ResLife/Kent Sport Minibus · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: University of Kent (Education)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34)Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: South East (UKJ)

Awarded value£60,835published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 7 Nov 2025no call for competition

Awarded to LeasePlan UK Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

5 Year lease of 17-seater minibus with parking sensors and wheelchair conversion for use by ResLife and Kent Sport.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: South East

34114000 Specialist vehicles 50111100 Vehicle-fleet management services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
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: 10 Dec 2025, 08:33 GMT
Last source update: 10 Dec 2025, 08:43 GMT
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-081292
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area: South East (UKJ)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05f253 Find a Tender

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Dec 2025

Transparency notice published
10 Dec 2025, 08:33 GMT
UK5
Contract award notice published
10 Dec 2025, 08:43 GMT
UK6
Contract signature expected
5 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £60,8351 award exc. VAT

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
LeasePlan UK Limited1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2031	£60,835	7 Nov 2025	Awarded

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The University Of Kent

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PDYN-9654-JPQJ · GB-UKPRN: 10007150 The Registry,, Canterbury, South East, CT2 7NZContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

LEASEPLAN UK LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 01397939GB-PPON: PPQZ-9347-RDXY 165 Bath Road, Slough, South East, SL1 4AAContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender10 Dec 2025, 08:43 GMT
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender10 Dec 2025, 08:33 GMT