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27 June 2026

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Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ Contract Leads

South West

Category Goods

Type Tender

No. of Lots 4

Status Active

Published 26th May 2026

Tender Details
Referenceocds-h6vhtk-06a38d
Common Procurement VocabularyUtility vehicles
Procurement MethodCompetitive flexible procedure
Value£31,637,766
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South West

Category Goods

Type Tender

No. of Lots 4

Status Active

Published 26th May 2026

Tender Details
Referenceocds-h6vhtk-06a38d
Common Procurement VocabularyUtility vehicles
Procurement MethodCompetitive flexible procedure
Value£31,637,766

Scope

Reference

WWU1447

Description

WWU Transport Department has an immediate requirement to order approximately nine hundred (900) to one thousand (1000) over the next five years, with orders placed at an approximate 200 vehicles per calendar year. The following specification detail the requirements, and the vehicle will be supplied empty from the manufacturer for conversion to WWU requirements at our approved conversion agent. The vehicle must be capable of operating continuously at maximum Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW) and able to tow at stated GCW.

Total value (estimated)

  • £31,637,766 excluding VAT
  • £37,965,319 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 30 October 2026 to 30 October 2030
  • Possible extension to 31 October 2031
  • 5 years, 2 days

Description of possible extension:

The use of the option to extend will depend upon any requirements of the fleet identified by the Transport department during the years 2029 and 2030.

Main procurement category

Goods

CPV classifications

  • 34144700 - Utility vehicles

Contract locations

  • UKK - South West (England)

Lot 1. Group 3 LCV Medium Panel Van

Description

214 x Group 3 LCV Medium Panel Van

Lot value (estimated)

  • £6,634,000 excluding VAT
  • £7,960,800 including VAT

Same for all lots

CPV classifications, contract locations and contract dates are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.


Lot 2. Group 4, 14 and 24 LCVs.

Description

39 x Group 4 - Large Panel Van

124 x Group 14 - Large Panel Van

313 x Group 24 - Large Panel Van

Lot value (estimated)

  • £14,539,142 excluding VAT
  • £17,446,970 including VAT

Same for all lots

CPV classifications, contract locations and contract dates are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.


Lot 3. Group 5 - Chassis Cab

Description

319 x Group 5 - Chassis Cab

Lot value (estimated)

  • £9,712,593 excluding VAT
  • £11,655,112 including VAT

Same for all lots

CPV classifications, contract locations and contract dates are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.


Lot 4. Group 9 - Four Wheel Drive (Diesel)

Description

27 x Group 9 - Four Wheel Drive (Diesel)

Lot value (estimated)

  • £752,031 excluding VAT
  • £902,437 including VAT

Same for all lots

CPV classifications, contract locations and contract dates are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.


Participation

Particular suitability

Lot 1. Group 3 LCV Medium Panel Van

Lot 2. Group 4, 14 and 24 LCVs.

Lot 3. Group 5 - Chassis Cab

Lot 4. Group 9 - Four Wheel Drive (Diesel)

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)


Submission

Submission type

Tenders

Tender submission deadline

30 June 2026, 12:00pm

Submission address and any special instructions

Tenders may be submitted electronically

Yes

Languages that may be used for submission

English

Award decision date (estimated)

30 October 2026


Award criteria

Name Description Type Weighting
Technical

This will be comprised of two stages; Vehicle Submission Appraisal and Technical Service based questions.

- Vehicle Submission Appraisal (Pass/Fail)

- Technical Submission Evaluation (50%)

Quality 50%
Commercial Evaluation

The commercial envelope will consist of the following components and the total price including discount and delivery fee shall be used as the basis for scoring.

• LCV Bid Price(s) (£).

•...

Discount(s) (%).

•Total LCV Bid Price(s) less Discount (£).

•Delivery Fee(s) to Convertor (£) per Vehicle.

Price 40%
Contracting Evaluation

Bidder shall be permitted to submit marked comments and feedback on the WWU terms and conditions. These shall be scored by the Legal against the agreed contract scoring 0 to 100 methodologies.

Quality 10%

Other information

Conflicts assessment prepared/revised

Yes


Procedure

Procedure type

Competitive flexible procedure

Special regime

Utilities

Competitive flexible procedure description

The tender shall involve the following steps;

Stage 1 - Conditions of Participation.

Stage 2 - Supplier Vetting.

Stage 3 - Invitation to Tender: Technical, Commercial and Contracting.

Stage 4 - Negotiation.

Please refer to the tender documents for more information related to each stage.


Documents

Associated tender documents

The tender will be conducted through the Bravo eTender portal

Appendix B - LCV Tender Specification.pdf

Appendix A - Instructions to Bidders.pdf

Appendix C - Lot 1 - Commercial Envelope Response Document.xlsx

Appendix D - Lot 2 - Commercial Envelope Response Document.xlsx

Appendix E - Lot 3 - Commercial Envelope Response Document -.xlsx

Appendix F - Lot 4 - Commercial Envelope Response Document -.xlsx

Appendix G - Award Criteria and Evaluation Methodology.pdf

Appendix I - Performance Bond or Parent Company Guarantee.docx

Appendix J - Confidentiality Agreement.docx

Appendix K - Certificate of Prevention of Collusion and Corrupt or Illegal Practises.docx


Contracting authority

Wales & West Utilities Limited

  • Companies House: 05046791
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PMVL-3238-DQDX

Wales & West House

Newport

NP10 8FZ

United Kingdom

Contact name: Peter Tune

Email: wwuprocurement [at] wwutilities.co.uk

Website: /

Region: UKL21 - Monmouthshire and Newport

Organisation type: Private utility