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The submission deadline was 12 October 2026. The buyer may have extended it. Check the current position before assuming it’s closed.
NatureScot buys a 4x4 road-going electric vehicle for nature reserve maintenance, trialled first, £80k
Region
ScotlandSubmission deadline
12 Oct 2026
Evidence
NatureScot wants to buy one road-going 4x4 electric vehicle to test on its National Nature Reserves, with an option on up to two more in 2027 to 2028, at an estimated £80,000 excluding VAT, and bids close at noon on 12 October 2026. The full analysis covers the 60/40 price-to-quality split, the Scotland Excel route, the option that the notice both describes and denies, and the buyer's four previous electric vehicle purchases, three of them from Kia through Crown Commercial Service frameworks.
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Originally Published
ProcurementTender first published by Scottish Natural Heritage
OCDS release history
Source Update
ChangeUpdated: Buyer contact, Contacts
Pipeline — detected 29/09/2026
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NatureScot is looking for to purchase a 4x4 road going electric vehicle. The ultimate use of the vehicle will be to serve the maintenance needs of staff around NatureScot’s National Nature Reserves, but the first vehicle will initially be used for testing around sites to determine the suitability for wider deployment around the organisation. NatureScot intends to purchase one specialist 4x4 electric vehicle. NatureScot also wishes to retain the option to purchase up to two additional vehicles of the same or equivalent specification during the period 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2028, subject to operational requirements and the availability of funding. NatureScot provides no guarantee regarding the purchase of any additional vehicles. Scotland Excel is acting on behalf of NatureScot (NS) in the execution of this tender but will not be party to the contract or the management of the contract throughout its lifetime.
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