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Supply & Maintenance of College Minibuses
Published 21 Sep 2026
21 Sep 2026
Closed 17 Oct 2026
- Primary CPV
-
34114400 *
Minibuses
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Durham County, North East
- Value
- £250,000
- Contract
-
5 years Duration
16/11/2026 16/11/2031
- Contract Types
-
34 *Transport equipmentFull CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
Willerby Grove, Peterlee, SR8 2RN, United Kingdom · UKC14
Contact
Award Criteria
- Vehicle Specification & Suitability (10%)
- Whole Life Cost (50%)
- Contract Delivery Capacity & Relevant Experience (10%)
- Delivery Programme & Implementation (10%)
- Maintenance & Support Package (10%)
- Social Value (10%)
Related tenders
East Durham College
All notices from this publisher Same CPV code
34114400 *
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Reference: CA18483
East Durham College invites tenders from suitably qualified and experienced vehicle leasing providers for the supply of five new wheelchair accessible minibuses under a fully maintained operating lease arrangement.
Tenderers are invited to submit proposals for a 5-year lease inclusive of a fully maintained package.
The college intends to award the contract to the supplier submitting the Most Advantageous Tender, considering both quality and price.
Contract Scope
The successful supplier shall provide:
• Five (5) new minibuses.
• Delivery to the College.
• Fully maintained lease agreement.
• Ongoing servicing and maintenance support.
• Breakdown and recovery services.
• MOT testing and statutory inspections.
• Fleet management support throughout the contract term.
The contract shall be fully inclusive except where exclusions are expressly identified within the tender response.
Full CPV breakdown
- 34114400 — Minibuses (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Other public body
- Competition
- Open competition (any supplier can bid)
- Contract type
- Goods
- Procurement method
- Open procedure
- Main category
- Goods
- Above threshold
- Yes
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Active
- Submission method
- To access this opportunity, log in to https://suppliers.multiquote.com and view the opportunity. If you are not registered with MultiQuote, please visit https://suppliers.multiquote.com, complete the registration form on the log in page and quote the title and reference of the notice in your registration.
- Enquiries close
- 16 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected
- 16 Nov 2026
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 21 Sep 2026 16:42
- Deadline
- 17 Oct 2026 12:00
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0776d4
- Notice ID
- CA18483
Full notice record
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Organisations
| Name | East Durham College |
| Address › Street | Willerby Grove |
| Address › Town / city | Peterlee |
| Address › Postcode | SR8 2RN |
| Address › Country | GB |
| Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Address › Region (NUTS) | UKC14 |
| Role | buyer |
| Classification › Description | Public undertaking |
Buyer
| Name | East Durham College |
Tender
| Title | Supply & Maintenance of College Minibuses |
| Status | active |
| Item › CPV › Description | Minibuses |
| Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UK |
| Item › Delivery › Country | GB |
| Item › Delivery › Country | United Kingdom |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £300,000 |
| Value › Value | £250,000 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Procedure type | open |
| Procedure | Open procedure |
| Category | goods |
| Above threshold | Yes |
| How to submit | To access this opportunity, log in to https://suppliers.multiquote.com and view the opportunity. If you are not registered with MultiQuote, please visit https://suppliers.multiquote.com, complete the registration form on the log in page and quote the title and reference of the notice in your registration. |
| Submission Terms › Electronic submission | allowed |
| Submission Terms › Languages | en |
| Bidding period › End | 17 Oct 2026 |
| Questions period › End | 16 Oct 2026 |
| Award decision period › End | 16 Nov 2026 |
| Lot › Status | active |
| Lot › Value › Value incl. VAT | £300,000 |
| Lot › Value › Value | £250,000 |
| Lot › Value › Currency | GBP |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Name | Vehicle Specification & Suitability |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Description | Vehicle Specification & Suitability |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight | 10 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Type | cost |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Name | Whole Life Cost |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Description | Whole Life Cost |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight | 50 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Name | Contract Delivery Capacity & Relevant Experience |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Description | Contract Delivery Capacity & Relevant Experience |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Weighting › Weight | 10 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Name | Delivery Programme & Implementation |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Description | Delivery Programme & Implementation |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Weighting › Weight | 10 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 5 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 5 › Name | Maintenance & Support Package |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 5 › Description | Maintenance & Support Package |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 5 › Weighting › Weight | 10 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 5 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 6 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 6 › Name | Social Value |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 6 › Description | Social Value |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 6 › Weighting › Weight | 10 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 6 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Suitable for › SMEs | Yes |
| Lot › Suitable for › VCSEs | Yes |
| Lot › Contract period › Start | 16 Nov 2026 |
| Lot › Contract period › End | 16 Nov 2031 |
| Document › Document 1 › Document type | Conflict of interest |
| Document › Document 1 › Description | Not published |
| Document › Document 2 › Document type | Tender notice |
| Document › Document 2 › Description | Tender notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Document 2 › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089335-2026 |
| Document › Document 2 › Published | 21 Sep 2026 |