Find a TenderAwardedContract award notice
Published 29 May 2026, 08:04 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Supply of 26 x New Petrol Self-Charging Hybrid Cars for outright purchase

Official notice

Authority: Stoke on Trent City Council (Local council)

GoodsOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£560,000≈ £112k / year · £672,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 17 Sept 2026awarded 21 Oct 2026
Award (standstill) to GREENHOUS GROUP LIMITED
Contract term 5 yrsends 1 Nov 2031 · starts 2 Nov 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Tenders shall provide for the supply of 26 (number of) new petrol self-charging hybrid cars.

The vehicles shall be supplied to manufacturer's specification and should be of extremely strong construction to provide excellent performance in a demanding time critical service.

CPV: Passenger cars

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 5 yrsSMEPublished value£560,000
Contract period: 2 Nov 2026 – 1 Nov 2031 (5 yrs)Value: £560,000 exc. VAT · £672,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: West MidlandsEligibility: SME eligible

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
Quality: 40%Price: 60%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical: 40%
  • Commercial: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical
  • Commercial
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

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
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
29 May 2026, 08:04 BST
Last source update
28 Oct 2026, 10:09 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 19 Oct 2026
Authority reference
CRN/2026/58
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-078833
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Passenger cars
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG23)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06a841 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Electronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Submission deadline
17 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

29 May 2026 → 6 Nov 2026 · 9 dates
  1. Planning notice published153 days ago
    29 May 2026, 08:04 BST
  2. Market engagement120 days ago
    30 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST

    Supplier engagement with Citroen, MG, Peugeot, Vauxhall, Cherry, Jacoo and Omoda.

    Meetings held to discuss vehicle specifications and service requirements.

    Vehicle demonstrations at Council premises in Stoke-on-Trent are on-going from April 2026 - end June 2026.

    For further information please contact Paul Massey, Service Manager Fleet and Workshop at paul.massey@stoke.gov.uk

  3. Tender notice published71 days ago
    19 Aug 2026, 10:25 BST
  4. Submission deadline42 days ago
    17 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
  5. Award decision expected by9 days ago
    19 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
  6. Assessment summaries sent40h ago
    28 Oct 2026
  7. Latest notice published30h ago
    28 Oct 2026, 10:09 GMT
  8. Today
    29 Oct 2026
  9. Contract startsin 3 days
    2 Nov 2026
  10. Standstill endsin 8 days
    6 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

9 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 May 2026
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    29 May 2026, 08:04 BST
    UK2
  2. Tender notice published
    19 Aug 2026, 10:25 BST
    UK4
  3. Published value updated to £560,000
    19 Aug 2026, 10:25 BST
    was £700,000
  4. Status changed to active
    19 Aug 2026, 10:25 BST
  5. Procurement method changed
    19 Aug 2026, 10:25 BST
  6. Deadline published: 17 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
    19 Aug 2026, 10:25 BST
  7. Contract award notice published
    28 Oct 2026, 10:09 GMT
    UK6
  8. Status changed to complete
    28 Oct 2026, 10:09 GMT
  9. Contract signature expected
    20 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £457,4221 award exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Awarded toValueDateStatus
GREENHOUS GROUP LIMITED2 Jan 2027 – 1 Jan 2032£457,42221 Oct 2026standstill to 6 Nov 2026Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2final-stage tenders · 4 at stage one00—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Stoke on Trent City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PDQZ-1442-RZTZ Civic Centre, Glebe Street, Stoke-on-Trent, West Midlands, ST4 1HHContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • GREENHOUS GROUP LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03493415GB-PPON: PVNH-8644-CBLT Greenhous Village, Telford, West Midlands, TF6 6RAContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure