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Published 14 Apr 2026, 17:17 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Fleet Sustainability and Compliance - Vehicle Maintenance and Repair

Official notice

Authority: Southend-on-Sea City Council (Local council)

3 lotsServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£480,000total for 3 lots · £480,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 11 May 2026awarded 8 Jul 2026
Awarded to FAIRWAY MOTORS (SOUTHEND) LIMITED +2 more3 awards
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Jul 2029 · up to 31 Jul 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Aug 2026

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Southend-on-Sea City Council (SCC) is seeking to award a contract to three (3) Suppliers to provide SCC with a reliable, compliant, and high-quality fleet maintenance provision, that ensures the Council's vehicles remain safe, roadworthy, operationally available, and fully compliant with legal and manufacturer requirements when operating. This Service will cover the delivery of scheduled maintenance, reactive repairs, tyre services, and associated support activities as defined across the individual Lots, with the Suppliers required to meet the standards, responsibilities, and operational requirements set out in this specification.

The requirements have been split into three (3) Lots; further information is set out below;

Lot 1 Fleet Vehicle Routine Scheduled Maintenance

Lot 2 Reactive Maintenance & Repairs

Lot 3 Mobile Tyres Repairs & Replacement

Local Government Reform and Re-organisation:

The contracting authority is Southend-on-Sea City Council and any Successor Body meaning one or more entities which assumes any of the Council's functions (as applicable) as a result of Local Government Reform (LGR). Such successor body or bodies may be, without limitation, a local authority, a combined county authority, a strategic authority or any other status determined pursuant to the Devolution and LGR Legislation.

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

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · all with a published value (£480,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Fleet Vehicle Routine Scheduled MaintenanceAwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEPublished value£300,000

The source published no individual description for this lot.

Contract period: 1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Jul 2030 with extensionsValue: £300,000 exc. VAT · £300,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: East of EnglandEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Provision to extend for an additional 12 months in one period.
Lot #2Reactive Maintenance & RepairsAwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEPublished value£160,000

The source published no individual description for this lot.

Contract period: 1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Jul 2030 with extensionsValue: £160,000 exc. VAT · £160,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: East of EnglandEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Provision to extend for an additional 12 months in one period.
Lot #3Mobile Tyres Repairs & ReplacementAwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEPublished value£20,000

The source published no individual description for this lot.

Contract period: 1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Jul 2030 with extensionsValue: £20,000 exc. VAT · £20,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: East of EnglandEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Provision to extend for an additional 12 months in one period.

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: 40%Price: 60%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical (Quality): 40%
  • Commercial (Price): 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical (Quality)
  • Commercial (Price)
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 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
Services
Notice status
Awarded
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
14 Apr 2026, 17:17 BST
Last source update
8 Jul 2026, 16:35 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 22 Jun 2026
Authority reference
DN811962
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-033949
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Repair, maintenance and associated services of vehicles and related equipment
Delivery area
East of England (UKH31)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068263 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Electronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Submission deadline
11 May 2026, 15:00 BST
Clarification deadline
6 May 2026, 15:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

procurement.southend.gov.uk/southend/portal.nsf/… ↗

The provisioning of documentation relating to the Procurement Process and the submission of Responses from interested Parties will be conducted electronically via Southend-on-Sea City Council's Electronic Tender Facility, ProContract:

procurement.southend.gov.uk/southend/portal.nsf/… ↗

The Candidates must ensure that they have downloaded and are fully aware of all the information which they are required to be in receipt of. This will include; Procurement Specific Questionnaire, Technical (Quality) Responses, Commercial (Price) Submission,

Tender Forms & Declarations.

All submissions must be forms to be completed online via Pro Contract.

Timeline

14 Apr 2026 → 1 Aug 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published197 days ago
    14 Apr 2026, 17:17 BST
  2. Clarification questions by175 days ago
    6 May 2026, 15:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline170 days ago
    11 May 2026, 15:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by128 days ago
    22 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
  5. Assessment summaries sent113 days ago
    8 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
  6. Latest notice published112 days ago
    8 Jul 2026, 16:35 BST
  7. Standstill ends100 days ago
    20 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
  8. Contract starts89 days ago
    1 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Apr 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    14 Apr 2026, 17:17 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    8 Jul 2026, 16:35 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    8 Jul 2026, 16:35 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    21 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 3
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £733,9093 awards inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 76 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lot 1 · Fleet Vehicle Routine Scheduled Maintenance1 award
FAIRWAY MOTORS (SOUTHEND) LIMITEDLot 1 Fleet Vehicle Routine Scheduled Maintenance1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2029 · up to 31 Jul 2030Extensions: One further option to extend by a 12 month period.£342,418 inc. VAT8 Jul 2026standstill to 20 Jul 2026Standstill
Lot 2 · Reactive Maintenance & Repairs1 award
PlantexpandSMELot 2 Reactive Maintenance & Repairs1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2029 · up to 31 Jul 2030Extensions: One further option to extend by a 12 month period.£376,612 inc. VAT8 Jul 2026standstill to 20 Jul 2026Standstill
Lot 3 · Mobile Tyres Repairs & Replacement1 award
UNIVERSAL TYRE COMPANY (DEPTFORD) LIMITED(THE)Lot 3 Mobile Tyres Repairs & Replacement1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2029 · up to 31 Jul 2030Extensions: One further option to extend by a 12 month period.£14,880 inc. VAT8 Jul 2026Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Fleet Vehicle Routine Scheduled Maintenance3final-stage tenders · 5 at stage one30—
2 · Reactive Maintenance & Repairs2final-stage tenders · 3 at stage one20—
3 · Mobile Tyres Repairs & Replacement2final-stage tenders · 3 at stage one10—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Southend-on-Sea City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PJDT-6566-GZNX Civic Centre, Victoria Avenue, Southend On Sea, Essex, Southend-on-Sea, East of England, SS2 6FAContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

3 commercial parties on the notice
  • FAIRWAY MOTORS (SOUTHEND) LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 05297446GB-PPON: PWLZ-3511-LLNL 7 - 8 Britannia Business Park, Southend On Sea, East of England, SS2 6GEContact email
  • PLANTEXPAND LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02194749GB-PPON: PWQP-9821-GZWN C/O Aspreys Accountants Ltd, No.5 The Heights, Weybridge, South East, KT13 0NYContact email
  • UNIVERSAL TYRE COMPANY (DEPTFORD) LIMITED(THE)Awarded supplierGB-COH: 00278970GB-PPON: PMXZ-6629-YNZV Icknield Street Drive, Redditch, West Midlands, B98 0DEContact email

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsThe provisioning of documentation relating to the Procurement Process and the submission of Responses from interested Parties will be conducted electronically via Southend-on-Sea City Council's Electronic Tender Facility, ProContract: https://procurement.southend.gov.uk/southend…

Notices published for this procedure

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