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Published 16 Jul 2025, 16:48 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Vehicle Purchase Tranche 1 (version 2)

Official notice

Authority: Oxfordshire County Council (Local council)

GoodsOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34) Delivery: South East (UKJ14)
Published estimate£500,000£540,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 14 Aug 2025
Contract term 3 moends 31 Dec 2025 · starts 1 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Oxfordshire County Council have a requirement for the vehicles set out in this specification, in line with their fleet replacement program. Consistent with net zero targets, while achieving best value for money, the Council is looking to purchase ‘nearly new’ electric vehicles.

CPV: Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 3 moSMEPublished value£500,000
Contract period: 1 Oct 2025 – 31 Dec 2025 (3 mo)Value: £500,000 exc. VAT · £540,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: South EastEligibility: SME eligible
34000000 Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

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: 50%Price: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Price
  • Quality
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 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
Closed
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
16 Jul 2025, 16:48 BST
Last source update
16 Jul 2025, 16:48 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 29 Aug 2025
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-040649
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
Delivery area
South East (UKJ14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0560a5 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
14 Aug 2025, 13:00 BST
Clarification deadline
7 Aug 2025, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

e-tendering Portal, South East Business Portal

procontract.due-north.com/Advert ↗

Timeline

16 Jul 2025 → 1 Oct 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    16 Jul 2025, 16:48 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    7 Aug 2025, 17:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    14 Aug 2025, 13:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by
    29 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
  5. Contract starts393 days ago
    1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    16 Jul 2025, 16:48 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Oxfordshire County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PZNW-8281-MHNM 3rd Floor, Oxford, South East, OX1 1NDContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender