Official UK procurement notice
Fully Maintained Vehicle Fleet and Fleet Management Service
Authority: North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNorth Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust requires a fully maintained vehicle fleet solution to support operational and clinical services across Cumbria and Lancashire. The contract includes the supply, maintenance, servicing, repair and replacement of a mixed fleet of vehicles, together with breakdown recovery, replacement vehicle provision, telematics and fleet management services. The fleet includes light commercial vehicles, specialist transport vehicles and Luton box vehicles with bespoke modifications.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 20 Aug 2029, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Breakdown and recovery services for buses · Fleet management, repair and maintenance services · Motor vehicles · Vans
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£500,000
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 (3)
- Quality: 55%
- Cost: 35%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality
- Cost
- Social Value
- Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 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
- Closed
- 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 20 Aug 2029
- First published
- 29 Jul 2026, 12:57 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Sept 2026, 16:03 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 12 Nov 2026
- Authority reference
C462106- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-082762- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d663Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 9 Oct 2026, 15:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 21 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Tenders and all associated documentation must be submitted via the Atamis e-tendering portal (health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗). You can access the tender by searching the reference C462106. All providers must be registered on the Central Digital Platform (www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Search ↗).
Tender Response
- Suppliers will be required to complete a Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) as part of their sign-up to the Central Digital Platform.
- Schedules 3, 3a and 4 should be completed, as they form the Tender Response for Quality, Social Value, and Cost.
Declarations and Forms
Within the Schedules there are several declarations and forms to be completed, listed below:
Schedule 5 – Form of Tender
Confirmation that the Bidder wishes to submit the information provided and agrees to the elements set out within the Invitation to Tender documents.
Schedule 6 – Certificate of Non-Collusion and Non-Canvassing
To be completed to confirm agreement to the Statement of Non-Collusion and Non-Canvassing.
Schedule 7 – Commercially Sensitive Information
This is an opportunity for the Bidder to identify any areas of their submission that they wish to highlight as commercially sensitive, for exclusion from future FOIA requests
Atamis Submission
All documents must be submitted to the correct requirement on the Atamis portal. Failure to do so may result in the Tender not being accepted.
Timeline
29 Jul 2026 → 1 Mar 2027 · 8 dates- Planning notice published90 days ago29 Jul 2026, 12:57 BST
- Next notice expected64 days ago24 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published56 days ago1 Sept 2026, 15:15 BST
- Clarification questions by36 days ago21 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
- Latest notice published27 days ago30 Sept 2026, 16:03 BST
- Submission deadline18 days ago9 Oct 2026, 15:00 BST
- Today28 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 15 days12 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 123 days1 Mar 2027
Notice history
7 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Jul 2026- Planned procurement notice published29 Jul 2026, 12:57 BSTUK3
- Tender notice published1 Sept 2026, 15:15 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £500,0001 Sept 2026, 15:15 BSTwas £460,000
- Status changed to active1 Sept 2026, 15:15 BST
- Deadline moved to 2 Oct 2026, 15:00 BST1 Sept 2026, 15:15 BST-17 days · was 19 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Tender notice published30 Sept 2026, 16:03 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 9 Oct 2026, 15:00 BST30 Sept 2026, 16:03 BST+7 days · was 2 Oct 2026, 15:00 BST
Published amendments (1)
Deadline changed to 15:00 on Friday 9th October 2026.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications All Tender documents can be found on Atamis under reference C462106
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender