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Vehicle Testing Station Contract

Buyer: South Cambridgeshire District Council →

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BuyerSouth Cambridgeshire District Council
StatusClosed
Deadline2 Jun 2026
Value£180,000
Published30 Apr 2026

What is being bought

SCDC is letting a concessionary services contract to appoint a number of providers who can provide Vehicle Testing Station services.

Delivery location

UKH12, GB

Categories

Repair and maintenance services of motor vehicles and associated equipment 50110000

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statusactive
Value£180,000
Contract periodFrom 1 Aug 2026 to 31 Jul 2030
SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs

Award criteria
Quality (60%)
Price (40%)

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Repair and maintenance services of motor vehicles and associated equipmentNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 50. The category anchor is Repair and maintenance services of motor vehicles and associated equipment (50110000); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 503,6683 median · 21.3 average (1,013 of 3,668 with a bid count)3.5 average (1,142 of 3,668 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer0Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Delivery region: UKH12255 median · 25.2 average (5 of 25 with a bid count)7 average (5 of 25 with named award suppliers)Not published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)3314 median · 3.7 average (15 of 331 with a bid count)1 average (16 of 331 with named award suppliers)Not published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementYes
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementYes
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policynotAllowed
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-068f6c
Latest release ID039988-2026
Latest release timestampThu Apr 30 2026 13:33:53 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLhttps://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/039988-2026
Tender statusactive
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsOpen procedure
Main procurement categoryservices
Above thresholdYes
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: end2026-06-02T13:00:00+01:00
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadline2026-05-22T23:59:59+01:00
Award period: startNot published
Award period: end2026-06-29T23:59:59+01:00
Submission method detailsVia the post using a plain brown envelope with the provided attached envelope cover, addressed as follows: FAO: The Reception Desk - Do not open. Important Tender Document South Cambridgeshire District Council, South Cambridgeshire Hall, Cambourne Business Park, Cambourne, CB23 6EA
Submission languagesen
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£180,000
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source4
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release1

Notice history

DateEventReference
30 Apr 2026tender039988-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

Complete current OCDS release JSON
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Complete JSON history (1 releases)
30 Apr 2026 · 039988-2026 · tender
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