Official UK procurement notice
Contract for the Supply of 10 3.5t Chassis Cabs
Authority: City & County of Swansea (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSupply of 10 x 3.5t Chassis cabs with various body configurations to replace existing fleet and multiple spot hired equivalents. Tender will seek option of outright purchase or contract hire (exc maintenance) for 5 and 7 year terms
CPV: Vehicle bodies, trailers or semi-trailers
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£410,000
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 sub-criteria (2)
- Delivery & Warranty: 20%
- Price: 80%
Published award criteria (2)
- Delivery & Warranty
- Price
- 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
- 13 Mar 2026, 11:47 GMT
- Last source update
- 8 Jul 2026, 14:39 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 10 Apr 2026
- Authority reference
CCS/24/068- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-022899- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0669a5Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 7 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 31 Mar 2026, 00:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en, cy
Register your company on the eTenderWales portal (this is only required once):
— Navigate to the portal: etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk ↗
— Click the “Suppliers register here” link.
— Enter your correct business and user details.
— Note the username you chose and click “Save” when complete.
— You will shortly receive an e-mail with your unique password (please keep this secure).
— Agree to the terms and conditions and click “continue”.
- Express an interest in the project:
— Login to the portal with your username/password.
— Click the “ITTs Open to All Suppliers” link (these are the ITTs open to any registered supplier).
— Click on the relevant ITT to access the content.
— Click the “Express Interest” button in the “Actions” box on the left-hand side of the page.
— This will move the ITT into your “My ITTs” page (this is a secure area reserved for your projects only).
— Click on the ITT code. You can now access any attachments by clicking the “Settings and Buyer Attachments” in the “Actions” box.
- 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
13 Mar 2026 → 8 Jul 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published227 days ago13 Mar 2026, 11:47 GMT
- Clarification questions by209 days ago31 Mar 2026, 00:00 BST
- Submission deadline202 days ago7 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by198 days ago10 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts195 days ago14 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent173 days ago6 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends163 days ago15 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published110 days ago8 Jul 2026, 14:39 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Mar 2026- Tender notice published13 Mar 2026, 11:47 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published6 May 2026, 09:36 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete6 May 2026, 09:36 BST
- Contract signature expected18 May 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published8 Jul 2026, 14:39 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced KFS Special Vehicles Ltd SME20 May 2026 – 19 May 2027 | £350,000 | 6 May 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract for the Supply of 10 3.5t Chassis Cabs · Advanced KFS Special Vehicles Ltd SME
- Signed
- 8 Jul 2026
- Value
- £350,000
- Period
- 8 Jul 2026 – 30 Apr 2027
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Advanced KFS Special Vehicles LtdAwarded 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