PERMANENT AWARD EVIDENCE

The Sheffield College Rent to Buy 2 Minibuses - AWARD

Sheffield College · published 14 Jan 2026. This page preserves the identifiers and current held fields for one Contracts Finder release; it is not an invoice, performance assessment or complete contract history.

Contracts Finder release ID78a8dee4-523e-4e95-aac6-f471bdfbdf05-879143
Open Contracting ID (OCID)ocds-b5fd17-7d031adb-fa21-434a-b60b-f71b264434d0
Buyer identifierGB-CFS-192082
Release typeaward
PUBLISHED COMMERCIAL FIELDS

Values stay separate.

A tender estimate and an award value answer different questions. Neither is treated as cash paid.

Award value
£167,280,000
award field
Tender value
Not disclosed
tender field
Procurement method
Other -
Category
goods
CPV
34114400
Minibuses
Delivery
Not stated
S2 2RL
PUBLISHED DESCRIPTION

What the notice says

Requirement: Purchase of 2 minibuses for student transport, including wheelchair access for our Bloom students, with low emissions to ensure we can drive in ULEZ zones without charge. 2X Vauxhall Movano L4H2 17 seat Minibus with 4 removable seats and telescopic ramp

Tender statuscomplete
STAGE-DATE LEDGER

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  1. 01Notice publishedPublication timestamp on the held release14 Jan 2026
  2. 02Tender period endsTender-period field as published14 Jan 2026
  3. 03Contract startsContract-period field as published15 Jan 2026
  4. 04Contract endsContract-period field as published15 Jan 2031
SUPPLIER EVIDENCE

Published names and exact identifiers

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Published name only

Gowrings Versa Ltd.

No legal entity is inferred from this supplier name.

SOURCE

Contracts Finder release

Published 14 Jan 2026 · held through the daily award projection · Open Government Licence v3.0.

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