Notice Information
Notice Title
Games on Tour Vehicle
Notice Description
The University of Staffordshire is seeking to invest in new, innovative approaches to student recruitment and retention through enhanced outreach and engagement activities. The purpose of this tender is to appoint a supplier to provide a mobile gaming vehicle (via purchase or lease) for use by the University's Games Institute. The vehicle will be used to deliver interactive, high quality gaming experiences to prospective students across a range of outreach settings including schools, colleges, community events and on campus activities in Stoke and London. The value of this notice includes an allowance for ongoing maintenance, support and usage for a period of 5 years
Planning Information
Please complete the questionnaire on Procontract https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=3e524e57-ba4a-f111-813c-005056b64545
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-069476
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/060635-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
-
- CPV Codes
34100000 - Motor vehicles
34200000 - Vehicle bodies, trailers or semi-trailers
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £200,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £200,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 29 Jun 20263 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 4 Aug 20262 months to go
- Future Notice Date
- 1 Aug 20265 weeks to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 30 Sep 2026 - 30 Sep 2031 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- UNIVERSITY OF STAFFORDSHIRE
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- STOKE ON TRENT
- Postcode
- ST4 2DE
- Post Town
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG23 Stoke-on-Trent
- Delivery Location
- TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Electoral Ward
- Hanley Park, Joiner's Square & Shelton
- Westminster Constituency
- Stoke-on-Trent Central
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/060635-2026
29th June 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042410-2026
8th May 2026 - Preliminary market engagement 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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