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Lot 1 - Category B E Auctions Phase 9 W/C 24/11/2025

CHESHIRE EAST BOROUGH COUNCIL

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01 May 2026 at 09:42

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Summary of the contracting process

Cheshire East Borough Council has completed a procurement process for "Lot 1 - Category B E Auctions Phase 9" related to road transport services, specifically focusing on wheelchair accessible vehicles. This procurement, identified by project reference DN797176, is part of the Cheshire East Council Transport Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS). The open procedure concluded with the award stage, valued at approximately £3,050,567.78, representing an estimation rather than a guaranteed amount. Key activities spanned from November 2025 to May 2026, with the contract period extending from 1st May 2026 to 31st July 2030. The procurement primarily encompasses services to be delivered within England, United Kingdom.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in transport services, particularly those offering wheelchair accessible vehicles. SMEs and organisations that engage in service delivery within the specified regions are ideally positioned to benefit from such contracts due to the tender's suitability criteria. In particular, companies like Beardmore Travel Services Limited and Ian Tomlinson, operating as Tomlinson Travel, were successful bidders. These organisations, categorised as SMEs, demonstrate the advantageous potential for similarly structured enterprises to secure public contracts through participation in open procurement processes facilitated by councils like Cheshire East Borough Council.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Lot 1 - Category B E Auctions Phase 9 W/C 24/11/2025

Notice Description

This project was for all call offs running in November 2025 Phase 9 for Lot 1 - Category B. Wheelchair accessible vehicles (WAV). This is a call off from the Cheshire East Council Transport DPS. This contracts finder notice is for all call-offs produced within Category B of the August 2025, these contracts total PS3,050,567.78. The project reference on The Chest is DN797176. The values given in this notice are only estimations, the Council gives no guarantee or warranty or makes any representation as to the accuracy of any indicative values.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-ac7de863-3ee1-41d6-98e0-5317de466cfa
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c5f0bd6c-da6e-42bc-9b23-10c7317dd42b
Current Stage
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All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

CPV Codes

60100000 - Road transport services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£486,240 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£3,050,567 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 May 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
26 Nov 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
22 Dec 20254 months ago
Contract Period
30 Apr 2026 - 31 Jul 2030 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
CHESHIRE EAST BOROUGH COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CREWE
Postcode
CW1 2JZ
Post Town
Crewe
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD6 Cheshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD62 Cheshire East
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Cheshire East
Electoral Ward
Crewe Central
Westminster Constituency
Crewe and Nantwich

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

BEARDMORE TRAVEL SERVICES

IAN TOMLINSON T/A TOMLINSON TRAVEL

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