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Proc-26-78 | Interactive Bus, Community Focused School

Wrexham County Borough Council

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15 Oct 2026 at 14:32

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Summary of the contracting process

Wrexham County Borough Council is seeking an interactive bus for use as a community-focused school. The purchase supports the Council’s approach to bringing services closer to residents, strengthening engagement with families, communities and partner agencies, and enabling early intervention and prevention in local communities. This is a vehicle supply requirement, classified under motor vehicles. Delivery is in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. The requirement is presented as a single lot and is identified as suitable for small and medium-sized businesses. The description centres on the vehicle and its role in delivering community-focused services; the bus’s detailed specification and operating arrangements are set out in the procurement materials.

The Council invited offers through a below-threshold open competition. The process reached tender, with electronic submission permitted through the eTender Wales portal. Bidders could ask questions until 12 November 2026 at 10:00 UTC, and offers were due by 16 November 2026 at 10:00 UTC. The contract is scheduled to run from 1 January to 31 March 2027, with renewal possible in monthly increments and an overall maximum extent to 30 June 2027. The estimated value is £80,000 excluding VAT (£100,000 including VAT). There is one lot. Award is based on quality, weighted at 70%, and price, weighted at 30%.

This opportunity is suited to suppliers able to provide a vehicle for community-based service delivery, particularly businesses with experience supplying buses or other motor vehicles for public-sector or community use. Small and medium-sized businesses are expressly considered suitable, and the single-lot structure gives vehicle suppliers a defined requirement to address. The stated purpose favours suppliers able to understand how an interactive bus can help bring services into local communities and support engagement with residents, families and partner agencies. Quality carries more weight than price in the evaluation, so bidders should be prepared to explain how their proposed vehicle meets the requirement and supports the Council’s community-focused aims, alongside offering a competitive price. The procurement data does not identify particular accreditations or minimum supplier capacity requirements.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Proc-26-78 | Interactive Bus, Community Focused School

Notice Description

Wrexham County Borough Council (WCBC) is committed to the development of Community Focused approaches that strengthen engagement with families, communities and partner agencies. The Council recognises the importance of bringing services closer to residents, reducing barriers to access and supporting early intervention and prevention activities within local communities

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: To be taken in 1 monthly increments

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0788a3
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097532-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
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

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£80,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
£80,000 Under £100K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
16 Nov 20263 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Jan 2027 - 31 Mar 2027 1-6 months
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
Wrexham County Borough Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WREXHAM
Postcode
LL11 1AR
Postcode Area
Llandudno
Country
Wales
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL3 North Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL34 Flintshire and Wrexham
Delivery Location
TLL23 Flintshire and Wrexham
Local Authority
Wrexham
Electoral Ward
Grosvenor
Westminster Constituency
Wrexham

Further Information

Notice Documents

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