✓Tender information last checkedLast checked 13 Oct 2026, 10:41.
Opportunity overview
There is a requirement to purchase 6 new coach-built buses for our Community Transport service.
The current buses are now approaching the end of their efficient and reliable service life, leading to higher maintenance costs, more frequent breakdowns, and reduced fuel efficiency
Awarded to
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CPV34120000 — Motor vehicles for the transport of 10 or more persons
Published notice details
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Scope, procedure and submissions
Id
ocds-h6vhtk-06f051
Main Procurement Category
goods
Legal basis
Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX
Classification
Scheme
CPV
Id
34120000
Description
Motor vehicles for the transport of 10 or more persons
Amendments
Entry 1
Id
1
Description
incorrect notice raised - the framework used is operated under PA23 rather than PCR2015. The original F03 notice should be disregarded, replacement UK6 and UK7 notices will be raised as appropriate
Buyer location · Stockton on Tees · UKC11 · TS176BJ · United Kingdom
Notice and amendment history
2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.
2 VERSIONS
1
083025-2026award, contract ·
2
096357-2026tenderUpdate ·
PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
Our approved analysis of the opportunity appears below the official tender information.
ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
Stockton on Tees Borough Council is seeking to purchase six new coach-built buses for its Community Transport service, replacing vehicles nearing the end of reliable and efficient service life.
Who this may suit
Relevant to manufacturers and suppliers of coach-built buses and passenger vehicles for community transport. The published procedure metadata indicates a limited award procedure without prior publication, so supplier participation arrangements are unclear.
Key points identified
Vehicle quantity6 new coach-built busesEvidence: "There is a requirement to purchase 6 new coach-built buses for our Community Transport service."
Intended serviceCommunity Transport serviceEvidence: "There is a requirement to purchase 6 new coach-built buses for our Community Transport service."
Replacement rationaleReplace buses approaching the end of efficient and reliable service lifeEvidence: The notice cites higher maintenance costs, more frequent breakdowns and reduced fuel efficiency in the current fleet.
89% approved-analysis confidence4 supplier criteria identified3 risks or unknowns
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Stockton on Tees Borough Council is seeking to purchase six new coach-built buses for its Community Transport service, replacing vehicles nearing the end of reliable and efficient service life.
Who this may suit
Relevant to manufacturers and suppliers of coach-built buses and passenger vehicles for community transport. The published procedure metadata indicates a limited award procedure without prior publication, so supplier participation arrangements are unclear.
Key deliverables
Supply of 6 new coach-built buses
Vehicles suitable for Community Transport service use
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
4 criteria identified
Vehicle quantity
99% confidence
6 new coach-built buses
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"There is a requirement to purchase 6 new coach-built buses for our Community Transport service."
Intended service
98% confidence
Community Transport service
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"There is a requirement to purchase 6 new coach-built buses for our Community Transport service."
Replacement rationale
95% confidence
Replace buses approaching the end of efficient and reliable service life
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The notice cites higher maintenance costs, more frequent breakdowns and reduced fuel efficiency in the current fleet.
Supplier eligibility requirements
99% confidence
Unknown
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No supplier selection, financial, technical, insurance, location or company-size requirements are supplied.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Contract value
99% confidence
Unknown
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No minimum value, maximum value or currency is supplied.
Contract term
99% confidence
Unknown
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No contract start or end date is supplied.
Delivery
Delivery location
92% confidence
Unknown
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The supplied location is identified as "Buyer location" in Stockton on Tees; it does not explicitly state the vehicle delivery location.
Delivery timetable
99% confidence
Unknown
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No delivery date or schedule is supplied.
PROCEDURE
How to respond
Display status
99% confidence
Open
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The opportunity display status is "open".
Procurement method
99% confidence
Limited
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The procurement method is recorded as "limited".
Procedure detail
99% confidence
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
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The procurement method details state "Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition".
Submission deadline
99% confidence
Unknown
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No submission deadline is supplied.
Notice type
99% confidence
Tender update
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The notice type is "tenderUpdate".
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Procedure and participation ambiguity
99% confidence
The source labels the opportunity as open while also recording a limited award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Supplier access and any live submission route cannot be determined from the supplied evidence.
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Display status is "open"; procurement method is "limited"; procedure detail is "Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition"; no submission deadline is supplied.
Commercial and delivery details absent
99% confidence
Contract value, term, delivery location and delivery timetable are unknown.
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Relevant value and date fields are null, and no documents are supplied.
Technical specification absent
98% confidence
No technical vehicle specification, accessibility requirements, emissions standard, warranty requirement or maintenance scope is supplied.
View supporting evidence
The supplied description specifies only six new coach-built buses for Community Transport.
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