Notice Information
Notice Title
Procurement of Low Emission Electric Minibuses for Demand Transport (DRT) & Community Connect Services
Notice Description
The Council is awarding a contract for two electric Low Floor Minibuses; part of our Bus Services Improvement Plan (BSIP funded 25/26 project plan). These vehicles will be used on our Demand Response Service (DRT - Community Connect Services) within West Berkshire.
Procurement Information
Awarded as per CCS Framework - notice not required.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-060cb2
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005934-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
-
- CPV Codes
34121400 - Low-floor buses
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £428,630 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 22 Jan 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 22 Jan 20261 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- WEST BERKSHIRE COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Maire Vere
- Contact Email
- maire.vere@westberks.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- NEWBURY
- Postcode
- RG14 5LD
- Post Town
- Reading
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ16 Berkshire West
- Delivery Location
- TLJ11 Berkshire
-
- Local Authority
- West Berkshire
- Electoral Ward
- Newbury Central
- Westminster Constituency
- Newbury
Further Information
Notice URLs
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