Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Leicestershire County Council
County Hall, Leicester Road, Glenfield
Leicester
LE3 8RA
Contact
Steven Davidson
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKF22 - Leicestershire CC and Rutland
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.eastmidstenders.org/index.html
Buyer's address
https://www.eastmidstenders.org/index.html
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Operated Sweeper Hire 2024
Reference number
DN723660
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 34921100 - Road sweepers
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
Leicestershire County Council (The Council) are considering options for Operated Sweeper Hire from 1st November 2024, to include planned and emergency hire of sweeper vehicles with operators to support The Council with sweeping activities in areas that may include surface dressing, white lining, depot, and emergency sweeping within the Leicestershire area.
Please note that this is not a call for competition, and any information given above is not guaranteed within any subsequent procurement, only indicative of our potential requirements.
Any future procurement will be subject to a separate advertisement.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £1,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 90612000 - Street-sweeping services
- 34921100 - Road sweepers
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKF22 - Leicestershire CC and Rutland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Before committing to any particular procurement method, contract type, or method of delivery, The Council is inviting suitable organisations to submit responses and recommendations around the subjects included in the questionnaire on pages 2 to 3 of the ‘SMT – Operated Sweeper Hire 2024’ document.
The questionnaire allows interested parties to:
• advise what might encourage or discourage participating in a tender opportunity
• give thoughts on a framework structure
• indicate their preference for pricing methods
• make recommendations relating to vehicle specifications, ordering, service lead-times, emergency service response time, sociable and unsociable hours service provision, depot locations in or close to Leicestershire, contingency plan for service continuity, vehicle tracking options, licences and accreditations, environmental management, added value, and any other recommendations they might like to give.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
24 July 2024
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes