Official UK procurement notice
Contract for the Purchase of up to 22 x Waste Collection Vehicles
Authority: City & County of Swansea (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe City and County of Swansea (‘the Council’) invites Tenders for the supply of certain Goods (‘the Goods’) and Services (the ‘Services’), more particularly described in the Specification. The Invitation to Tender is comprised of 3 vehicle specifications as follows
Specification Description
1 26t GVW 6X2 Rear Steer Refuse Collection Vehicle c/w Bin Lift
2 27t GVW 6X2 Rear Steer Electric Refuse Collection Vehicle c/w Bin Lift
3 26t GVW 6X2 Rear Steer Twin Compartment Refuse Collection Vehicle
It is the Council’s intention to enter into a contract for up to 22 x Waste Collection vehicles dependant on tender outcome and service needs. These may be selected from any of the three specifications
- No preliminary market engagement: The Fleet Manager within Swansea Council knows the market well and has enquired into the market about this type of vehicle
CPV: Refuse and waste related services · Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£6,000,000
- Technical & professional ability
Please see details in Schedule 1 Vehicle Specifications 1 to 3 inc cw Apps 1 and 2
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 (2)
- Quality Evaluation: 30%, broken down as—: 30%
- Price Evaluation: 70%, broken down as—: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality Evaluation: 30%, broken down as—: Quality Evaluation: 30%, broken down as— Completed Vehicle Delivery 10% Chassis cab Warranty 5% Body Warranty 5% Contract management and support Method statement 10%
- Price Evaluation: 70%, broken down as—: Price Evaluation: 70%, broken down as— Vehicle Price 70%
- Technical & professional ability
Please see details in Schedule 1 Vehicle Specifications 1 to 3 inc cw Apps 1 and 2
- Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
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
- Goods
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 25 Sept 2026, 13:18 BST
- Last source update
- 25 Sept 2026, 13:18 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 5 Nov 2026
- Authority reference
CCS/26/043- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-090996- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077a90Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 26 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 19 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en, cy
The E-Tendering portal: etenderwales.bravosolution.co.ukproject ↗ Ref: 64174 ITT Ref: 127245 Responding to the invitation to tender:— You can now choose to “Reply” or “Reject” (please give a reason if rejecting).— You can now use the “Messages” function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification.— Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the ITT.— There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available).
Timeline
25 Sept 2026 → 8 Nov 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published33 days ago25 Sept 2026, 13:18 BST
- Clarification questions by9 days ago19 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline2 days ago26 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Today29 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 7 days5 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 9 days8 Nov 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published25 Sept 2026, 13:18 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender