Official UK procurement notice
Purchase of Used Refuse Collection Vehicle
Authority: Babergh District Council (Local council)
Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34) Delivery: East of England (UKH14)
Awarded value£185,000published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 20 Jul 2026no call for competition
Award (standstill) to Endurance Vehicle Solutions
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionPurchase of Used Refuse Collection Vehicle - VE23 BBF.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- 20 Jul 2026, 14:27 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Jul 2026, 14:32 BST
- Authority reference
339- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-068300- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06cef1Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
Only one supplier is able to provide the goods within the required timescale and undertaking a competitive sourcing process would be unlikely to deliver value for money and will impede upon the delivery of the Council's services.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
20 Jul 2026 → 29 Jul 2026 · 2 dates- Notice published99 days ago20 Jul 2026, 14:32 BST
- Standstill ends90 days ago29 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Jul 2026- Transparency notice published20 Jul 2026, 14:27 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published20 Jul 2026, 14:32 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected30 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £185,0001 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Endurance Vehicle SolutionsSME1 Aug 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 | £185,000 | 20 Jul 2026standstill to 29 Jul 2026 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ENDURANCE VEHICLE SOLUTIONS LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender