Contract

Total Fleet Solution Framework

  • Watford Community Housing

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-029245

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04d717 (view related notices)

Published 2 June 2025, 3:47pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Watford Community Housing

59 Clarendon Road Watford

Watford Hertfordshire

WD171LA

Contact

Joey Barron

Email

joey@echelonconsultancy.co.uk

Telephone

+44 1707339800

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.wcht.org.uk/

Buyer's address

https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/45191

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

Total Fleet Solution Framework

Reference number

ECH1326

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") is seeking Tenders from suitably skilled and

experienced suppliers for the provision of vehicles and associated flexible fleet services

under this four-year, multi 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 maintenance, fleet management services and additional fleet related services as set out in the specification. Full details are available in the procurement documents.

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: £400,000,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 34100000 - Motor vehicles
  • 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
  • 50118500 - Breakdown and recovery services for motorcycles
  • 64226000 - Telematics services
  • 50118400 - Breakdown and recovery services for motor vehicles
  • 72220000 - Systems and technical consultancy services
  • 72221000 - Business analysis consultancy services
  • 72224000 - Project management consultancy services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Watford Community Housing ("WCH") is seeking Tenders from suitably skilled and

experienced suppliers for the provision of vehicles and associated flexible fleet services

under this four-year, multi 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 maintenance, fleet management services and additional fleet related services as set out in the specification. Full details are available in the procurement documents.

The framework is to operate across the UK and will be open to, in summary:

• any entity within the same group of companies as WCH from time to time

• any entity or joint venture company that WCH or any other WCH group Member holds an

interest in from time to time

• any Social Housing Provider / RSL in the United Kingdom

• any supply chain member of any Social Housing Provider in the United Kingdom, including direct labour organisations and suppliers

• 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 WCH and whose identity has been notified in

writing by Pretium to the Supplier.

• any other organisation in public or private ownership who wishes to use the framework

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 are 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: 2025/S 000-002994


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

1

Title

Fleet Framework (Gen 3)

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

8 April 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 2

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

ENTERPRISE RENT-A-CAR UK LIMITED

Egham

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £400,000,000


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

2

Title

Fleet Framework (Gen 3)

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

8 April 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 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 LIMITED

Darlington

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £400,000,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

The Contracting Authority reserves the right to cancel the procurement and not to proceed

with the Framework at any stage of the procurement process.

The Contracting Authority also reserves 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

High Court of England and Wales

The Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures

WCH will observe a stand still period following the award of the Framework and conduct

itself in respect of any appeals 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