Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Leicestershire County Council
County Hall, Leicester Road, Glenfield
Leicester
LE3 8RA
Contact
Mr Steven Davidson
Telephone
+44 0
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
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=563675a8-2c5a-ef11-812e-005056b64545
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=563675a8-2c5a-ef11-812e-005056b64545
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 Road Sweeper Services_2024
Reference number
DN738246
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 60182000 - Hire of industrial vehicles with driver
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
A framework contract, Operated Road Sweeper Services_2024, is being tendered by Leicestershire County Council.
The Council has a requirement for operated road sweeper services to support its in-house highway maintenance works, which will include:
• Surface dressing sweeping (pre, post, and winter after-care – minimum 20 weeks)
• Site and Depot sweeping (ad-hoc)
• Emergency sweeping (ad-hoc)
The Council is looking to appoint up to 5 (five) suitably qualified and experienced Tenderers to a framework contract.
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
Tenderers appointed to the framework contract must be able to supply road sweepers appropriate to the service required along with appropriately trained and experienced operators to undertake road sweeping services either on a programmed or ad-hoc basis.
For surface dressing sweeping, the Council anticipates an annual requirement for:
• one operated road sweeper for pre-sweeping – two weeks
• three operated road sweepers for pre-sweeping and post-sweeping - twenty weeks
• one or two operated road sweepers for post-sweeping - ad-hoc
For site and depot sweeping requirements, the Council anticipates ad-hoc requests as required, with one week notice given wherever possible.
For emergency sweeping, the Council anticipates ad-hoc requests as required, with minimal notice given.
All operated road sweepers will work under the instruction and supervision of the Council’s employees.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 35%
Price - Weighting: 65%
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £1,000,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
48
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
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
Framework agreement with several operators
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 5
In the case of framework agreements, provide justification for any duration exceeding 4 years:
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2024/S 000-015865
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
25 September 2024
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
25 September 2024
Local time
12:05pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Courts of Justice
London
Country
United Kingdom