Official UK procurement notice
Vehicle Purchase · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Test Valley Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTest Valley Borough Council (TVBC) proposes to enter into contract for the supply of eight Council vehicles as described in the specifications. We require 5 types of Vehicles. Bidders may bid for one, or more or all vehicle types. Vehicle 1 – 3.5 Tonne Tipper Rear Wheel Drive (Qty 2) Vehicle 2 - Playground Inspector Van (Qty 1) Vehicle 3 - Carpenter Van (Qty 1) Vehicle 4 - Electric Vans (Qty 3) Vehicle 5 - Medium Diesel Van (Qty 1)
CPV: Motor vehicles
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£284,000
- Economic & financial standing
As described in the procurement documents.
- Technical & professional ability
As described in the procurement documents.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (5)
- Compliance to Specification and added value 36%: 36%
- Warranty 6%: 6%
- Technical Support 6%: 6%
- Delivery 12%: 12%
- Cost 40%: 40%
Published award criteria (5)
- Cost 40%
- Compliance to Specification and added value 36%
- Warranty 6%
- Technical Support 6%
- Delivery 12%
- Economic & financial standing
As described in the procurement documents.
- Technical & professional ability
As described in the procurement documents.
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 24 Jul 2025, 17:01 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Oct 2025, 16:14 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 30 Aug 2025
- Authority reference
ENV087- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-042947- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0565d9Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 18 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 8 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
24 Jul 2025 → 17 Oct 2025 · 8 dates- Tender notice published24 Jul 2025, 17:01 BST
- Clarification questions by8 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline18 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by30 Aug 2025, 00:59 BST
- Contract starts15 Sept 2025
- Assessment summaries sent399 days ago23 Sept 2025
- Latest notice published383 days ago8 Oct 2025, 16:14 BST
- Standstill ends374 days ago17 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Jul 2025- Tender notice published24 Jul 2025, 17:01 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published8 Oct 2025, 16:14 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete8 Oct 2025, 16:14 BST
- Contract signature expected18 Oct 2025, 00:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Provox UKLots 1 and 518 Oct 2025 – 1 Apr 2026 | £119,581 | 22 Sept 2025standstill to 17 Oct 2025 | Standstill |
| City West country18 Oct 2025 – 1 Apr 2026 | £48,496 | 22 Sept 2025standstill to 17 Oct 2025 | Standstill |
| FLEETEV LIMITED (13278694) - Previously FLEET-E LIMITED18 Oct 2025 – 1 Apr 2026 | £44,355 | 22 Sept 2025standstill to 17 Oct 2025 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
3 commercial parties on the notice- City West countryAwarded supplier
- FleetEV LimitedAwarded supplier
- Provox UKAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender