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Minibus Fleet (Digigo)
Essex County Council · Local authority
In brief
Essex County Council has announced plans to buy vehicle and fleet work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.
The estimated value is £2,260,000 excluding VAT.
The contract runs for 3 months, starting 1 September 2026.
Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.
Can I win this?
Competition
Typical: a median of 5 bids per contract for this buyer (from 36 awards in the last 12 months).
What the notice says
The Authority intends to purchase 28 Minibus Vehicles for its Digital Demand Responsive Transport Service 'Digigo'.
18 of these will be standard minibuses, and a further 10 will be low-floor accessible minibuses.
How to bid
- Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
- Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
- Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
Timeline
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 013564-2026
- Pipeline notice · UK1, notice 061285-2026
About the buyer
Essex County CouncilLast 12 months
Procurements
130Awards
73Suppliers it has used most for vehicle and fleet
- Lot 2 - Believ Limited1 contract
- Qwello (UK) Ltd1 contract
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From notice 013564-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 13 February 2026, last updated 30 June 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.