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Published 6 Jun 2025, 12:38 BST

Official UK procurement notice

EDC/2025/4231 - 17 Seat Minibuses with Tail Lift

Official notice

Authority: East Dunbartonshire Council (Local council)

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£320,000exc. VAT1.1% above published estimate
Submissions closed 11 Jul 2025awarded 8 Aug 2025
Awarded to Taxi & Bus Conversion Limited - T/A TBC Conversions

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Supply & Delivery of 4 x 17 seat minibuses complete with tail lift

  • Recurrence: Vehicles will be replaced in 5 years

CPV: Buses and coaches · Minibuses

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Supply & Delivery of four x 17 seat minibuses with tail liftsAwardedPublished value£320,000
Delivery: Scotland · Hilton Depot, Bishopbriggs
Variant bids: not allowed

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
Quality: 30%Price: 70%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Qaulity: 30%
  • price: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Qaulity: 30
  • Price: 70
Conditions of participation3
  • Suitability

    4A.1 If required by the member state, bidders are required to be enrolled in the relevant professional or trade registers within the country in which they are established i.e. companies house

  • Economic & financial standing

    Bidders must respond to SPD Questions 4B.1.2, 4B.1.3, 4B3, 4B.5.1, 4B.5.2, 4B.5.3

    Minimum: The Bidder response to these questions for Economic and Financial Standing will be evaluated as follows: Pass = response is compliant with the minimum requirement stated in the Contract Notice section III.1.2) Economic and financial standing Fail = response is not compliant with …
  • Technical & professional ability

    Bidders must respond to SPD Questions 4C.1

    Minimum: 4C.1. Bidders will be required to provide examples that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver the goods as described in the Contract Notice or the relevant section of the Site Notice. A minimum of three Contracts of a similar scope and nature which have s…
What this means for your bid
  • 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 · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · Vehicles will be replaced in 5 years
First published
6 Jun 2025, 12:38 BST
Last source update
14 Aug 2025, 13:29 BST
Award evaluation window
11 Jul 2025 – …
Authority reference
EDC/2025/4231
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-048757
Classification (CPV)
Buses and coachesMinibuses
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM81)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-054461 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: (SC Ref:807364)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Submission deadline
11 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Bids opened
11 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

11 Jul 2025 → 14 Aug 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    11 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    11 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    14 Aug 2025, 13:29 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    14 Aug 2025, 13:29 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £323,5921 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 43 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 8 Aug 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Taxi & Bus Conversion Limited - T/A TBC ConversionsSME£323,592 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

East Dunbartonshire Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Civic & Corporate Headquarters, Southbank Marina,12 Strathkelvin Place, Kirkintilloch, Scotland, G66 1TJContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Glasgow Sherriff CourtReview body GlasgowContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.