Find a TenderAwarded without competitionContract details notice

Published 6 May 2026, 09:39 BST

Official UK procurement notice

SWI26080 Purchase of Winter Maintenance Gritter Fleet

Official notice

Authority: Torbay Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

Direct awardSME suitable

Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34) Delivery: South West (UKK42)

Awarded value£268,000published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 5 May 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Econ Engineering Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

SWISCo Ltd, a company wholly owned by and delivering services on behalf of Torbay Council, is intending to purchase 6 gritter vehicles that they have been hiring.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedSME

Delivery: South WestEligibility: SME eligible

34144440 Gritter vehicles

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: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 6 May 2026, 09:39 BST
Last source update: 10 Jun 2026, 11:11 BST
Authority reference: SWI26080
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-054637
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: South West (UKK42)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-069211 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification: Purchase of 6 used Gritter Vehicles which SWISCo have been hiring for the past 4 years. The vehicles meet the specification requirements and represent good value for used vehicles. As these vehicles are used and not new, and are owned by the Supplier, they cannot be provided by anyone else.

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

15 May 2026 → 10 Jun 2026 · 2 dates

Standstill ends159 days ago
15 May 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice published133 days ago
10 Jun 2026, 11:11 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 May 2026

Transparency notice published
6 May 2026, 09:39 BST
UK5
Contract award notice published
6 May 2026, 09:41 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
22 May 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
10 Jun 2026, 11:11 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £268,0001 award exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 22 May 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Econ Engineering Ltd26 May 2026 – 27 May 2026	£268,000	5 May 2026	Awarded

Contracts

SWI26080 Purchase of Winter Maintenance Gritter Fleet · Econ Engineering Ltd
Signed
22 May 2026
Value
£268,000
Period
26 May 2026 – 27 May 2026
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Torbay Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PXLG-3144-TYMJ Town Hall, Torquay, South West, TQ1 3DRContact name, email, phone

Consortium members and other public bodies

SWISCO LIMITEDContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentGB-PPON: PLPL-3511-HTDM Torbay, South WestContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

ECON ENGINEERING LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PGLM-4127-RVPG Boroughbridge Road, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire & Humber, HG4 1UEContact email

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 Tender10 Jun 2026, 11:11 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender6 May 2026, 09:41 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender6 May 2026, 09:39 BST