Find a TenderCancelledProcurement termination notice
Published 20 Apr 2026, 13:56 BST

Official UK procurement notice

CBC-1936-T-TS Vehicle Maintenance and Repair

Official notice

Authority: Central Bedfordshire Council (Local council)

3 lotsServicesOpen procedureAbove threshold
Published estimate£280,380total for 3 lots · £336,456 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 20 May 2026
Lots 3see the lot list below
Contract term 5 yrsends 26 Jul 2031 · starts 27 Jul 2026

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Vehicle Maintenance and Repair

Please read and follow the information and guidance supplied below and within the Tender documents, this will help with your tender submission.

Word count limits apply, any information going over will not be considered.

Respond to ALL questions.

Additional documents or information not required will be disregarded.

Please note timeline with regards to questions and submission dates.

All communications, correspondences and clarifications must be sent via the In-tend portal.

Do not contact the Service area for information, please use the correspondence facility

Regularly view the Clarification tab for updates or responses to questions received by bidders.

Questions asked together with the response, will be made available to all bidders (if not Private and Confidential), this to ensure a fair and consistent approach to all.

Avoid uploading your return just prior to closing deadline as you may incur IT issues and we will not accept Tender Returns via e-mail.

The Council will provide as much support and information as it can to help guide you through the Tender process. If there is anything you are not sure of or need clarification on, please contact the Procurement lead using the correspondence facility within the In-tend electronic tendering system.

Opting In

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Opting Out

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Target contract commencement date: July 2026 tbc

Contract term: 5 years

CPV: Repair and maintenance services of motor vehicles and associated equipment · Repair, maintenance and associated services of vehicles and related equipment

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · all with a published value (£280,380 together) · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1North - Covers the North area of Central Bedfordshire and includes Biggleswade,…Awarded 5 yrsPublished value£96,000

North - Covers the North area of Central Bedfordshire and includes Biggleswade, Ampthill, Sandy and Bedford.

Contract period: 27 Jul 2026 – 26 Jul 2031 (5 yrs)Value: £96,000 exc. VAT · £115,200 inc. VAT
Delivery: East of England
Lot #2South - Covers southern areas including Dunstable, Houghton Regis, and Leighton BuzzardAwarded 5 yrsPublished value£94,500
Lot #3Lot 3 – North & South (Specialist Services)Awarded 5 yrsPublished value£89,880

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 · same split on all 3 lots
Quality: 50%Price: 40%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Weighting: 50%
  • Weighting: 40%
  • Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Weighting: Cost
  • Weighting: Quality
  • Social Value
What this means for your bid
  • 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
Services
Notice status
Cancelled
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
20 Apr 2026, 13:56 BST
Last source update
13 Jul 2026, 20:28 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 1 Jun 2026
Authority reference
CBC-1936-T-TS
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-035643
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV)
Repair and maintenance services of motor vehicles and associated equipmentRepair, maintenance and associated services of vehicles and related equipment
Delivery area
East of England (UKH)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068658 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
20 May 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
13 May 2026, 23:59 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

in-tendhost.co.uk/centralbedfordshire/… ↗ Tender responses to be uploaded via this link

Timeline

20 Apr 2026 → 27 Jul 2026 · 6 dates
  1. Tender notice published191 days ago
    20 Apr 2026, 13:56 BST
  2. Clarification questions by168 days ago
    13 May 2026, 23:59 BST
  3. Submission deadline161 days ago
    20 May 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by149 days ago
    1 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
  5. Latest notice published107 days ago
    13 Jul 2026, 20:28 BST
  6. Contract starts94 days ago
    27 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Apr 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    20 Apr 2026, 13:56 BST
    UK4
  2. Procurement termination notice published
    13 Jul 2026, 20:28 BST
    UK12
  3. Status changed to complete
    13 Jul 2026, 20:28 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Across several lots1 award
supplier not published—13 Jul 2026CancelledThis decision has been made to allow technical amendments to the procurement documentation, ensuring the tender documentation accurately reflects the Council's requirements before the opportunity is reissued.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Central Bedfordshire Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PVNH-1137-QJBX Priory House, Monks Walk, Chicksands, Shefford, East of England, SG17 5TQContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsTender pack can be accessed via the supplier portal In-tend https://in-tendhost.co.uk/centralbedfordshire/aspx/Home

Notices published for this procedure

  • Procurement termination notice tenderProcurement termination noticeUK12Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender