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title: "MARKET ENGAGEMENT - Purchase of Light Commercial Vehicles"
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# MARKET ENGAGEMENT - Purchase of Light Commercial Vehicles

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/market-engagement-purchase-of-light-commercial-vehicles-ocds-h6vhtk-0615c4). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council: "MARKET ENGAGEMENT - Purchase of Light Commercial Vehicles". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £3,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/barnsley-metropolitan-borough-council-ons-e08000038)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £3,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Light vans, Motor vehicles, Panel vans, Vans
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/market-engagement-purchase-of-light-commercial-vehicles-ocds-h6vhtk-0615c4#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0615c4`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/market-engagement-purchase-of-light-commercial-vehicles-ocds-h6vhtk-0615c4#tl-md)

## Description
The Council is intending to undertake a procurement exercise for the purchase of up to 150 x light commercial vehicles and associated services, with a MAM of up to 3500kg and passenger vehicles up to 8 seats. The majority of vehicles will require varying conversions to the body. In order to help inform such an exercise, the Council in undertaking this pre-market engagement stage to explore what is available and seek feedback and guidance from the supply market.

## Lots (1)
### Lot LOT-0000: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `LOT-0000`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 34100000, 34136000, 34136100, 34136200
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 20/07/2026 to 19/07/2028

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F009620-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-02-03T16:30:28.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T09:10:28.618Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0615c4