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Published 20 Jul 2026, 14:27 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Purchase of Used Refuse Collection Vehicle

Official notice

Authority: Babergh District Council (Local council)

Direct award
Awarded value£185,000published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 20 Jul 2026no call for competition
Award (standstill) to Endurance Vehicle Solutions

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Purchase of Used Refuse Collection Vehicle - VE23 BBF.

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
20 Jul 2026, 14:27 BST
Last source update
20 Jul 2026, 14:32 BST
Authority reference
339
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-068300
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
East of England (UKH14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06cef1 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

Only one supplier is able to provide the goods within the required timescale and undertaking a competitive sourcing process would be unlikely to deliver value for money and will impede upon the delivery of the Council's services.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

20 Jul 2026 → 29 Jul 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published100 days ago
    20 Jul 2026, 14:32 BST
  2. Standstill ends90 days ago
    29 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Jul 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    20 Jul 2026, 14:27 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    20 Jul 2026, 14:32 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    30 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £185,0001 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Endurance Vehicle SolutionsSME1 Aug 2026 – 31 Mar 2027£185,00020 Jul 2026standstill to 29 Jul 2026Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Babergh District Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PYQM-3849-BJQL 8 Russell Road, Ipswich, East of England, IP1 2BXContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • ENDURANCE VEHICLE SOLUTIONS LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 11836655GB-PPON: PWVL-4635-GRBP Unit 6 Newhouse Farm Industrial Estate, Chepstow, Wales, NP16 6UPContact 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