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002468 - Contract for Fleet Equipment Maintenance and Potential Repair

Issued by Durham County Council · via UK Find a Tender Service

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Published
13 Oct 2026
Closes
17 Nov 2026, 12:00 UTC
Value
GBP 105,000
Reference
OPEN20252200
Location
United Kingdom
Sector
Transport & Logistics
Type
services

At a glance

Durham County Council in United Kingdom has published a tender in transport & logistics: “002468 - Contract for Fleet Equipment Maintenance and Potential Repair”. Submissions close on 17 November 2026, 35 days from today. The stated value is GBP 105,000. Quote reference OPEN20252200 in any correspondence with the buyer. One document is attached to this notice. FreeTender has recorded 23 notices from this buyer since 2026, 20 of them currently open. There are 286 open transport & logistics notices in United Kingdom on FreeTender. Bids are submitted to the buyer through UK Find a Tender Service, not through FreeTender.

Details

Durham County Council (DCC) have a requirement for the ongoing maintenance, calibration, and potential repair of all workshop equipment across all four of their workshops. The fleet team look after approximately 1100 vehicles and 3000 items of powered equipment, the council operates 24/7 365 days a year supporting the people of County Durham. The four workshops operate five days a week and are accessed on a weekend and evening to accommodate breakdowns or repairs. All four sites are used for MOT testing and the Meadowfield Depot also has a DVSA ATF lane which operates 4 days a week. All the equipment must be repaired or inspected at the earliest opportunity to ensure downtime is minimised and the testing bays are fully utilised across the 5 days.

Context for bidders

We hold 23 notices from Durham County Council, going back to August 2026 — 20 of them still open. They buy mostly in Financial & Professional Services, Facility Management & Cleaning and Livelihoods & Enterprise Development. There are 286 open Transport & Logistics tenders in United Kingdom. This one closes in 35 days.

Documents

Before you bid on this tender

A quick checklist to help you decide whether to bid and prepare a compliant submission for this transport & logistics opportunity. Always verify the details on the official source.

  • Confirm the exact closing date and time (and time zone) on the official portal — deadlines are strict and can be revised by a corrigendum.
  • Read the full notice and every attached document, including the scope, specifications and any bill of quantities or terms of reference.
  • Check the eligibility criteria — prior similar experience, annual turnover, certifications and registrations — and make sure you qualify before investing effort.
  • Prepare any earnest-money deposit (EMD) or bid security and the required formats early; missing or wrongly-formatted documents are a common cause of rejection.
  • Note how bids must be submitted (online or physical), in what format, and whether a digital signature or portal registration is required.
  • Watch for corrigenda and clarifications right up to the deadline — requirements and dates can change.
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