Contract for the Purchase of up to 22 x Waste Collection Vehicles
£6,000,000 — stated in the notice
The procurement contact named on the official notice.
The E-Tendering portal: http://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.ukProject Ref: 64174 ITT Ref: 127245 Responding to the invitation to tender:— You can now choose to “Reply” or “Reject” (please give a reason if rejecting).— You can now use the “Messages” function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification.— Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the ITT.— There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available).
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This is a large award for Transport Equipment — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 15,368 valued Transport Equipment tenders in our corpus.
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The City and County of Swansea (‘the Council’) invites Tenders for the supply of certain Goods (‘the Goods’) and Services (the ‘Services’), more particularly described in the Specification.
The Invitation to Tender is comprised of 3 vehicle specifications as follows Specification Description 1 26t GVW 6X2 Rear Steer Refuse Collection Vehicle c/w Bin Lift 2 27t GVW 6X2 Rear Steer Electric Refuse Collection Vehicle c/w Bin Lift 3 26t GVW 6X2 Rear Steer Twin Compartment Refuse Collection Vehicle It is the Council’s intention to enter into a contract for up to 22 x Waste Collection vehicles dependant on tender outcome and service needs.
These may be selected from any of the three specifications
What it takes to bid this
Typical UK bid effort for the £1m–£10m band — an estimate, not a quote.
Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%
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- Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
- Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
- Show at bidSocial value commitments
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- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-077a90
- Stage
- tender · Open
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Buyer ref
- 090996-2026
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