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Published 12 Jun 2026, 12:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Purchase of Pre-Owned Gritters and Part Exchange

Official notice

Authority: Devon County Council (Local council)

GoodsOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34) Delivery: UKSouth West (UKK43)
Published estimate£800,000£960,000 inc. VAT15.6% below published estimate
Submissions closed 14 Jul 2026awarded 17 Sept 2026
Awarded to Econ Engineering Ltd
Contract term 1 moends 2 Oct 2026 · starts 31 Aug 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The purchase of 6 pre-owned 18T gritters and part exchange of 4 from Devon County Councils existing fleet

  • No preliminary market engagement: DCC carried out their own market engagement prior to publication

CPV: Gritter vehicles

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 1 moSMEPublished value£800,000
Contract period: 31 Aug 2026 – 2 Oct 2026 (1 mo)Value: £800,000 exc. VAT · £960,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: South WestEligibility: SME eligible
34144440 Gritter vehicles
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    As specified in the tender documents

  • Technical & professional ability

    As specified in the tender documents

What it takes to win
i

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 more
How bids were scored
Price: 100%
Published award criteria (1)
  • Price
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    As specified in the tender documents

  • Technical & professional ability

    As specified in the tender documents

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 100 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 10 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
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
Unspecified in notice
First published
12 Jun 2026, 12:05 BST
Last source update
18 Sept 2026, 12:27 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 20 Aug 2026
Authority reference
CP2815-26
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-055635
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Gritter vehicles
Delivery area
UKSouth West (UKK43)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b3e8 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
14 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
26 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk ↗

Timeline

12 Jun 2026 → 29 Sept 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published135 days ago
    12 Jun 2026, 12:05 BST
  2. Clarification questions by121 days ago
    26 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline103 days ago
    14 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by66 days ago
    20 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
  5. Contract starts56 days ago
    31 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
  6. Assessment summaries sent39 days ago
    17 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
  7. Latest notice published37 days ago
    18 Sept 2026, 12:27 BST
  8. Standstill ends26 days ago
    29 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Jun 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    12 Jun 2026, 12:05 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    18 Sept 2026, 11:28 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    18 Sept 2026, 11:28 BST
  4. Contract details notice published
    18 Sept 2026, 12:27 BST
    UK7
  5. Contract signature expected
    29 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £675,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 17 Sept 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Econ Engineering LtdSMEPurchase of Pre-Owned Gritters & Combined Part Exchange29 Sept 2026 – 30 Sept 2026£675,00017 Sept 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • Purchase of Pre-owned gritters & Part exchange · Econ Engineering LtdSME

    Signed
    17 Sept 2026
    Value
    £675,000
    Period
    28 Sept 2026 – 30 Sept 2026
    Status
    active

    No agreed KPIs: Tender is below £5m

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1final-stage tenders00—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Devon County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PJRC-4623-RJBH County Hall, Exeter, South West, EX2 4QDContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Econ Engineering LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PGLM-4127-RVPG Boroughbridge Road, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire & Humber, HG4 1UEContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender