Evendraft

Calls 12pm to 5pm UK time, Monday to Friday

Ask for a free memo

24062 Provision for Supply, build and Fit out of a new Mobile Library Vehicle

Cambridgeshire County Council

Good for small firms

Estimated value
£250,000
Excluding VAT
Where
East of England
Buyer in East of England
Trade
Transport and logistics
Specialist vehicles
Documents
On ProContract
Free supplier registration needed

Want us to write this bid?

Order by the date shown and there is time to do it well. The dates count back UK working days from the closing day (England and Wales bank holidays left out). Paid in full before work starts; a full refund if you cancel before the kick-off call. No win guarantee and no success fee.

  1. Deadline Pack Standard £1,195

    We draft the whole response, 4,000 to 10,000 words, cut to each word limit.

    Request the invoice by

    In 46 days

  2. Deadline Pack Lite £695

    We draft the whole response, up to 4,000 words: a selection questionnaire and a few quality questions.

    Request the invoice by

    In 51 days

  3. Bid Red-Team £395

    You write it; we score your draft against the marking scheme and redline it, back in 2 working days.

    Request the invoice by

    In 58 days

  4. Founding pilot £295

    A full Deadline Pack for this tender, up to 8,000 words, in return for a testimonial in your own words and permission to publish one anonymised answer, both only with your written approval. Three places, ordered and paid by 30 November 2026.

    Request the invoice by

    In 34 days

Pay within one UK working day of the invoice; later payment moves the dates back by the same number of working days.

Dates between 19 December and 4 January are confirmed with you before you pay.

With a Deadline Pack, the final draft reaches you by Thu 24 Dec 2026, five working days before the closing day, so you can check it, price it and submit it yourself.

The order page sets out the full timeline, what you supply and the terms. I confirm within one UK working day that I can take this tender, and if I cannot, you get a full refund. If I miss a delivery date for a reason in my control, and your inputs arrived on time, you choose a full refund or late delivery.

Not sure it is worth bidding? Ask for a free bid/no-bid memo on this tender first: no charge, within one UK working day of the full pack.

Quick read

Worked out by Evendraft from the notice’s own data, on 24 Oct 2026. The official notice is the one to rely on.

Time to bid
48 full UK working days before the closing day, Tue 5 Jan 2027 (England and Wales bank holidays left out). Questions to the buyer close on Fri 6 Nov 2026, 9 working days from now.
Time allowed
The buyer allowed 90 days from publication to the closing day: longer than the median for open transport and logistics tenders (31 days).
Value
£250,000 is below the median (£4m) of the 107 open transport and logistics tenders that state a value.
This buyer
8 more open tenders from Cambridgeshire County Council listed here.

What happens next

Dates and times are UK time, as the buyer published them. Check them on the official notice: buyers can change them.

  1. Now

    Get the documents

    Documents are on ProContract (free supplier registration needed). Find the tender there by its title or the buyer’s reference.

  2. In 13 days

    Last day for questions

    Send any clarification questions to the buyer by then, through the route the notice gives.

  3. In 73 days

    Submit your tender

    Submit through the route the notice gives, before this time (UK time). Late tenders are usually not accepted.

About this tender

The summary is the start of the buyer’s own description, word for word. The full description and the documents are on the official notice.

This procurement will be for the supply, build and fit out of a new electric mobile library vehicle, and work with our 3rd party maintenance and servicing contractor Cambridge City Council - Vehicle Engineering Services (CambscityVES)to ensure warranties are maintained and utilised.

Official notice
Find a Tender, notice 094726-2026
Buyer
Cambridgeshire County Council
Buyer’s region
East of England
Where the work is
East of England
Listed on Evendraft under
East of England
Published
7 Oct 2026
Tender deadline
5 Jan 2027, 12:00 UK time
Questions by
6 Nov 2026, 23:59 UK time
Estimated value
£250,000 (excluding VAT)
Trade
Transport and logistics
CPV codes
  • 34114000 Specialist vehicles
  • 34144760 Mobile library vehicles
Procedure
Open procedureOne stage: any supplier can send a full tender.
Framework
Not stated on the notice
Lots
Not divided into lots
Suitable for small businesses The buyer’s answer
Yes
Suitable for charities and social enterprises The buyer’s answer
Yes
Good for small firms Evendraft’s filter
YesGood for small firms means the buyer marked it suitable for small businesses, the estimated value is £1m or less (or not stated), it is open to new suppliers, and it is not a framework with more than 20 places. Tenders where the buyer didn't say are left out.
Documents
On ProContract

More open tenders like this

Transport and logistics in the East of England, closest work first.

  1. Civic Quarter Project - Removals and Storage Services

    Cambridge City Council

    East of England · Storage and warehousing services

    Good for small firms

    Closes
    27 Oct 20263 days left
    Value
    £180,000
  2. Taxi Services Dynamic Market

    Mid South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

    UK-wide · buyer in East of England · Taxi services

    Good for small firms

    Closes
    20 Aug 20301396 days left
    Value
    Not stated
  3. Suffolk County Music Service County Music Groups Concert Tours 2027

    Suffolk County Council

    Place of work not stated · buyer in East of England · Travel agency and similar services

    Documents openBuyer didn’t say if suitable for small firms

    Closes
    10 Nov 202617 days left
    Value
    £185,000
  4. Contracted Enhancements to Local Bus Services

    Bedford Borough Council

    East of England · Public road transport services

    Buyer didn’t say if suitable for small firms

    Closes
    18 Nov 202625 days left
    Value
    £800,000
  5. Vehicles and associated supplies & services

    Flagship Housing Group

    East of England · Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

    Closes
    29 Jan 20342654 days left
    Value
    £120m
  6. HCC - 09/22 - Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the Provision of Local Bus and School Coach Transport Services

    Hertfordshire County Council - Environment

    East of England · Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

    Closes
    30 Nov 2027402 days left
    Value
    £40m to £80m

All 9 open transport and logistics tenders in the East of England

Every open tender from Cambridgeshire County Council (9)Public sector tenders in the East of England (147)

A free memo on this tender

Not sure this one is worth your time? Ask before you start writing.

Send us this tender and, within one UK working day of having the full pack, you get a one- to two-page bid/no-bid memo and a compliance matrix: the pass/fail gates, the weightings, the word limits and an honest call. No charge, and no obligation. The documents sit behind a portal login, so you download them and share a folder with us.

Evendraft writes bids for UK suppliers, run from India by Madhvan Sharma. How the work runs and prices.

Ask for a free memo

The button opens an email with this tender’s link and deadline written in. Add your company name; nothing is sent until you press send.

Ask for a free memo on this tender

or write to sharma01madhvan@gmail.com

Email in the browser? Write it in Gmail or in Outlook