Find a TenderPast planning noticePlanned procurement notice
Published 18 Aug 2025, 15:58 BST

Official UK procurement notice

DWP Mobile Front Line Vehicles Phase 2

Official notice

Authority: Department for Work & Pensions (Central government)

4 lotsServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Transport & Passenger Services (60) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Planned pipeline value£341,163total for 4 lots · pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 10 Sept 2025from the planned procurement notice
Lots 4see the lot list below
Contract term 4 moends 31 Mar 2026 · up to 31 Mar 2028 with extensions · starts 17 Nov 2025

What is being bought4 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Hire of up to 12 vehicles, modified for delivery of DWP frontline services

CPV: Hire of vans with driver

Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure

4 lots · no lot values published
Lot #1To be decidedPlannedRenewal 4 moSME
Contract period: 17 Nov 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 (4 mo) · up to 31 Mar 2028 with extensions
Eligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: 2 extension options of up to 12 months each
Lot #2Lot 2 to be decidedPlannedRenewal 4 moSME
Contract period: 17 Nov 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 (4 mo) · up to 31 Mar 2028 with extensions
Eligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: 2 extension options of up to 12 months each
Lot #3Lot 3 to be decidedPlannedRenewal 4 moSME
Contract period: 17 Nov 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 (4 mo) · up to 31 Mar 2028 with extensions
Eligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: 2 extension options of up to 12 months each
Lot #4Lot 4 to be decidedPlannedRenewal 4 moSME
Contract period: 17 Nov 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 (4 mo) · up to 31 Mar 2028 with extensions
Eligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: 2 extension options of up to 12 months each

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
Lot distribution rule: Undecided

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
18 Aug 2025, 15:58 BST
Last source update
18 Aug 2025, 15:58 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 24 Oct 2025
Authority reference
project_27714
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-049591
Latest notice
Planned procurement notice (UK3)
Classification (CPV)
Hire of vans with driver
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0589fe Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
6 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
Clarification deadline
17 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en

Timeline

18 Aug 2025 → 17 Nov 2025 · 6 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    18 Aug 2025, 15:58 BST
  2. Tender notice expected
    10 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
  3. Clarification questions by
    17 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
  4. Submission deadline383 days ago
    6 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
  5. Award decision expected by365 days ago
    24 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
  6. Contract starts342 days ago
    17 Nov 2025

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Planned procurement notice published
    18 Aug 2025, 15:58 BST
    UK3

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department for Work & Pensions

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PJCP-7274-TLRQ Caxton House 7th Floor 6-12 Tothill Street, London, London, SW1H 9NAContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure