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.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
The Council has appointed a suitably qualified and experienced organisation as a Supplier under an NEC4 Framework Contract, to provide ‘Operated Road Sweeper Services' within the boundaries of Leicestershire County Council. Work Orders will be issued with the terms and conditions of an NEC4 Term Service Short Contract, with the Supplier then acting as a Contractor.
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: £1,000,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 34921100 - Road sweepers
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKF22 - Leicestershire CC and Rutland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
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)
Suppliers 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.2.11) 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: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2024/S 000-015865
four.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
22 October 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3
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: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
A E Faulks Ltd
Melton Mowbray
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKF22 - Leicestershire CC and Rutland
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £1,000,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £1,000,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Courts of Justice
London
Country
United Kingdom