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# Procurement of 7 Electric Buses via The Procurement Partnership Bus and Coach Purchase framework Lot 4 36-75 seat buses and coaches

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/procurement-of-7-electric-buses-via-the-procurement-partnership-bus-and-coach-purchase-fra-ocds-h6vhtk-02b45a). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Cornwall Council: "Procurement of 7 Electric Buses via The Procurement Partnership Bus and Coach Purchase framework Lot 4 36-75 seat buses and coaches". Published status: complete. Published Value: £200,000,000. 5 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 24 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.delta-esourcing.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Cornwall Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cornwall-council-ons-e06000052)
- **Published Value:** £200,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 24 June 2021 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 5
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Buses and coaches, Electric buses, Hydrogen powered, Minibuses, Motor vehicles for the transport of 10 or more persons (+1 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UK, UKK3
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £277,695,378 (exc. VAT, 7 contracts)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/procurement-of-7-electric-buses-via-the-procurement-partnership-bus-and-coach-purchase-fra-ocds-h6vhtk-02b45a#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02b45a`

## Before you bid
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- **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.

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## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [delta-esourcing.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.delta-esourcing.com%2Ftenders%2FUK-title%2FQU378992Y5)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/procurement-of-7-electric-buses-via-the-procurement-partnership-bus-and-coach-purchase-fra-ocds-h6vhtk-02b45a#participate

## Description
Procurement of 7 Electric Buses via The Procurement Partnership Bus and Coach Purchase framework Lot 4 36-75 seat buses and coaches

## Lots (5)
### Lot 1: Vehicle Chassis, converted and unconverted 5 – 75 seats
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 34121000
- **Delivery regions:** UK, UKK

- **Estimated Value:** £10,000,000
- **Description:** This procurement is a call off from Bath and North East Somerset Council and The Procurement  Partnership Bus and Coach Purchase framework Lot 4 36-75 seat buses and coaches framework.

### Lot 2: Van conversions 5 – 26 seat accessible and non-accessible vehicles
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 34114400, 34115200, 34120000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £75,000,000
- **Description:** Van conversions 5 – 26 seat accessible and non-accessible vehicles. Vehicles to operate on any of Petrol, Diesel, Hybrid, Electric, LPG (liquid petroleum gas), Hydrogen and Biofuel. This lot is for the purchase of converted chassis from the convertor...

### Lot 3: Coach built 5-36 seat accessible and non-accessible vehicles
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 34115200, 34120000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £50,000,000
- **Description:** Coach built 5-36 seat accessible and non-accessible vehicles. Vehicles to operate on any of Petrol, Diesel, Hybrid, Electric, LPG (liquid petroleum gas), Hydrogen and Biofuel. This lot is for the purchase of converted chassis from the convertors appo...

### Lot 4: 36 – 75 seat buses and coaches to include single/double decked, articulated and tri-axle vehicles
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 34120000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £25,000,000
- **Description:** 36 – 75 seat buses and coaches to include single/double decked, articulated and tri-axle vehicles. Vehicles to operate on any of Petrol, Diesel, Hybrid, Electric, LPG (liquid petroleum gas), Hydrogen and Biofuel.

### Lot 5: Hydrogen buses, 17 seats and above
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 34120000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £40,000,000
- **Description:** Hydrogen fuelled buses, 17 seats and above. To include all vehicle and chassis types, e.g. accessible/non-accessible, mini-buses/van-conversions, bus (single and doubled decked), coach built, articulated and tri-axle vehicles. This lot is for the pur...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (8)
- **Award:** 002984-2025-DN759711-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Bamford Bus Company Limited (trading as Wrightbus)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-175784`
  - Value: £2,695,378 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Welfare Buses (active)
  - Award id: `009406-2022-1-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Woodall Nicholson t/a Mellor Coachcraft**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-25818`

- **Award:** Vehicle Chassis, converted and unconverted 5 – 75 seats (active)
  - Award id: `020126-2021-1-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Alexander-Dennis Ltd, Bamford Bus Company Limited (Trading as Wrightbus), Cannon Coach and Bus Ltd (+6 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-25821`, `GB-FTS-175784`, `GB-FTS-25825`, `GB-FTS-154780`, `GB-FTS-25827`, `GB-FTS-79529`, `GB-FTS-184398`, `GB-FTS-25826`, `GB-FTS-25823`
  - Value: £10,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Van conversions 5 – 26 seat accessible and non-accessible vehicles (active)
  - Award id: `020126-2021-2a-2`
  - Supplier(s): **Automotive Group Limited, Cartwright Vehicle Conversions Limited, EVM Direct Ltd (+7 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-25833`, `GB-FTS-25832`, `GB-FTS-94847`, `GB-FTS-170235`, `GB-FTS-94869`, `GB-FTS-94850`, `GB-FTS-94855`, `GB-FTS-94856`, `GB-FTS-157983`, `GB-FTS-25818`
  - Value: £75,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Van conversions 5 – 26 seat accessible and non-accessible vehicles (active)
  - Award id: `020126-2021-2b-3`
  - Supplier(s): **Courtside Conversions Ltd, Euromotive (Kent) Ltd, Ford Motor Company Limited (+2 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-94846`, `GB-FTS-25836`, `GB-FTS-154780`, `GB-FTS-25827`, `GB-FTS-25826`
  - Value: £75,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Coach built 5-36 seat accessible and non-accessible vehicles (active)
  - Award id: `020126-2021-3-4`
  - Supplier(s): **Alexander-Dennis Ltd, Cannon Coach and Bus Ltd, EVM Direct Ltd (+6 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-25821`, `GB-FTS-25825`, `GB-FTS-94847`, `GB-FTS-25826`, `GB-FTS-94855`, `GB-FTS-25823`, `GB-FTS-94856`, `GB-FTS-25839`, `GB-FTS-25818`
  - Value: £50,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 36 – 75 seat buses and coaches to include single/double decked, articulated and tri-axle vehicles (active)
  - Award id: `020126-2021-4-5`
  - Supplier(s): **Alexander-Dennis Ltd, Bamford Bus Company LTD (Trading as Wrightbus), EvoBus (UK) Ltd (+7 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-25821`, `GB-FTS-175784`, `GB-FTS-25844`, `GB-FTS-25842`, `GB-FTS-94815`, `GB-FTS-25823`, `GB-FTS-94856`, `GB-FTS-79525`, `GB-FTS-25839`, `GB-FTS-25818`
  - Value: £25,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Hydrogen buses, 17 seats and above (active)
  - Award id: `020126-2021-5-6`
  - Supplier(s): **Alexander-Dennis Ltd, Arcola Energy Limited, Bamford Bus Company LTD (Trading as Wrightbus) (+1 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-25821`, `GB-FTS-25819`, `GB-FTS-175784`, `GB-FTS-25842`
  - Value: £40,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (8)
- **Contract:** 002984-2025-DN759711-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £2,695,378
  - Signed Date: 28/01/2025

- **Contract:** Welfare Buses (active)

  - Signed Date: 06/04/2022

- **Contract:** Vehicle Chassis, converted and unconverted 5 – 75 seats (active)
  - Signed Value: £10,000,000
  - Signed Date: 03/08/2021

- **Contract:** Van conversions 5 – 26 seat accessible and non-accessible vehicles (active)
  - Signed Value: £75,000,000
  - Signed Date: 03/08/2021

- **Contract:** Van conversions 5 – 26 seat accessible and non-accessible vehicles (active)
  - Signed Value: £75,000,000
  - Signed Date: 03/08/2021

- **Contract:** Coach built 5-36 seat accessible and non-accessible vehicles (active)
  - Signed Value: £50,000,000
  - Signed Date: 03/08/2021

- **Contract:** 36 – 75 seat buses and coaches to include single/double decked, articulated and tri-axle vehicles (active)
  - Signed Value: £25,000,000
  - Signed Date: 03/08/2021

- **Contract:** Hydrogen buses, 17 seats and above (active)
  - Signed Value: £40,000,000
  - Signed Date: 03/08/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F002984-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-01-29T15:14:10.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T01:58:21.767Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02b45a