Live tenders / East Durham College
Supply & Maintenance of College Minibuses
What the buyer is asking for
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.
How this is scored
Published by the buyer. A winning response is written to these weightings, not to the question.
- 10%qualityVehicle Specification & Suitability
- 50%costWhole Life Cost
- 10%qualityContract Delivery Capacity & Relevant Experience
- 10%qualityDelivery Programme & Implementation
- 10%qualityMaintenance & Support Package
- 10%qualitySocial Value
- Buyer
- East Durham College
- Value
- £250,000
- Submission deadline
- 17 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST (25 days left)
- Enquiry deadline
- 16 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by
- 16 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract start
- Not stated
- Contract end
- Not stated
- Category
- goods
- Lots
- 1
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- CPV codes
- 34114400
- Legal basis
- 2023/54
How contested is this?
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Timeline
4 published dates · Europe/London
- Tender notice publishedtoday21 Sept 2026, 16:42 BST
- Clarification questions byin 24 days16 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadlinein 25 days17 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected byin 56 days16 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
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