--- title: "002468 - Contract for Fleet Equipment Maintenance and Potential Repair" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078700" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-078700" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-078700.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-078700.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "Durham County Council" published: "2026-10-13" --- # 002468 - Contract for Fleet Equipment Maintenance and Potential Repair Buyer: Durham County Council Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078700 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-078700) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-078700.json) ## Summary Durham County Council is buying ongoing maintenance, calibration and potential repair of workshop equipment used by its fleet team. The service covers all equipment across four council workshops supporting around 1,100 vehicles and 3,000 powered equipment items. The sites carry out MOT testing, and Meadowfield Depot also operates a DVSA-authorised testing facility lane. Work is intended to keep equipment in service, minimise downtime and ensure testing bays are fully utilised. The workshops operate five days a week, with evening and weekend access to handle breakdowns and repairs; the wider fleet operation runs around the clock. Delivery is across County Durham. This is a vehicle and workshop-equipment maintenance and repair service (CPV 50100000). The buyer invited tenders through an open competition under the below-threshold procedure. The enquiry deadline was 10 November 2026 at 12:00 UTC, and the tender submission deadline was 17 November 2026 at 12:00 UTC; bids are submitted electronically through the OPEN Portal. The contract is scheduled to run from 4 January 2027 to 3 January 2030, with two optional 12-month extensions, giving a possible end date of 3 January 2032. The estimated value is £105,000 excluding VAT (£126,000 including VAT). There is one lot covering the service. Evaluation is based on four technical questions, each weighted at 10%, and a pricing schedule weighted at 60%. This opportunity suits suppliers able to maintain, calibrate and repair a varied range of workshop equipment used in a busy local-authority fleet operation. Relevant experience should include supporting vehicle workshops and equipment associated with MOT testing; familiarity with the operational demands of a 24-hour fleet service and minimising equipment downtime would be useful. Suppliers need capacity to cover four workshop sites across County Durham and respond to equipment issues so that testing bays remain usable. The requirement includes evening and weekend access to workshops for breakdowns and repairs, alongside routine activity at sites operating five days a week. The evaluation gives most weight to price, while technical responses account for the remaining assessment, so bidders need both a competitive cost proposal and credible technical answers. ## Notice Durham County Council (DCC) have a requirement for the ongoing maintenance, calibration, and potential repair of all workshop equipment across all four of their workshops. The fleet team look after approximately 1100 vehicles and 3000 items of powered equipment, the council operates 24/7 365 days a year supporting the people of County Durham. The four workshops operate five days a week and are accessed on a weekend and evening to accommodate breakdowns or repairs. All four sites are used for MOT testing and the Meadowfield Depot also has a DVSA ATF lane which operates 4 days a week. All the equipment must be repaired or inspected at the earliest opportunity to ensure downtime is minimised and the testing bays are fully utilised across the 5 days. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096757-2026 | | Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Below threshold - open competition | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 13 Oct 2026 | | Submission deadline | 17 Nov 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 4 Jan 2027 - 3 Jan 2030 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £105,000 | | Lots value | £105,000 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | Durham County Council | | Locality | DURHAM | | Postcode area | Durham | | Postcode | DH1 5WB | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear | | ITL 3 | TLC41 Durham | | Local authority | County Durham | | Electoral ward | Framwellgate & Newton Hall | | Westminster constituency | City of Durham | | Delivery location | TLC14 Durham | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 50 - Repair and maintenance services ### Codes - 50100000 - Repair, maintenance and associated services of vehicles and related equipment - 50500000 - Repair and maintenance services for pumps, valves, taps and metal containers and machinery ## Release History - 13 Oct 2026 at 23:18 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096757-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096757-2026 13th October 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - http://www.durham.gov.uk/ - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents - https://www.open-uk.org/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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