Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c3b-a450-7352-9c45-e5f966355565/cambridgeshire-county-council-early-adoption-of-low-emission-buses-voluntary-ex awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Cambridgeshire County Council Early Adoption of Low Emission Buses Voluntary ex ante Transparency (VEAT) Notice [Cambridgeshire County Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/cambridgeshire-county-council) Estimated value £400,000 Published 30 Apr 2019 Deadline Closed 1 Apr 2019 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender Greater Cambridge Partnership has been exploring the early introduction a number of Low Emission Buses (LEB) operating in Cambridge to support an improvement in air quality in the city area. The proposal is to invest in the introduction of 2 buses (one full electric and one diesel hybrid-electric) and a charging station. The hybrid vehicle will be used to test geofencing technology and to allow comparison with full electric and hybrid vehicle operations to inform and influence future investment in a low emission bus fleet. Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union in the cases listed below •The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive The project will work with stagecoach as a direct award, market testing and further notifications failed to achieve any market interest in supporting the project other than the local operator chosen. The marketplace has been tested through a soft marketing exercise in late 2018 where interested parties where asked to consider working with GCP to invest in operating low emission buses on routes serving Cambridge City Centre. Only one operator response was received from stagecoach. The market has been further tested early in early 2019 through publication of an intention to issue a VEAT notice to facilitate work with the local operator on the Contracts Finder website, giving a further opportunity for operators to show interest. No response to the notice was received. Read full description ## CPV classification Electric buses Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/57375663-a181-4e2b-aa3b-03e6b70e9645) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Cambridgeshire County Council: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/cambridgeshire-county-council) [Sector More Transport equipment & vehicles tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/transport-equipment-vehicles) ## More tenders like this [Firefighting vehicles – VG Asbach - HLF 10 · VG Asbach · 27 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-eb96-7083-91e7-24f09e1e5cb6/germany-firefighting-vehicles-vg-asbach-hlf-10) [Dumper trucks – Autobasculante pentru activitati aeroportuare · Compania Nationala Aeroporturi Bucuresti SA · 16 days left · 4 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-6319-7333-979f-903a976c36b1/romania-dumper-trucks-autobasculante-pentru-activitati-aeroportuare) [Minibuses – Furnizare Microbuze școlare pentru unități de învățământ speciale · Județul Suceava · 35 days left · 23 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-7579-708f-b64e-33234038ed3a/romania-minibuses-furnizare-microbuze-scolare-pentru-unitati-de-invatamant-s) [Urban furniture – Raamovereenkomst voor het leveren van straatmeubilair · Antwerpen · 32 days left · 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-ca6b-711e-95cb-54df9518ce4e/belgium-urban-furniture-raamovereenkomst-voor-het-leveren-van-straatmeubilai) [Rolling stock – Dodávka vozidel BEMU121-150 a EMU121-150 · RegioJet a.s. · 23 days left · 12 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-aca6-73f8-ad6c-9162bd28b22d/czechia-rolling-stock-dodavka-vozidel-bemu121-150-a-emu121-150) [Engine parts – Rezervni dijelovi za propelere KaMeWa za m/t Zadar · Jadrolinija · 30 days left · 19 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-673e-71dd-88e2-447641d5f588/croatia-engine-parts-rezervni-dijelovi-za-propelere-kamewa-za-mt-zadar)