---
title: "Provision of Minibuses to the British Embassy Tirana"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04166b"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "FOREIGN COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE"
published: "2023-11-07"
---

# Provision of Minibuses to the British Embassy Tirana

Buyer: FOREIGN COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04166b

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## Summary

The Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office awarded a contract for the provision of 22 minibuses to the British Embassy Tirana. The procurement process was conducted using a limited procurement method without prior publication of a call for competition. The British Embassy sought the minibuses to be delivered at once and chosen Albania Motor as the sole supplier meeting technical and delivery requirements on time. The buyer is the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office based in London, UK.

This tender provides an opportunity for businesses involved in goods supply to participate. Companies in the automotive industry specialising in minibuses could benefit from competing in this tender. The contract, valued at €1,254,000, aims to support the transport needs of the Albanian Prisons. Businesses interested in delivering large-scale vehicle orders within specified timelines would be well-suited to consider bidding for this tender.

## Notice

The provision of 22 minibuses to the British Embassy Tirana. The vehicles are to be donated to Albanian Prisons. The Albanian Prison requested 17+1 minibuses (matches the current minibus fleet in the General Directorate of Prisons) for transportation of the staff. 22 required minibuses should be delivered at once.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The provision of 22 minibuses to the British Embassy Tirana. The vehicles are to be donated to Albanian Prisons. The Albanian Prison requested 17+1 minibuses (matches the current minibus fleet in the General Directorate of Prisons) for transportation of the staff. 22 required minibuses should be delivered at once.

### Procurement Information

Due to the fact that the vehicles need to be delivered at the same time and be of the same model, the time was of the essence and the vehicles needed to be manufactured and delivered prior to FY23/24 end. As extensive market research showed, Albania Motor was the only supplier in the market which could meet our technical and delivery requirements on time. Running formal tender would have put the delivery of the project to significant risk (due to the delivery, manufacturing, budgetary factors).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032920-2023 |
| 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 | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Nov 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 24 Oct 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,254,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | FOREIGN COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1A 2AH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | TLL Wales |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ALBANIA MOTOR |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

### Codes

- 34114400 - Minibuses

## Release History

- 7 Nov 2023 at 12:35 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032920-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-development-office

## Provenance

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