PL0107 - Mobile Library Vehicles

Essex County Council
East of England
Selective procedure
18 August 2025 to 31 July 2027

Purchase of two vehicles to be converted into mobile library vehicles, awarded by call-off from an external framework to a single supplier. One contract variation is recorded. No vehicle specifications, conversion details, or service patterns are stated in the register entry.

Awarded value: £254k; As published
Published: 18 August 2025
Awarded: 18 August 2025; Torton Bodies Limited
Contract length: 23 months; Ends 31 July 2027

What the contract covers

Purchase contract

Supply and conversion of two vehicles into mobile library vehicles for a county council library service.

Purchase of two vehicles to be converted into mobile library vehicles

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Purchase contract
Procedure: Selective procedure
Initial term: 24 months
Contract dates: 18 August 2025 to 31 July 2027
Certifications asked for: None stated
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated

Services in this contract

Mobile units and specialist bodied vehiclesMain service£111k typicalPurchase and conversion of two vehicles into mobile libraries

Lifecycle

Published
18 August 2025
Contract awardedto Torton Bodies Limited
18 August 2025
Contract starts
18 August 2025
Contract ends
31 July 2027

The buyer

Essex County Council

Type: Locked
Contracts, 24 months: Locked
Recorded value: Locked
Typical contract: Locked
Mobile libraries contracts, 24 months: Locked

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The supplier

Torton Bodies Limited

Contracts won, 24 months: Locked
Value won, 24 months: Locked
Buyers, 24 months: Locked
Companies House number: Locked

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/3880037/pl0107-mobile-library-vehicles
Buyer reference: ECC1002564
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Essex County Council. PL0107 - Mobile Library Vehicles. Contract award, 18 August 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/3880037/pl0107-mobile-library-vehicles (accessed 5 November 2026).