 May 2026, 17:47 BST
- Clarification questions by150 days ago25 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline143 days ago1 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts123 days ago22 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by122 days ago22 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent101 days ago14 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends90 days ago24 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published13 days ago9 Oct 2026, 12:27 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 May 2026- Tender notice published5 May 2026, 17:47 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published15 Jul 2026, 13:34 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete15 Jul 2026, 13:34 BST
- Contract signature expected31 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published9 Oct 2026, 12:27 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watts Truck & Van LtdSME10 Aug 2026 – 28 May 2027 | £535,000 | 13 Jul 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract for the Purchase of up to 5 x 7.5 tonne GVW Chassis Cab Tippers c/w Crane · Watts Truck & Van LtdSME
- Signed
- 7 Oct 2026
- Value
- £535,000
- Period
- 12 Oct 2026 – 30 Jun 2027
- Status
- active
No agreed KPIs: Fleet Manager knows the Market extremely well and the specification was very detailed
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Watts Truck and Van LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender