Purchase of Minibuses · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Blackpool Borough Council (Local council)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34) Delivery: North West (UKD42)

Awarded value£166,224published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 14 Oct 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Lookers Group Fleet

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Purchase of 4 x Ford Transit L4H3 17 Seat Minibus RWD (33967)

Direct Award via the Hertfordshire County Council & TPPL Vehicle Purchase Framework

CPV: Motor vehicles for the transport of 10 or more persons

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: North West

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

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: 14 Oct 2026, 15:06 BST
Last source update: 14 Oct 2026, 15:06 BST
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-097110
Classification (CPV): Motor vehicles for the transport of 10 or more persons
Delivery area: North West (UKD42)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0787c7 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: The award of contract is a call-off from the Hertfordshire County Council & TPPL Vehicle Purchase Framework following the direct award process. A contract notice for the establishment of the Framework was published as follows:
F03: Contract award notice
Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-009869
Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03921f
Published 4 April 2023, 7:05pm

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £166,2241 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 14 Oct 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Lookers Group Fleet	£166,224 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 097110-2026-1 · Lookers Group Fleet
Signed
14 Oct 2026
Value
£166,224
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Blackpool Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services PO Box 11, Town Hall, Blackpool, North West, FY11NBContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High Court of England and WalesReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Looker Motor Group LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 00143470 Lookers House 1st Floor, Lookers Stoke, Bede Road, Stoke-On-Trent, UK, ST4 4GUContact email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.