Diesel Buses – Exporting Opportunity

Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom

1. Title: DIESEL BUSES – EXPORTING OPPORTUNITY
2. Awarding Authority: Secretary of State for Business, Innovation & Skills acting on behalf of UK Trade & Investment (UKTI), GB. Web:
3. Contract type: Supply contract
4. Description: Opportunity type Public Sector and Aid Funded Business
Industry Technology and smart cities, Automotive
Government is seeking a supplier of buses, related services and products for a major transport project.
The government is looking to procure 719 units of diesel buses as part of a high priority bus system (HPBS) project in southern Philippines. The bidder must deliver the buses in 4 tranches, 8 to 11 months from contract signing. The buses must have a projected service life of 15 years or 1.1 million km.
The bidder must supply:
188 units, 9-meter bus diesel powertrain
531 units, 13-meter bus diesel powertrain
2 units, tow truck vehicles
3 units, depot tow tractor vehicles
minimum 6 units, service vehicles
full spare parts package
tools and diagnostics equipment
The contract includes 5 years of operations and maintenance of vehicles and systems, as well as, registration and licensing of buses. The bidder must also provide training programmes for drivers and maintenance personnel.
Bidders are qualified on basis of contractual and technical experience, production capacity, and financial situation. This contract is financed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). This contract is subject to open competitive bidding following ADB rules.
Pre-bid conference is scheduled on 8 April 2022, 10:00AM (Manila time).
Deadline for submission of bids and opening of bids are scheduled on 12 May 2022, 10:00AM (Manila time).
5. CPV Code(s): 34121000, 34000000
6. NUTS code(s): UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK, UKL, UKM, UKN
7. Main site or location of works, main place of delivery or main place of performance: Philippines
8. Reference attributed by awarding authority: Not provided.
9. Estimated value of requirement: Value of contract £5m-50m
10. Opportunity closing date 12.5.2022.
11. Address to which they must be sent: To register your interest in the above opportunity please visit:
12. Other information: TKR-202246-EX-1798974