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Published 26 Jun 2025, 16:29 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Fleet Management System · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Newcastle City Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£250,000≈ £50k / year · £300,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 24 Nov 2025
Contract term 5 yrsends 11 Jan 2031 · up to 11 Jan 2033 with extensions · starts 12 Jan 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Newcastle City Council (NCC) is inviting tenders for the provision of a cloud-based Fleet Management System to support the operations of our City Transport Team, part of the City Operations Neighbourhoods & Regulatory Services Directorate.

This system will play a vital role in enhancing the management and oversight of the Council's vehicle assets. Through this procurement, NCC aims to implement a modern, efficient, and transparent solution that will improve service delivery, optimises fleet performance, and delivers greater value for money.

This strategic investment reflects the Council's commitment to innovation and continuous improvement in public service operations.

Please find further details below:

Open: www.open-uk.org ↗

Project Reference: 008533 - Fleet Management System

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Jan 2030, 23:59 GMT.

CPV: Vehicle-fleet management services · Vehicle-fleet-support services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 5 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£250,000
Contract period: 12 Jan 2026 – 11 Jan 2031 (5 yrs) · up to 11 Jan 2033 with extensionsValue: £250,000 exc. VAT · £300,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: North EastEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Further information can be found in the tender pack · Further information can be found in the tender pack

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: 60%Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: The quality weighting for this tender will be 60%
  • Price: The price weighting for this tender will be 40%
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

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
Services
Notice status
Cancelled
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
Yes · next expected 1 Jan 2030
First published
26 Jun 2025, 16:29 BST
Last source update
3 Dec 2025, 11:11 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 1 Dec 2025
Authority reference
008533
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-068672
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV)
Vehicle-fleet management servicesVehicle-fleet-support services
Delivery area
North East (UKC)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05547a Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: OPEN-UK
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free
Submission deadline
24 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Please see further information via:

Open: www.open-uk.org ↗

Project Reference: 008533 - Fleet Management System

Timeline

26 Jun 2025 → 12 Jan 2026 · 7 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    26 Jun 2025, 16:29 BST
  2. Market engagement
    10 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST

    This market intelligence will help inform the scope of a potential contract. All updates will be posted via

    Open: www.open-uk.org ↗

    Project Reference: 008533 - Fleet Management System

  3. Tender notice published364 days ago
    27 Oct 2025, 15:59 GMT
  4. Submission deadline336 days ago
    24 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
  5. Award decision expected by329 days ago
    1 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
  6. Latest notice published327 days ago
    3 Dec 2025, 11:11 GMT
  7. Contract starts288 days ago
    12 Jan 2026

Notice history

7 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Jun 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    26 Jun 2025, 16:29 BST
    UK2
  2. Tender notice published
    27 Oct 2025, 15:59 GMT
    UK4
  3. Status changed to active
    27 Oct 2025, 15:59 GMT
  4. Procurement method changed
    27 Oct 2025, 15:59 GMT
  5. Deadline published: 24 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
    27 Oct 2025, 15:59 GMT
  6. Procurement termination notice published
    3 Dec 2025, 11:11 GMT
    UK12
  7. Status changed to complete
    3 Dec 2025, 11:11 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
supplier not published—2 Dec 2025CancelledThis deadline for the project has been extended and we were unable to edit the current notice to notify the market. We will reissue the notice to the market and the project remains live via open https://www.open-uk.org/ - project: Fleet Management System

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Newcastle City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PBHM-6848-TWYG Civic Centre, Newcastle Upon Tyne, North East, NE1 8QHContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure