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Published 19 Sept 2023, 22:46 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Highways Non-Operated Plant · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Westmorland and Furness Council (Local council)

Framework agreementGoodsOpen procedureSME suitable

Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34) Delivery: North West (UKD1)

Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue

Submissions closed 23 Oct 2023awarded 11 Jan 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Council wishes to procure a framework for the hire of a range of non-operated small plant to support an in-house delivery model of highway maintenance. The service will be a top up service to supplement the Council’s own small plant in times of high workload, provide cover for breakdown and to supply infrequently used equipment.

All plant must meet the appropriate requirements of the Specification set out in Schedule 2 and the rates submitted in the Pricing Schedule must be inclusive of delivery and travel time to the local depot or to site (unless otherwise indicated in the pricing schedule) and should include for all reasonable associated equipment such as trailers, dust suppressors, etc.

The framework will be council wide and a maximum of 2 suppliers will be appointed. Orders will be issued based on the best value supplier for each order. A map of the Council area is included in the specification.

CPV: Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

How this framework works

From the published notice

Places: up to 1 suppliers · 5 bids received (5.0 per place) · 2 appointed (full)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: North West

Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

How bids were scored

Price: 100%

Published sub-criteria (2)

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents: 80%
price: 20%

Published award criteria (2)

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents: 80
Price: 20

What this means for your bid

Price carries 100 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 10 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
“Highways Non-Operated Plant” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Open procedure
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement: Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 19 Sept 2023, 22:46 BST
Last source update: 19 Feb 2024, 15:54 GMT
Award evaluation window: 24 Oct 2023 – …
Authority reference: DN690519
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-005426
Classification (CPV): Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
Delivery area: North West (UKD1)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-040221 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract

Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list

Appointment period ends: 23 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages: en
Bids opened: 24 Oct 2023, 09:00 BST

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

procontract.due-north.com/ProjectManagement/Pr… ↗

Timeline

23 Oct 2023 → 19 Feb 2024 · 3 dates

Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
23 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
Bids opened
24 Oct 2023, 09:00 BST
Notice published
19 Feb 2024, 15:54 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender

Status changed to complete
19 Feb 2024, 15:54 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Suppliers appointed 2admitted to the panel · see the list ↓

Bids received 55 from SMEs

Contracts signed 2latest 11 Jan 2024

2 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

All 2 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £1,200,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

Contract 005426-2024-1-1
Signed
11 Jan 2024
Value
ceiling above
Status
active
Contract 005426-2024-2-2
Signed
11 Jan 2024
Value
ceiling above
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
5bids · 5 electronic	5	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Westmorland and Furness Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services South Lakeland House, Lowther Street, Kendal, North West, LA9 4DQContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London

Framework contractors & participating bidders

2 commercial parties on the notice

Gap Group LtdFramework contractor Glasgow, North West
sunbelt Rentals LtdFramework contractor Warrington, North West

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.