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Published 8 Jul 2026, 14:58 BST

Official UK procurement notice

WG Mini Comp | Proc-26-04-2-1 Hire of 26T Gritter - Winter Maintenance

Official notice

Authority: Wrexham County Borough Council (Local council)

GoodsBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34) Delivery: Wales (UKL23)
Published estimate£32,000£38,400 inc. VAT10.2% below published estimate
Submissions closed 13 Jul 2026awarded 16 Jul 2026
Awarded to Econ Engineering Ltd
Contract term 7 moends 30 Apr 2027 · starts 1 Oct 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Mini Competition offered via invitation only to suppliers on Lot 3 | FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT FOR THE PROVISION OF VEHICLE HIREC277/2025/2026

CPV: Gritter vehicles

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 7 moPublished value£32,000
Contract period: 1 Oct 2026 – 30 Apr 2027 (7 mo)Value: £32,000 exc. VAT · £38,400 inc. VAT
Delivery: Wales
34144440 Gritter vehicles
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
  • Condition of participation

    Mini Competition offered via invitation only to suppliers on Lot 3 | FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT FOR THE PROVISION OF VEHICLE HIRE

    C277/2025/2026

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 were scored
Quality: 80%Price: 20%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical/Quality: 80%
  • Price: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical/Quality
  • Price
Conditions of participation1
  • Condition of participation

    Mini Competition offered via invitation only to suppliers on Lot 3 | FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT FOR THE PROVISION OF VEHICLE HIRE

    C277/2025/2026

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
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
Unspecified in notice
First published
8 Jul 2026, 14:58 BST
Last source update
17 Aug 2026, 12:49 BST
Authority reference
26-04-2-1
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-064303
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Gritter vehicles
Delivery area
Wales (UKL23)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c698 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Sell2Wales · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free Wales registration; eTenderWales runs on Jaggaer
Submission deadline
13 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
10 Jul 2026, 09:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

etenderwales.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/home.html ↗

Timeline

8 Jul 2026 → 1 Oct 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published106 days ago
    8 Jul 2026, 14:58 BST
  2. Clarification questions by104 days ago
    10 Jul 2026, 09:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline101 days ago
    13 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Latest notice published66 days ago
    17 Aug 2026, 12:49 BST
  5. Contract starts21 days ago
    1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Jul 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    8 Jul 2026, 14:58 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    21 Jul 2026, 10:24 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    21 Jul 2026, 10:24 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    3 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  5. Contract details notice published
    17 Aug 2026, 12:49 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £28,7281 award exc. VAT
Bids received 22 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 14 Aug 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Econ Engineering LtdWG Mini Comp | Proc-24-04-2-1 Hire of 26T Gritter - Winter Maintenance1 Oct 2026 – 30 Apr 2027£28,72816 Jul 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • WG Mini Comp | Proc-24-04-2-1 Hire of 26T Gritter - Winter Maintenance · Econ Engineering Ltd

    Signed
    14 Aug 2026
    Value
    £28,728
    Period
    1 Oct 2026 – 30 Apr 2027
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2final-stage tenders20—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Wrexham County Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PJHN-6516-JQNZ Commissioning Procurement and Contract Management Unit, Wrexham, Wales, LL11 1ARContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Econ Engineering LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PGLM-4127-RVPG Boroughbridge Road, Ripon, Yorkshire & Humber, HG4 1UEContact email

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender