Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Dundee and Angus College
Kingsway Campus, Old Glamis Road
Dundee
DD3 8LE
UK
Telephone: +44 1382834834
E-mail: procurement@dundeeandangus.ac.uk
NUTS: UKM71
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.dundeeandangus.ac.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00221
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Heavy Duty Electric Vehicle Training Rig
Reference number: 106-DAC-EST-2425
II.1.2) Main CPV code
34114000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short 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.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
240 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM71
Main site or place of performance:
Kingsway Campus
Old Glamis Road, Dundee, DD3 8LE
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
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.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 50
Price
/ Weighting:
50
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation
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.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2025/S 000-065865
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 106-DAC-EST-2425
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
22/12/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Block Automotive Ltd
85 Church Road
Kessingland
NR337SJ
UK
Telephone: +44 1502740293
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 240 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:820169)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Dundee Sheriff & Justice of the Peace Courts
6 West Bell Street
Dundee
DD1 9AD
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
09/01/2026