Procurement of Low Emission Electric Minibuses for Demand Transport (DRT) & Community Connect Services

Official notice

Authority: West Berkshire District Council (Local council)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34) Delivery: South East (UKJ11)

Awarded value£428,630published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 22 Jan 2026no call for competition

Awarded to EVM Direct Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Council is awarding a contract for two electric Low Floor Minibuses; part of our Bus Services Improvement Plan (BSIP funded 25/26 project plan). These vehicles will be used on our Demand Response Service (DRT - Community Connect Services) within West Berkshire.

CPV: Low-floor buses

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Two electric Low Floor MinibusesAwarded

Delivery: South East

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Goods
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: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 22 Jan 2026, 16:17 GMT
Last source update: 22 Jan 2026, 16:17 GMT
Authority reference: P00001709
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-005934
Classification (CPV): Low-floor buses
Delivery area: South East (UKJ11)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-060cb2 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Awarded as per CCS Framework - notice not required.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £428,6301 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 22 Jan 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
EVM Direct LimitedSME	£428,630 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 005934-2026-1 · EVM Direct LimitedSME
Signed
22 Jan 2026
Value
£428,630
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

West Berkshire Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Market Street, Newbury, South East, RG145LDContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

EVM Direct LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 08056471 South Water, South East

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.