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Procurement of Low Emission Electric Minibuses for Demand Transport (DRT) & Community Connect Services

West Berkshire Council · award, contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 5 Oct 2026, 04:06.

Opportunity overview

The Council is awarding a contract for two electric Low Floor Minibuses; part of our Bus Services Improvement Plan (BSIP funded 25/26 project plan). These vehicles will be used on our Demand Response Service (DRT - Community Connect Services) within West Berkshire.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

EVM Direct Ltd

Matched by number
Contract value
£428.6k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
22 Jan 2026
Award ID
005934-2026-1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 08056471
Location
South Water, UKJ27, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV34121400 — Low-floor buses

Lots

  • Two electric Low Floor MinibusesValue not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
P00001709
Status
complete
Main Procurement Category
goods
Procurement Method
limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
Awarded as per CCS Framework - notice not required.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
34121400
Description
Low-floor buses

Covered By

GPA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Id
D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE
Description
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
Two electric Low Floor Minibuses
Has Options
No
Status
cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
price

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ11

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
West Berkshire Council
Id
GB-FTS-139595

Identifier

Legal Name
West Berkshire Council
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister

Address

Street Address
Market Street
Locality
Newbury
Region
UKJ11
Postal Code
RG145LD
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Name
Maire Vere

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Id
REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Description
Regional or local authority
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Id
01
Description
General public services
Organisation 2
Name
EVM Direct Ltd
Id
GB-COH-08056471

Identifier

Legal Name
EVM Direct Ltd
Id
08056471
Scheme
GB-COH

Address

Locality
South Water
Region
UKJ27
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Organisation 3
Name
West Berkshire Council
Id
GB-FTS-6777

Identifier

Legal Name
West Berkshire Council

Address

Locality
Newbury
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1
Id
005934-2026-1
Status
active

Related lots

1

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-08056471
Name
EVM Direct Ltd

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
005934-2026-1
Award ID
005934-2026-1
Status
active
Date Signed
22 Jan 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount
428,630
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Newbury · UKJ11 · RG145LD · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKJ11

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 005934-2026award, contract ·