Award

Site Shunters and Trailer Maintenance

  • Essex County Council

UK6: Contract award notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-065726

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0565e8 (view related notices)

Published 15 October 2025, 5:19pm



Scope

Reference

C016PA

Description

The authority have 5 'hooklift' Shunter Vehicles and 4 Tri-Axle Trailers trailers based at various sites across 7 locations within Essex. These vehicles require regular maintenance and repair.

The authority has an ongoing requirement for a contractor to provide regular maintenance and ad hoc remedial works for these vehicles.

The contracting authority is Essex County Council and any Successor Body meaning one or more entities which assumes any of the Council's functions (as applicable) as a result of Local Government Reform (LGR). Such successor body or bodies may be, without limitation, a local authority, a combined authority, a combined county authority, a strategic authority or any other status determined pursuant to the Devolution and LGR Legislation.


Contract 1. Site Shunters and Trailer Maintenance

Supplier

Contract value

  • £420,000 excluding VAT
  • £504,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Award decision date

6 October 2025

Date assessment summaries were sent to tenderers

15 October 2025

Standstill period

  • End: 24 October 2025
  • 8 working days

Earliest date the contract will be signed

31 October 2025

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 19 December 2025 to 19 December 2030
  • Possible extension to 19 December 2032
  • 7 years, 1 day

Description of possible extension:

The extension option could be used if the service is still required in it's current form and the supplier has been performing well.

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services

Contract locations

  • UKH3 - Essex

Information about tenders

  • 3 tenders received
  • 3 tenders assessed in the final stage:
    • 3 submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
    • 0 submitted by voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
  • 1 supplier awarded contracts
  • 2 suppliers unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)

Procedure

Procedure type

Open procedure


Supplier

ESSEX COMMERCIAL VEHICLES LTD

  • Companies House: 13124869
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PVWB-4446-RVHL

76 Fiddlers Folley

Colchester

CO3 9UF

United Kingdom

Region: UKH34 - Essex Haven Gateway

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Supported employment provider: No

Public service mutual: No

Contract 1. Site Shunters and Trailer Maintenance


Contracting authority

Essex County Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PWVM-4844-NRQH

County Hall, Market Road

Chelmsford

CM1 1QH

United Kingdom

Region: UKH36 - Heart of Essex

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government