Official UK procurement notice
Kuwait White Fleet · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34) Delivery listed: Kuwait (KW)
Published estimate£300,000≈ £300k / year · £300,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 2 Jun 2025awarded 17 Jun 2025
Awarded to Gulf Master General Trading L.L.C
Contract term 1 yrends 31 Jul 2026 · up to 31 Jul 2028 with extensions · starts 1 Aug 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of Supply and Maintenance of White Fleet Vehicles in Kuwait
- No preliminary market engagement: Requirement deemed low complexity, established marketplace exists, Open Procedure was deemed most suitable
CPV: Motor vehicles
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£300,000
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
- Economic & financial standing
As per the Qualification Envelope
- Technical & professional ability
As per the Technical Envelope
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).
How bids were scored
- Total cost of tender: Total price for all vehicles over 3 years
- Technical questions: 7 Technical questions, detailed in the ITT documentation and the technical envelope
Conditions of participation2
- Economic & financial standing
As per the Qualification Envelope
- Technical & professional ability
As per the Technical Envelope
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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 6 May 2025, 15:15 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Jul 2025, 09:27 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 17 Jun 2025
- Authority reference
714570452- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-019144- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area in notice
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050d41Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
Payment will be via the exostar and CP&F platform. Any bidder must be willing and able to sign up to Exostar.
Review and risk notes
- Risks
KPIs within the SOR
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Defence Sourcing Portal · Who buys & how to bid on MOD DSP
Access & registration note: Free · registration requires an NCAGE code — obtain in advance · before you can bid: NCAGE
- Submission deadline
- 2 Jun 2025, 17:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 2 Jun 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
6 May 2025 → 1 Aug 2025 · 8 dates- Tender notice published6 May 2025, 15:15 BST
- Clarification questions by2 Jun 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline2 Jun 2025, 17:00 BST
- Award decision expected by17 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent18 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends1 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published22 Jul 2025, 09:27 BST
- Contract starts1 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 May 2025- Tender notice published6 May 2025, 15:15 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published20 Jun 2025, 10:17 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete20 Jun 2025, 10:17 BST
- Contract signature expected1 Jul 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published22 Jul 2025, 09:27 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Bids received 43 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 8 Jul 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gulf Master General Trading L.L.CSMEKuwait WF1 Aug 2025 – 31 Jul 2026 · up to 31 Jul 2028Extensions: 1 core year with options 12 months + 12 months · Options: Options for short term hires in the contract, this will have limit of Liability with it . | KWD 77,796 | 17 Jun 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Kuwait WF · Gulf Master General Trading L.L.CSME
- Signed
- 8 Jul 2025
- Value
- KWD 77,796
- Period
- 1 Aug 2025 – 31 Jul 2028
- Status
- active
- Options
- 1 core year 12 Months +2 months
1 agreed KPI: Vehicle avaliability and redness
- Vehicle avaliability and redness, Regular meeting to monitor amount for spot hire spend
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Gulf Master Gener Trading L.L.CAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications ITT document
- Bidding documents and specifications Draft Contract
Notices 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