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Published 6 Oct 2026, 09:50 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Supply and Delivery of Road Sweeper Brushes

Authority: Wolverhampton City Council (Local council)

GoodsBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£60,000≈ £15k / year · £72,000 inc. VAT
Submission deadline 6 Nov 202612:00 GMT · 31d 2h left
Clarification cut-off 30 Oct 202623:59 GMT · questions to the authority
Contract term 4 yrsstarts 1 Jan 2027
Bids per lot · this authority 4all categories · n=58 · competition analysis ↓

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This requirement is for the supply and delivery of replacement sweeper brushes for the Council's current Johnston Euro 6 C201/C202 Precinct Sweeper, Johnston VT650/VT651 Channel Sweeper, Boschung Urban Sweeper S2.0 and Scarab Maven channel sweepers.

CPV: Miscellaneous transport equipment and spare parts

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Lot 1 4 yrsSMEPublished value£60,000
Contract period: 1 Jan 2027 — 31 Dec 2030 (4 yrs)Eligibility: SME eligibleDelivery: West MidlandsTurnover guideline: ~£29,979/yr≈ 2× annual value
Value
£60,000 exc. VAT · £72,000 inc. VAT
34900000 Miscellaneous transport equipment and spare parts

Who is likely to bid for this lot ↓

What it takes to win
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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 are scored

Tender responses will be evaluated in accordance with the award criteria and scoring mechanism detailed and published in the ITT documents. The award criteria will be 75% Price, 15% Quality, 5% Social Value and 5% Equalities, Diversity and Inclusion.

No conditions of participation were published on the notice; check the tender documents.

Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid

How Wolverhampton City Council buys Miscellaneous transport equipment and spare parts (CPV 3490) — and who usually turns up

Wolverhampton City Council’s own published record, next to the West Midlands market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are kept out: they attract a different number of bids. Whole-market view: Miscellaneous transport equipment and spare parts (CPV 3490) →

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How the contest usually goes

Left: this authority. Right: the market where the work is delivered. Bids and award-vs-estimate pairs are per lot, from contested contracts only — direct awards (including PA 2023 transparency notices) report one bid by definition and are left out. On Procurement Act 2023 notices the count is the tenders assessed at the final stage, not every submission received; pairs compare like with like (VAT-exclusive, or VAT-inclusive on both sides). Empty means nothing was published, not filled in from elsewhere.

This authority

Wolverhampton City Council

contract notices in 36 months: 11 in division 34 (4 without competition · 3 route not published) · 188 in all categories (22 without competition · 76 route not published)

Bids per lot
i

How many companies usually bid for work like this.

Middle value of published bid counts, one per lot, for this buyer or this region in the same sector.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in all categories, last 36 months: 58 lots. 23 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 4) and 35 from older notices (bids received, middle 4).

Nothing is filled in from UK-wide numbers. An empty tile means nothing usable was published.

4all categories · 36m · n=58 lots
Single-bid lots
i

How often only one company bid.

Share of lots that received exactly one bid, on the same competitions as the bids figure.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in all categories, last 36 months: 58 lots.

High means a thin market or an incumbent that is hard to beat.

16%all categories · 36m · n=58 lots
Award vs estimate
i

Do awards for work like this land above or below the estimate.

Estimate against award per lot, for this buyer or this region in the same sector.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in all categories, last 36 months: 34 pairs.

A past pattern, not a price to bid.

at estimateall categories · 36m · n=34 pairs
Deadline → award date
i

How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.

Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in all categories, last 36 months: 19 notices.

Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.

Last 36 months.

74dall categories · 36m · n=19 notices
Notice updates
i

How often this buyer changes a notice after publishing it.

Middle number of amendments per notice. Deadline extensions and corrections both count.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in all categories, last 24 months: 217 notices.

Last 24 months.

0all categories · 24m · n=217 notices
Awarded without competition
i

How often this buyer awards without a competition.

Direct or limited awards as a share of its notices that say which procedure was used. These routes are legal in defined cases. This is just the record.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in this industry (CPV 34), last 36 months: 8 notices.

Last 36 months.

50%division 34 · 36m · n=8 notices
Bids per lot robust · n=58
i

How the number of bidders is spread across lots.

Each lot with a published bid count is put in a band: one bid, two to three, four to six, seven or more. Real competitions only.

Based on 58 lots on 42 contested notices · all categories, last 36 months.

  • 1 bid 16%
  • 2–3 29%
  • 4–6 26%
  • 7+ 29%

Middle value 4 · 58 lots on 42 contested notices · all categories.

Winning award vs estimate robust · n=34
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How often winners come in below, near or above the estimate.

Each lot with both an estimate and an award is placed by how far the award sat from the estimate.

Based on 34 lot pairs · all categories, last 36 months.

A past pattern, not a price to bid.

  • Below estimate 18%
  • Within ±2% 74%
  • Above estimate 9%

34 lot pairs · all categories.

The market · delivery region

West Midlands · Miscellaneous transport equipment and spare parts (CPV 3490)

contract notices delivered in West Midlands in 36 months: 1 in CPV 3490 (1 competed) · 208 in division 34 (127 competed, 38 route not published)

Bids per lot
i

How many companies usually bid for work like this.

Middle value of published bid counts, one per lot, for this buyer or this region in the same sector.

Based on this region’s tenders in this industry (CPV 34), last 36 months: 75 lots. 29 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 2) and 46 from older notices (bids received, middle 2).

Nothing is filled in from UK-wide numbers. An empty tile means nothing usable was published.

2division 34 · 36m · n=75 lots
Single-bid lots
i

How often only one company bid.

Share of lots that received exactly one bid, on the same competitions as the bids figure.

Based on this region’s tenders in this industry (CPV 34), last 36 months: 75 lots.

High means a thin market or an incumbent that is hard to beat.

33%division 34 · 36m · n=75 lots
Award vs estimate
i

Do awards for work like this land above or below the estimate.

Estimate against award per lot, for this buyer or this region in the same sector.

Based on this region’s tenders in this industry (CPV 34), last 36 months: 28 pairs.

A past pattern, not a price to bid.

at estimatedivision 34 · 36m · n=28 pairs
Deadline → award date
i

How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.

Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.

Based on this region’s tenders in this industry (CPV 34), last 36 months: 32 notices.

Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.

Last 36 months.

55ddivision 34 · 36m · n=32 notices
SME bidders
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How much of this market goes to small and medium firms.

SME bidders where buyers published the split, otherwise SME winners.

Based on this region’s tenders in this industry (CPV 34), last 36 months: 48 lots.

Last 36 months.

69%division 34 · 36m · n=48 lots
Winners based in the region
i

How much work like this goes to companies based in the delivery region.

Awards in this category delivered here where the winner’s registered address is in the region.

Based on this region’s tenders in this industry (CPV 34), last 36 months: 130 awards.

Registered address, so a national firm with a local branch counts as outside.

Last 36 months.

76%division 34 · 36m · n=130 awards
Bids per lot robust · n=75
i

How the number of bidders is spread across lots.

Each lot with a published bid count is put in a band: one bid, two to three, four to six, seven or more. Real competitions only.

Based on 75 lots on 49 contested notices · division 34, last 36 months.

  • 1 bid 33%
  • 2–3 40%
  • 4–6 20%
  • 7+ 7%

Middle value 2 · 75 lots on 49 contested notices · division 34.

Winning award vs estimate robust · n=28
i

How often winners come in below, near or above the estimate.

Each lot with both an estimate and an award is placed by how far the award sat from the estimate.

Based on 28 lot pairs · division 34, last 36 months.

A past pattern, not a price to bid.

  • Below estimate 14%
  • Within ±2% 71%
  • Above estimate 14%

28 lot pairs · division 34.

robust · n=34
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Where this tender’s estimate would land if the usual pattern repeats.

We apply the buyer’s usual movement between estimate and award (or the region’s) to the estimate on this notice.

Based on this buyer’s own usual movement over 34 lots (all categories), applied to the £60,000 estimate on this notice.

A benchmark, not a price to bid.

The middle award in Wolverhampton City Council (all categories, n=34 pairs) lands at estimate: on this notice’s £60,000 that is about £60,000. Context for a bid, not a recommended price.
Coverage and what to read with care
  • Each tile explains itself. The on a figure says what it is, how it is counted and which scope this notice’s own record came from (class, division, all categories, or the authority’s 24-month row). The two columns are never blended and nothing is filled from a UK-wide figure; an empty tile means the source published nothing usable. Long form: Methodology.
  • Coverage. Roughly 40 % of notices publish a bid count; about half publish an ITL1 delivery location, so the market column reads the authority’s registered region when the notice has none (labelled). About 30 % of award-vs-estimate pairs are exact matches — the buyer published the award at the estimate. n is on every figure; a thin sample is muted, never hidden.
  • “Match” and “relevance” are model scores from the nightly matcher, not published facts. Find a Tender does not publish who is bidding. Never shown: contact details, payment behaviour, or a recommended price.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Open for tender
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
6 Oct 2026, 09:50 BST
Last source update
6 Oct 2026, 09:50 BST
Authority reference
CWC26010
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Miscellaneous transport equipment and spare parts
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG39)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078150 Find a Tender

How to participate & submission route

Official notice Submit via portal
Submission portal named on this notice: portal not identified
Electronic submission allowed
Expression of interest (EOI)
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Tender submission deadline
6 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
30 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Tender documents are available electronically at www.wolverhamptontenders.com ↗
Published estimate £60,000 excludes VAT (£72,000 including VAT).

Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Tender notice publishedjust passed
    6 Oct 2026, 09:50 BST
  2. Clarification questions byin 25 days
    30 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
  3. Submission deadlinein 31 days
    6 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
  4. Contract startsin 87 days
    1 Jan 2027, 00:00 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Nothing awarded yet
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    6 Oct 2026, 09:50 BSTUK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Wolverhampton City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PVBV-7568-LBLL Civic Centre, St Peter's Square, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV1 1SH

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender