Official UK procurement notice
CBC-1936-T-TS Vehicle Maintenance and Repair
Authority: Central Bedfordshire Council (Local council)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionVehicle Maintenance and Repair
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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 lotLot #1North - Covers the North area of Central Bedfordshire and includes Biggleswade,…AwardedPublished value£96,000
North - Covers the North area of Central Bedfordshire and includes Biggleswade, Ampthill, Sandy and Bedford.
Lot #2South - Covers southern areas including Dunstable, Houghton Regis, and Leighton BuzzardAwardedPublished value£94,500
Lot #3Lot 3 – North & South (Specialist Services)AwardedPublished value£89,880
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Weighting: 50%
- Weighting: 40%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Weighting: Cost
- Weighting: Quality
- Social Value
- 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)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068658Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- 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
in-tendhost.co.uk/centralbedfordshire/… ↗ Tender responses to be uploaded via this link
Timeline
20 Apr 2026 → 27 Jul 2026 · 6 dates- Tender notice published191 days ago20 Apr 2026, 13:56 BST
- Clarification questions by168 days ago13 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline161 days ago20 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by149 days ago1 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published107 days ago13 Jul 2026, 20:28 BST
- Contract starts94 days ago27 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Apr 2026- Tender notice published20 Apr 2026, 13:56 BSTUK4
- Procurement termination notice published13 Jul 2026, 20:28 BSTUK12
- Status changed to complete13 Jul 2026, 20:28 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Across several lots1 award | |||
| supplier not published | — | 13 Jul 2026 | CancelledThis 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
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Tender 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 Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender