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Supply & Maintenance of College Minibuses

Transport EquipmentCPV 34114400

Value£250,000

Deadline17 Oct 2026

Published21 Sept 2026

RegionNationwide

£250,000 — stated in the notice

Timeline

Published 21 Sept 202625 days leftCloses 17 Oct 2026

Who to contact

Joanne Wilson

joanne.wilson@eastdurham.ac.uk

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The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit

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Contract value in context

£250ktotal contract value

median £102k

this tender£0£2.9m

This sits in the upper-middle of the Transport Equipment band — a substantial contract for the sector. Based on 15,368 valued Transport Equipment tenders in our corpus.

When this comes round again

East Durham College has published 3 Transport Equipment notices, about every 17 months. On that rhythm the next one is expected around February 2028.

18% of East Durham College’s awards go to a supplier it has used before.

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The brief

East Durham College invites tenders from suitably qualified and experienced vehicle leasing providers for the supply of five new wheelchair accessible minibuses under a fully maintained operating lease arrangement.

Tenderers are invited to submit proposals for a 5-year lease inclusive of a fully maintained package.

The college intends to award the contract to the supplier submitting the Most Advantageous Tender, considering both quality and price.

Contract Scope The successful supplier shall provide: • Five (5) new minibuses. • Delivery to the College. • Fully maintained lease agreement. • Ongoing servicing and maintenance support. • Breakdown and recovery services. • MOT testing and statutory inspections. • Fleet management support throughout the contract term.

The contract shall be fully inclusive except where exclusions are expressly identified within the tender response.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

The successful supplier shall provide

The successful supplier shall provide:.

Ongoing servicing and maintenance support

Ongoing servicing and maintenance support.

Fleet management support throughout the contract term

Fleet management support throughout the contract term.

The contract shall be fully inclusive except

The contract shall be fully inclusive except where exclusions are expressly identified within the tender response.

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What it takes to bid this

12–20 daysof bid-team effort

£8.2k–£13.7kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the £100k–£1m band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

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