Electric Buses – Exporting Opportunity

Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom

1. Title: ELECTRIC 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
This is a business opportunity from an overseas buyer. Pitch for the business and explain how your company meets their requirements
The government is seeking a supplier of 18 meter electric buses for a major transport project
The government wants to procure 383 units of 18 meter Bus Electric Powertrain as part of a High Priority Bus System (HPBS) project in southern Philippines.
You must deliver the buses in 4 tranches, 9 to 12 months from the contract signing. The buses have an expected service life of 12 years or 800,000km. Bus batteries must have warranty lasting through the vehicle’s lifespan.
You must also supply:
1 tow truck vehicle
2 depot tow tractor vehicles
a minimum of service vehicles
a full spare parts package
tools and diagnostics equipment.
You must supply and install:
28 units of 300 Kilowatt (kW) opportunity chargers
189 units of 150kW depot chargers and temporary facility chargers.
The contract includes 5 years of operations and maintenance of vehicles and systems, including bus registration and licensing.
You must also provide training programmes for drivers and maintenance staff.
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
The pre-bid conference will at 10am Manila time on 8 April 2022.
The deadline for submission of bids and opening of bids is at 10am Manila time on 12 May 2022.
Manila is 8 hours ahead of BST
5. CPV Code(s): 34144910
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-202245-EX-1798605