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Published 21 Feb 2025, 08:21 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

PAN3195 - Coach and Van Conversion Buses - PATS

Official notice

Authority: Leicester City Council (Local council)

2 lotsGoodsOpen procedureMax 2 lots per supplier
Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF)
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Submissions closed 24 Mar 2025
Lots 2max 2 won per supplier

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Supply of

Lot 1 Bus Conversion Passenger Transport Vehicles x 18 (eighteen)

Lot 2 Coach-Built Passenger Transport Vehicles x 3 (three)

CPV: Specialist vehicles · Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · no lot values published · win at most 2 of them · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Bus Conversion Passenger Transport Vehicles x 18 (eighteen)Renewal

Lot 1 Van Conversion Passenger Transport Vehicles x 18 (eighteen)

To supply vehicles to the Council's Specification. Please note: the Specification for the Van Conversion vehicles includes a requirement that four of the eighteen vehicles must be fitted with a driver security feature to ensure a passenger with challenging behaviour cannot interfere with the driver and that the vehicle can be brought safely to standstill if required.

As part of the evaluation, bidders asked to explain how they will meet the Council's technical specification for the vehicles and to explain what aftersales support, warranty, driver training/familiarisation they will provide and their delivery timescales for the vehicles.

Delivery: East Midlands
Extensions: The initial contract term is 12 months with the option to extend by up to a further 12 months. The extension period is to accommodate slippage on the build timescale that may arise due to matters beyond the supplier's control e.g., supply chain delays due to wider socio-economic, political or environmental factors.Variant bids: not allowed
34114000 Specialist vehicles
Lot #2Coach-Built Passenger Transport Vehicles x 3 (three)Renewal

Lot 2 Coach-Built Passenger Transport Vehicles x 3 (three)

To supply vehicles to the Council's Specification included in the tender documents.

As part of the evaluation, bidders will asked to explain how they will meet the Council's technical specification for the vehicles and to explain what aftersales support, warranty, driver training/familiarisation they will provide and their delivery timescales for the vehicles.

Delivery: East Midlands
Extensions: The initial contract term is 12 months with the option to extend by up to a further 12 months. The extension period is to accommodate slippage on build timescale that may arise due to matters beyond the supplier's control e.g., supply chain delays due to wider socio-economic, political or environmental factors.Variant bids: not allowed
34114000 Specialist vehicles

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 2 lots
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60%
  • Price: 40%
What this means for your bid
  • 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
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Closed
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
21 Feb 2025, 08:21 GMT
Last source update
21 Feb 2025, 08:21 GMT
Award evaluation window
24 Mar 2025 – …
Authority reference
DN746381
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-006495
Classification (CPV)
Specialist vehiclesTransport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e5c0 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
24 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
24 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index ↗

Timeline

21 Feb 2025 → 24 Mar 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    21 Feb 2025, 08:21 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    24 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened
    24 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Leicester City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services City Hall (4th Floor), 115 Charles Street, Leicester, East Midlands, LE1 1FZContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Construction and Technology Court (Kings Bench Division) (Branch of High Court of Justice)Review body Birmingham

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.