Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Watford Community Housing
59 Clarendon Road
Watford
WD17 1LA
Contact
Fiona Lowe
fiona@echelonconsultancy.co.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKH23 - Hertfordshire
National registration number
30183R
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/45191
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Housing and community amenities
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Watford Community Housing Flexible Fleet Framework
Reference number
Ech 1015
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 34100000 - Motor vehicles
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
Watford Community Housing ("WCH") sought Tenders from suitably skilled and experienced suppliers for the provision of vehicles and associated flexible fleet services under this four-year, single supplier framework.
This framework seeks to offer the benefits of a flexible vehicle hire solution that can react to legislative and other operating context changes, incorporating the flexibility of a rental model whilst competing with the total cost of ownership of a fixed-term contract hire/lease arrangement. The framework will provide additional services to support the fleet operation including but not limited to the provision of fleet and accident management services and additional relevant services, for example fuel cards.
The framework is to operate across the UK and will be open to all UK public sector bodies to access via a Joining Agreement between WCH, the Supplier and Pretium Frameworks Ltd, who WCH has appointed to administer the framework on its behalf.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £100,000,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 30163100 - Agency fuel cards
- 32441300 - Telematics system
- 34144220 - Breakdown vehicles
- 39151100 - Racking
- 50100000 - Repair, maintenance and associated services of vehicles and related equipment
- 50110000 - Repair and maintenance services of motor vehicles and associated equipment
- 50111110 - Vehicle-fleet-support services
- 50118100 - Breakdown and recovery services for cars
- 50118200 - Breakdown and recovery services for commercial vehicles
- 50118300 - Breakdown and recovery services for buses
- 50118400 - Breakdown and recovery services for motor vehicles
- 50118500 - Breakdown and recovery services for motorcycles
- 64226000 - Telematics services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
Watford
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Watford Community Housing ("WCH") sought Tenders from suitably skilled and experienced suppliers for the provision of vehicles and associated flexible fleet services under this four-year, single supplier framework.
This framework seeks to offer the benefits of a flexible vehicle hire solution that can react to legislative and other operating context changes, incorporating the flexibility of a rental model whilst competing with the total cost of ownership of a fixed-term contract hire/lease arrangement. The framework will provide additional services to support the fleet operation including but not limited to the provision of fleet and accident management services and additional relevant services, for example fuel cards. Full details were available in the procurement documents.
The framework is to operate across the UK and will be open to:
• any entity within the same group of companies as the Trust from time to time (a “Trust Member”);
• any entity or joint venture company that the Trust or any other Trust Member holds an interest in from time to time (a “Trust JV”);
• any Social Housing Provider in the United Kingdom (excluding the Trust, the Trust Members and the Trust JVs);
• any supply chain member of any Social Housing Provider in the United Kingdom, including direct labour organisations and suppliers (excluding the Trust, the Trust Members and the Trust JVs);
• any national, regional or local health authority in the United Kingdom including, without limitation, any NHS Trust, and any organisation providing a service to these bodies;
• any local or regional authority in the United Kingdom (including any arms length organisation or service provider working on their behalf) delivering any public or private sector construction related projects including, without limitation, housing, education, highways and infrastructure work; and
• any service provider delivering services to any other Government Agency in the United Kingdom including, without limitation, the Ministry of Defence and the Highways Agency
• and, in the case of the organisations listed in bullet points (iii) to (vii) above, who has entered into an Access Agreement with the Trust and whose identity has been notified in writing by Pretium to the Supplier.
Access to public sector bodies other than the Contract Authority will be an Access Agreement between WCH, the Framework Supplier and Pretium Frameworks Ltd, who WCH has appointed to administer the framework on its behalf.
Full details of the scope and requirements of the Framework and the procurement process, including how to Tender were included within the procurement and Tender documents.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 60
Price - Weighting: 40
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2021/S 000-000471
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
1
Title
Watford Community Housing Flexible Fleet Framework
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
31 March 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Northgate Vehicle Hire Ltd.
Northgate Centre, Lingfield Way
Darlington
DL1 4PZ
Telephone
+44 01325370638
Fax
+44 01325462226
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
National registration number
244223002
Internet address
http://www.northgatevehiclehire.co.uk
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £1,000,000,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £1,000,000,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
The Contracting Authority reserved the right to cancel the procurement and not to proceed with the Framework at any stage of the procurement process. The Contracting Authority also reserved the right not to award the Framework. Neither the Contracting Authority nor any person on whose behalf of whom this procurement is undertaken is to be liable for any costs incurred by those expressing and interest or Tendering for this Framework.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court of England and Wales
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Cabinet Office
70 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2AS
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
WCH observed a stand still period following the award of the Framework in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended).
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Cabinet Office
70 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2AS
Country
United Kingdom