Official UK procurement notice
Purchase of 8 ex hire fixed body gritters
Authority: Fife Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis is a Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency (VEAT) notice. This notice is to advise that Fife Council intend to purchase 8 ex hire fixed body gritters with snow ploughs from Econ Engineering Ltd
CPV: Winter-maintenance vehicles
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1This notice is to advise that Fife Council intend to purchase 8 ex hire fixed body…Awarded
This notice is to advise that Fife Council intend to purchase 8 ex hire fixed body gritters with snow plough from Econ Engineering Ltd
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 8 Jun 2026, 15:44 BST
- Last source update
- 19 Jun 2026, 09:07 BST
- Authority reference
EF0113- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-057834- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b00bFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
- Published justification
The Council intends to award a contract without prior publication of a contract notice in accordance with Regulation 33 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 - reg 33(b) (ii) Competition is absent for technical reasons. The vehicles are available as part of the Econ Engineering Ltd existing ex-hire fleet.
- Review procedure
Economic operators should approach the contracting authority in the first instance. However, the only formal remedy is to apply to the courts:
An economic operator that suffers, or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session
Publisher note: (SC Ref:835071)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Econ Engineering LtdSME | £451,200 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
| Econ Engineering LtdSME | £451,200 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 053912-2026-EF0113-1 · Econ Engineering LtdSME
- Signed
- 8 Jun 2026
- Value
- £451,200
- Status
- active
Contract 057834-2026-EF0113-1 · Econ Engineering LtdSME
- Signed
- 8 Jun 2026
- Value
- £451,200
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Econ Engineering LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.