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BUYER

East Durham College

OPPORTUNITY

Supply & Maintenance of College Minibuses

SOURCE: Find a Tender · REFERENCE: 089335-2026
PUBLISHED: 21 Sep 2026 · 16:42 BST · LAST CHECKED: 8 Oct 2026 · 20:00 BST

CLOSED DEADLINE / HISTORICAL — current successor route unverified · source freshness LAPSED

OPEN ORIGINAL SOURCE

Current accessibility UNVERIFIED — link retained; no live source check implied

Readable source details and context
Buyer
East Durham College
Captured need / service scope
East Durham College invites tenders from suitably qualified and experienced vehicle leasing providers for the supply of five new wheelchair accessible minibuses under a fully maintained operating lease arrangement. Tenderers are invited to submit proposals for a 5-year lease inclusive of a fully maintained package. The college intends to award the contract to the supplier submitting the Most Advantageous Tender, considering both quality and price. Contract Scope The successful supplier shall provide: • Five (5) new minibuses. • Delivery to the College. • Fully maintained lease agreement. • Ongoing servicing and maintenance support. • Breakdown and recovery services. • MOT testing and statutory inspections. • Fleet management support throughout the contract term. The contract shall be fully inclusive except where exclusions are expressly identified within the tender response.
Notice / signal type
TENDER
Publication
2026-09-21T16:42:04+01:00
Event date (when retained)
UNKNOWN
Deadline
2026-10-17T12:00:00+01:00
Retained verification / observation clock — no new source check implied
2026-10-08T19:00:48+00:00
Location
UNKNOWN
Published value / budget / rate
250000.0
Value meaning
TOTAL_NOTICE_NOT_PURA_ADDRESSABLE
Original reference
089335-2026
Exact proposed next action
DIRECT SERVICE REVIEW
Responsible project for source / qualification reporting
P016
Intended delivery project / receiver — acceptance unverified
P016

Retained source reference: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089335-2026

Published value is not Pura revenue or an authorised commitment. Source status is separate from owner approval and receiver execution.

ACTION OWNER: ANDREW
ANDREW ACTION: DIRECT SERVICE REVIEW

STATUS
Declined
OPPORTUNITY SCORE
0/100 · Research Required
ESTIMATED VALUE
£250,000 excl. VAT
DEADLINE
17 Oct 2026 · 12:00 BST
PROCUREMENT / ENGAGEMENT STAGE
Open procedure
ROUTE
Tender / procurement portal
LAST VERIFIED
8 Oct 2026 · 20:00 BST
NEXT ACTION

Declined — retain the evidence for reference; no further pursuit.

CURRENT STAGE: Declined
WHAT HAPPENED: Radar last recorded source evidence.
WHAT IS HAPPENING NOW: Declined
ACTION OWNER: ANDREW
BLOCKER: Detailed buyer requirements need confirmation. · Evidence confidence is not yet sufficient. · The participation route needs verification. · Permission for direct contact needs confirmation. · Procurement contact restrictions need checking. · The buyer contact needs verification. · The Pura proposition needs review. · The required response is not yet ready. · A previous contact or duplicate check needs review. · The current owner decision or buyer state prevents contact. · An approved sender must be verified. · Applicable participation requirements need checking. · The opportunity needs current source verification. · The opportunity is below the automatic-eligibility threshold. · A permitted direct contact route is not yet verified.
NEXT ACTION: Declined — retain the evidence for reference; no further pursuit.
NO GO · LAPSED

WHAT THE BUYER SAYS THEY NEED

East Durham College invites tenders from suitably qualified and experienced vehicle leasing providers for the supply of five new wheelchair accessible minibuses under a fully maintained operating lease arrangement. Tenderers are invited to submit proposals for a 5-year lease inclusive of a fully maintained package. The college intends to award the contract to the supplier submitting the Most Advantageous Tender, considering both quality and price. Contract Scope The successful supplier shall provide: • Five (5) new minibuses. • Delivery to the College. • Fully maintained lease agreement. • Ongoing servicing and maintenance support. • Breakdow…

KEY PUBLISHED FACTS

  • Published contact: Joanne Wilson
  • Contact email: joanne.wilson@eastdurham.ac.uk
  • Published participation instructions: To access this opportunity, log in to https://suppliers.multiquote.com and view the opportunity. If you are not registered with MultiQuote, please visit https://suppliers.multiquote.com, complete the registration form on the log in page and quote the title and reference of the notice in your registration.

Published deadline has passed.

WHY RADAR THINKS PURA MAY FIT

Physical works or professional services are required. References to systems, portals or audit trails do not establish a software opportunity. This is a Pura hypothesis; detailed scope, delivery capability and procurement constraints still need checking.

Confidence: MEDIUM — notice scope only

Known: the saved buyer requirement above.
Inferred: potential Pura capability match; not buyer-confirmed.

What still needs checking

  • Detailed workflows and acceptance criteria
  • Integration and security requirements
  • Direct contact permission and procurement constraints
  • Proof effort and bounded paid discovery acceptance

PROGRESS

  1. DISCOVERED
  2. VERIFIED
  3. OWNER REVIEW
  4. APPROVED
  5. RESEARCHING
  6. REQUIREMENT RECONSTRUCTED
  7. PROOF DECISION
  8. PROOF BUILDING
  9. PROOF QA
  10. PROOF READY
  11. CONTACT READY
  12. OWNER SEND GATE
  13. SENT
  14. WAITING FOR RESPONSE
  15. RESPONSE RECEIVED
  16. COMMERCIAL CONVERSATION
  17. WON / LOST

Current state: Declined.

Current stage is highlighted. Other stages are possible steps, not a claim they have happened.

ACTIVITY

  1. — Radar last recorded source evidence.
  2. — Owner decision: Declined.
  3. — Radar discovered the opportunity.

HUMAN CHECK

Official source available: YES
Radar fully expanded source: YES

Key facts verified: value, deadline, contact, route, stage — according to saved evidence; check current source.

Outstanding verification

  • Detailed workflows and acceptance criteria
  • Integration and security requirements
  • Direct contact permission and procurement constraints
  • Proof effort and bounded paid discovery acceptance

Last verification: 8 Oct 2026 · 20:00 BST

OPEN OFFICIAL SOURCEFind a Tender ↗

WHY THIS SCORE?

ComponentEarned / maximum
Buyer need clarity0 / 20
Route & contactability0 / 15
Pura capability fit0 / 15
Time to value0 / 15
Proof speed0 / 10
Evidence confidence0 / 10
Urgency0 / 10
Commercial value0 / 5

WHAT WOULD INCREASE THE SCORE

Obtain stronger evidence for: Buyer need clarity, Route & contactability, Pura capability fit, Time to value, Proof speed, Evidence confidence, Urgency, Commercial value.

WHAT IS HOLDING IT BACK

Not ranked as current work: LAPSED. Historical evidence is retained; current source confirmation is required.

OPPORTUNITY STRENGTH

50 / 100

How commercially interesting the buyer requirement appears.

PURSUIT READINESS

50 / 100

How ready Pura is to act on it now.

Recorded diagnostic assessment; separate from the production opportunity score. Reassess when evidence changes.

CAN WE CONTACT THEM?

Contact mode: OWNER APPROVAL REQUIRED
Direct contact route: NO
Auto-contact eligible: NO

Eligibility is an indicator only. It does not authorise sending.

Why not yet

TECHNICAL / AUDIT EVIDENCE
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RETAINED WORKSPACE / PREPARED PACKAGE
TENDER · EVIDENCED · DIRECTLY_ADDRESSABLE

East Durham College

WHY THIS IS HERE

Tender notice from East Durham College. Relevance is supported by notice evidence.

Evidence strength, addressability and route are evaluated independently of relationship.

PURA FIT

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Total procurement value
KNOWN · HIGH · 250000.0 GBP
Pura-addressable value
UNKNOWN · UNKNOWN · None
Route
TENDER_FRAMEWORK
Time to revenue
WEEKS
Independent evidence
2 identities · 2 sources
Recurring potential
UNKNOWN

UNCERTAINTY

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WHAT WOULD PROMOTE IT

["notice text directly evidences a matched Pura capability"]

WHAT WOULD KILL IT

["source evidence withdrawn","commercial fit contradicted","route proven impossible"]

EVIDENCE

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CLASSIFICATION HISTORY

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