Supply & Maintenance of College Minibuses
£250,000 — stated in the notice
The procurement contact named on the official notice.
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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.
East Durham College has published 31 notices across all categories, and 18% of its awards go to a supplier it has used before.
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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.
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
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%
Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack
- Show at bidComparable references / case studies
- 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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- tender · Open
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- 089335-2026
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