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Published 17 Feb 2026, 14:15 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

PAN3518 - Supply of Forklift Truck

Official notice

Authority: Leicester City Council (Local council)

GoodsBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF21)
Published estimate£30,000≈ £30k / year · £36,000 inc. VAT3.3% above published estimate
Submissions closed 10 Mar 2026awarded 12 Jun 2026
Awarded to Bowring Transport Ltd t/a B&B Tractors
Contract term 1 yrends 12 Apr 2027 · starts 13 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Supply of 1x 2 tons Counterbalance electric forklift truck

CPV: Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 1 yrSMEPublished value£30,000
Contract period: 13 Apr 2026 – 12 Apr 2027 (1 yr)Value: £30,000 exc. VAT · £36,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: East MidlandsEligibility: SME eligible
34000000 Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
  • Condition of participation

    Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs)

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: 40%Price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 40% Weightings
  • Price: 60% weightings
Conditions of participation1
  • Condition of participation

    Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs)

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
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
17 Feb 2026, 14:15 GMT
Last source update
12 Jun 2026, 16:01 BST
Authority reference
PAN3518
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-014355
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF21)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065622 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
10 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
24 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

procontract.due-north.com/Advert ↗

Timeline

17 Feb 2026 → 12 Jun 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published247 days ago
    17 Feb 2026, 14:15 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by240 days ago
    24 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline226 days ago
    10 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
  4. Contract starts192 days ago
    13 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published132 days ago
    12 Jun 2026, 16:01 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Feb 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    17 Feb 2026, 14:15 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract details notice published
    12 Jun 2026, 16:01 BST
    UK7
  3. Status changed to complete
    12 Jun 2026, 16:01 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £30,9751 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 12 Jun 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Bowring Transport Ltd t/a B&B TractorsSME£30,975 †—Awarded

Contracts

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Leicester City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PXRT-5737-VBQD City Hall (4th Floor), Leicester, East Midlands, LE1 1FZContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender