Notice Information
Notice Title
SWI26080 Purchase of Winter Maintenance Gritter Fleet
Notice Description
SWISCo Ltd, a company wholly owned by and delivering services on behalf of Torbay Council, is intending to purchase 6 gritter vehicles that they have been hiring.
Procurement Information
Purchase of 6 used Gritter Vehicles which SWISCo have been hiring for the past 4 years. The vehicles meet the specification requirements and represent good value for used vehicles. As these vehicles are used and not new, and are owned by the Supplier, they cannot be provided by anyone else.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-069211
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/054637-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
-
- CPV Codes
34144440 - Gritter vehicles
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £268,000 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- £268,000 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 10 Jun 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 4 May 20262 months ago
- Contract Period
- 25 May 2026 - 27 May 2026 30 days
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- TORBAY COUNCIL
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- TORQUAY
- Postcode
- TQ1 3DR
- Post Town
- Torquay
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK4 Devon
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK42 Torbay
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Torbay
- Electoral Ward
- Ellacombe
- Westminster Constituency
- Torbay
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/054637-2026
10th June 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041350-2026
6th May 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041347-2026
6th May 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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