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COV - CVLR Vehicle Dynamics Support
Published 14 Oct 2026
14 Oct 2026
- Primary CPV
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73100000 *
Research and experimental development services
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Coventry, West Midlands
- Value
- £89,425
- Contract
-
1.5 years Duration
01/11/2026 30/04/2028
- Contract Types
-
73 *Research & development servicesFull CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
Council House, Earl Street, Coventry, CV1 5RR, United Kingdom · UKG33
Contact
Award Criteria
Not specified
Related tenders
Coventry City Council
All notices from this publisher Same CPV code
73100000 *
All notices with this CPV code
Reference: COV-26984
Contract consists of four work packages:
1. Performance and safety assessment of the CVLR Vehicle running on the extended on-road trial route (City Centre Demonstrator Mile Lane/Park Road)
2. Characterising the range of suspension forces experienced by the vehicle to support development of carbody fatigue load cases
3. Evaluation of the effect of suspension modifications on the performance of the Generation 2 Vehicle
4. Generation 2 vehicle dynamics call-off support.
Full CPV breakdown
- 73100000 — Research and experimental development services (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Local authority
- Competition
- Direct award (no competition)
- Contract type
- Services
- Winning supplier
- Large company
- Procurement method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Main category
- Services
- Above threshold
- No
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Complete
- Award status
- Active
- Award date
- 14 Oct 2026
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 14 Oct 2026 10:28
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-078726
- Notice ID
- COV-26984
Organisations on this notice
Supplier Large
Technology Building, Huddersfield, HD1 3DH, United Kingdom
01484257184
GB-PPON PVLZ-8691-TYWT
Key dates
- Future Signature Date
- 26 Oct 2026 · Scheduled
Full notice record
51 detailsEverything the publisher included in this notice, organised by section.
Organisations
| Party 1 › Name | Coventry City Council |
| Party 1 › Address › Street | Council House, Earl Street |
| Party 1 › Address › Town / city | Coventry |
| Party 1 › Address › Postcode | CV1 5RR |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 1 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKG33 |
| Party 1 › Contact › Email | ProcurementContracts@coventry.gov.uk |
| Party 1 › Role | buyer |
| Party 1 › Link | https://www.coventry.gov.uk/ |
| Party 1 › Classification › Description | Public authority - sub-central government |
| Party 2 › Name | University of Huddersfield - Institute of Railway Research |
| Party 2 › Address › Street | Technology Building |
| Party 2 › Address › Town / city | Huddersfield |
| Party 2 › Address › Postcode | HD1 3DH |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 2 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKE44 |
| Party 2 › Contact › Email | j.m.stow@hud.ac.uk |
| Party 2 › Contact › Telephone | 01484257184 |
| Party 2 › Role | supplier |
| Party 2 › Business size | large |
| Party 2 › VCSEs | No |
Buyer
| Name | Coventry City Council |
Tender
| Title | COV - CVLR Vehicle Dynamics Support |
| Description | Contract consists of four work packages: 1. Performance and safety assessment of the CVLR Vehicle running on the extended on-road trial route (City Centre Demonstrator Mile Lane/Park Road) 2. Characterising the range of suspension forces experienced by the vehicle to support development of carbody fatigue load cases 3. Evaluation of the effect of suspension modifications on the performance of the Generation 2 Vehicle 4. Generation 2 vehicle dynamics call-off support. |
| Status | complete |
| Procedure type | direct |
| Procedure | Below threshold - without competition |
| Lot › Status | complete |
Awards
| Title | COV - CVLR Vehicle Dynamics Support |
| Status | active |
| Date | 14 Oct 2026 |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £107,310 |
| Value › Value | £89,425 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Category | services |
| Above threshold | No |
| Supplier › Name | University of Huddersfield - Institute of Railway Research |
| Item › CPV › CPV 1 › Description | Research and experimental development services |
| Item › CPV › CPV 2 › Description | Research services |
| Item › CPV › CPV 3 › Description | Design and execution of research and development |
| Contract period › Start | 1 Nov 2026 |
| Contract period › End | 30 Apr 2028 |
| Document › Document type | Award notice |
| Document › Description | Contract award notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096840-2026 |
| Document › Published | 14 Oct 2026 |
| Milestone › Type | Future signature date |
| Milestone › Due | 26 Oct 2026 |
| Milestone › Status | scheduled |