For the Supply of Five (17 Seater) Minibuses

Official notice

Authority: Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority (Police & fire)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34) Delivery: North West (UKD)

Awarded value£236,703published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 22 May 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Ford Retail T/A TrustFord UK

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Supply of five, seventeen seater minibuses

CPV: Minibuses

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: North West · Merseyside Region

34114400 Minibuses

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 29 May 2026, 11:24 BST
Last source update: 29 May 2026, 11:24 BST
Authority reference: MFRS 2226-81
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-050727
Classification (CPV): Minibuses
Delivery area: North West (UKD)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06a899 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: The Contract was Procured via the YPO Framework 0001170 PURCHASE, LEASE AND HIRE OF SPECIALIST VEHICLES
3.5T AND OVER INCLUDING ASSOCIATED PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
Lot 8: Purchase and Lease of Minibuses, Coaches, Buses
and any other Mass Transit Technologies
Under PCR 2015

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £236,7031 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 22 May 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Ford Retail T/A TrustFord UKSupply of 5 (17 Seater) Minibuses	£236,703 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Supply of 5 (17 Seater) Minibuses · Ford Retail T/A TrustFord UK
Signed
22 May 2026
Value
£236,703
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority

Contracting authorityPolice & fireRegional or local authorityFire & Rescue Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service Headquarters, Bridle Road,, Bootle, North West, L304YDContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Merseyside Fire & Rescue AuthorityReview body BootleContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Ford Retail LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 00191596 2 Charter Court Newcomen Way, Colchester, UK, CO4 9YA

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.