Minibuses - Home to School Transport

Official notice

Authority: South Tyneside Council (Local council)

Direct award

Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34) Delivery: North East (UKC22)

Awarded value£292,346published award · exc. VAT

Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition

Award (standstill) to GM Coachwork Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Purchase of 6 Minibuses - Home to School Transport

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: North East

34114400 Minibuses

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Direct award
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 7 Apr 2026, 16:52 BST
Last source update: 7 Apr 2026, 16:52 BST
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-031633
Latest notice: Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area: North East (UKC22)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-067d5a Find a Tender

Why no open competition: only one supplier could deliver (user choice)
Published justification: Ranked 1st on TPPL Framework

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 7 Apr 2026

Transparency notice published
7 Apr 2026, 16:52 BST
UK5
Contract signature expected
7 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1some still in standstill

Awarded value £292,3461 award exc. VAT

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
GM Coachwork Limited7 Apr 2026 – 31 May 2026	£292,346	—	Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

South Tyneside Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PYPB-8737-VBHG Town Hall and Civic Offices, Westoe Road, South Shields, North East, NE33 2RLContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

GM COACHWORK LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03548808GB-PPON: PBQH-2734-TDLV Teign Valley, Newton Abbot, South West, TQ13 0NXContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender7 Apr 2026, 16:52 BST