Find a TenderAwarded without competitionContract award notice
Published 4 Aug 2026, 12:04 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Purchase of Ford Transit x 3

Official notice

Authority: Mid Suffolk District Council (Local council)

Direct award
Awarded value£176,554published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 4 Aug 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Lookers Group Fleet

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Purchase of Ford Transit 500 x 2 and Ford Transit 350 x 1.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
4 Aug 2026, 12:04 BST
Last source update
4 Aug 2026, 12:08 BST
Authority reference
644
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-073643
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
East of England (UKH14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06db10 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Additional Repeat Further Following Competitive Procedure
Published justification

TPPL framework used to select supplier.

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Aug 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    4 Aug 2026, 12:04 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    4 Aug 2026, 12:08 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    14 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £176,5541 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lookers Group Fleet1 Nov 2026 – 31 Mar 2027£176,5544 Aug 2026Awarded

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Mid Suffolk District Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PJPW-1919-JTND 8 Russell Road, Ipswich, East of England, IP1 2BXContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • LOOKERS MOTOR GROUP LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 00143470GB-PPON: PQCG-6568-VMLG Lookers House 1st Floor, Lookers Stoke, Stoke-On-Trent, West Midlands, ST4 4GUContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender