Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Lease Car Management Services
Authority: COUNTY DURHAM AND DARLINGTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSynchronicity Care Limited on behalf of Country Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust require a provider for the Provision of Lease Car Management Services.
The contractor is required to provide the
administrative and management service of offering available cars to the employees of the trust; inclusive of salary sacrifice, salary deduction, lead in vehicles and business use vehicles.
An open competitive procurement is to be utilised and is not to include an E-Auction. Further details regarding this tender can be found in the tender documentation available via the Atamis portal.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 28 Feb 2031, 23:59 GMT.
CPV: Vehicle-fleet management services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£386,280
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 (9)
- Service Delivery: 19%
- Lease Car Scheme and Management: 8%
- Vehicle and Driver Management: 12%
- Vehicle Maintenance, Repairs and Breakdown Support: 8%
- Compliance, Risk and Financial Management: 12%
- Contract Management and Management Information: 8%
- Price: 19%
- Social Value: 10%
- Electric Vehicles and Sustainability: 4%
Published award criteria (9)
- Service Delivery
- Lease Car Scheme and Management
- Vehicle and Driver Management
- Vehicle Maintenance, Repairs and Breakdown Support
- Compliance, Risk and Financial Management
- Contract Management and Management Information
- Electric Vehicles and Sustainability
- Social Value
- Price
No conditions of participation were published on the notice; check the tender documents.
- Price carries 19 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1.9 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- Turnover usually expected at this size: about £257,285 (twice the annual value).
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula. Turnover is an indicative market norm (≈2× annual value), not a published condition.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How COUNTY DURHAM AND DARLINGTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST buys Repair and maintenance services of motor vehicles and associated equipment (CPV 5011), and who usually turns up
COUNTY DURHAM AND DARLINGTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST’s own published record, next to the published market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are kept out: they attract a different number of bids. Whole-market view: Repair and maintenance services of motor vehicles and associated equipment (CPV 5011) →
How the contest usually goes
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Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.
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How often local firms win similar work.
Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.
Here, local means registered in North East England.
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners are registered in North East England.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards were announced within 84 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
The market share is a minimum: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Direct awards or one recorded bid are common here. Check the route before spending time on a bid.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid13%
2–338%
4–638%
7+13%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Below estimate23%
Within ±2%60%
Above estimate17%
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See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
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No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Lot #1CPV 5011Published estimate£386k
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How many bids this lot may attract.
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Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid27%
2–334%
4–627%
7+12%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
Based on 2 comparable awards. Each lot reflects its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Middle 50%£386k
Estimate£386k
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knowles Associates - Total Fleet Management LimitedLive contract | Provision of Lease Car Management Servicesruns to Mar 2027 | — | £86k | Matched as the earlier contract |
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
|---|---|---|---|
| £9.4m9 awards in 36m · last 8 months ago | 1 live · £86k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=1 | |
| £96m33 awards in 36m · last this month | 13 live · £299m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=7 | |
| £391m3 awards in 36m · last 4 months ago | 2 live · £194m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=1 | |
| £38m44 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 18 live · £1.6m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=3 | |
| £723k5 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 3 live · £359k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
What this replaces i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
100% title match.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
100% title match.
A past supplier may not bid again.
The prior contract this notice most likely re-tenders · matched by title and category (100% title match), the holder is not guaranteed to re-bid
Provision of Lease Car Management Services — held by Knowles Associates - Total Fleet Management Limited; the published contract ends 1 Mar 2027.
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
- Open for tender
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 28 Feb 2031
- First published
- 2 Apr 2026, 12:30 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Oct 2026, 07:57 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 7 Dec 2026
- Authority reference
C462902- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-084259- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067bb5Find a Tender
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Submit via Atamis Health Family Portal- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Tender submission deadline
- 23 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 19 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
2 Apr 2026 → 1 Mar 2027 · 8 dates- Planning notice published203 days ago2 Apr 2026, 12:30 BST
- Market engagement181 days ago24 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
This is market consultation under Section 16-17 of the Procurement Act 2023. The scope is to consult with the market on current system availability.
Please submit your pre-market engagement responses via Atamis using the following link:
atamis-1928--prospend.vf.force.com/apex/CS_ContractPage ↗
The opportunity is available on the Atamis portal via contract reference C436543.
The deadline for the pre-market engagement responses is noon 24th April 2026.
- Tender notice published45 days ago7 Sept 2026, 10:50 BST
- Latest notice published20 days ago2 Oct 2026, 07:57 BST
- Clarification questions by3 days ago19 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Today22 Oct 2026
- Submission deadlinein 1 day23 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected byin 46 days7 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 129 days1 Mar 2027
Notice history
12 events · 6 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Apr 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published2 Apr 2026, 12:30 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published7 Sept 2026, 10:50 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £386,2807 Sept 2026, 10:50 BST
- Status changed to active7 Sept 2026, 10:50 BST
- Procurement method changed7 Sept 2026, 10:50 BST
- Deadline published: 9 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST7 Sept 2026, 10:50 BST
- Tender notice published10 Sept 2026, 10:16 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published14 Sept 2026, 14:30 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published16 Sept 2026, 09:55 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 16 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST16 Sept 2026, 09:55 BST+7 days · was 9 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Tender notice published2 Oct 2026, 07:57 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 23 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST2 Oct 2026, 07:57 BST+7 days · was 16 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Published amendments (4)
The submission section has been updated to include a direct link for suppliers wishing to submit a bid. By clicking the link, users will be taken directly to the sign-in page.
Change to Atamis link: https://atamis-1928--prospend.vf.force.com/apex/CS_ContractPage?filters=&page=1&Preview=Yes&searchStr=&SearchType=Projects&sortStr=Alphabetical&uid=a07Pz00001qT4HeIAK&sfdcIFrameOrigin=https://atamis-1928.lightning.force.com
The dates for submitting your tender response are to be extended for one week. The extended submission deadline is now 16/10/2026.
Extension on clarification and tender submission deadline.
Routine re-releases (6)
- 2026-09: 2 releases · 7 Sept 2026, 10 Sept 2026
- 2026-04: 1 release · 2 Apr 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- SYNCHRONICITY CARE LTDContracting authorityProcess contact pointPublic authority - central government
Official documents & specifications (6)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender