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Heavy Duty Electric Vehicle Training Rig

Dundee and Angus College

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Dundee and Angus College

Buyer Address: Kingsway Campus, Old Glamis Road, Dundee, UKM71, DD3 8LE, United Kingdom

Contact Email: procurement@dundeeandangus.ac.uk

Contact Telephone: +44 1382834834

Status
complete
Procedure
limited
Value
240000.0 GBP
Published
09 Jan 2026, 12:33
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
n/a
Contract End
n/a
Category
goods
CPV
34114000 - Specialist vehicles
Region
n/a
Awarded To
Block Automotive Ltd
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

Transport accounts for 36% of Scotland’s emissions. With clear policy signals including Scottish Government publishing their intention to remove the need for new ICE (internal combustion engine) Heavy Duty Vehicles (HDVs) by 2035. The College require those who teach skills to have these new and emerging skills themselves. As well as providing the necessary skills to industry, the college sector requires training equipment to effectively demonstrate and teach zero carbon skills. The procurement of additional training equipment in the form of training rigs with real life componentry would provide students with real life experience rather than simulation. ESP are looking to procure two electric vehicle (EV) commercial trainers, reserving the right to order a third, to assist with the delivery of IMI international level 4 fault diagnosis, testing and repair of heavy electric qualification INT/HVEV4. The EV trainers will be classified as heavy goods vehicles (HGV; 4250kg gross vehicle weight). As an emerging technology, colleges don’t have access to the EV HDV equipment required to build the workforce and therefore require specialist training equipment. This project is for a commercial EV training rig made from real-life componentry and suitable for HGVs. The College needs to take delivery of the equipment in January 2026 and is aware of only one supplier that can meet the requirement.

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Opportunity Context

Lots

Lot Description: Non-competitive action due to absence of competition for technical reasons. Prior information notice (PIN), requesting any information regarding suppliers that could potentially meet the requirement identified no further suppliers.

Lot 1 Status: cancelled

Lot 1 Has Options: No

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Technical

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