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Published 9 May 2023, 11:30 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Hire of Fleet - Small Vehicles (Cars and Vans)

Official notice

Authority: Milton Keynes Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£1,000,000exc. VAT53.1% above published estimate
Submissions closed 14 Jun 2023awarded 15 Aug 2023
Awarded to London Hire Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Milton Keynes City Council requires provision of Hire of Fleet - Small Vehicles (Cars and Vans)The requirements of this contract include:- Vehicle Hire- Livery- Servicing (including tyre replacements)- Breakdown recovery- Vehicle decommissioning- Vehicle tax- MOTThe Vehicles are to be delivered to and based at various locations across the Borough of Milton Keynes.The Council proposes to enter into Contract for an initial period of three years with the successful tenderer and may be extended for one (1) more year, subject to regular satisfactory review meetings throughout the initial term.

  • Recurrence: 2027

CPV: Financial leasing services · Fleet management, repair and maintenance services · Passenger cars · Repair, maintenance and associated services of vehicles and related equipment

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Milton Keynes City Council requires hire of small vehicles - car and vansAwardedRenewalPublished value£1,000,000

Milton Keynes City Council requires hire of small vehicles - car and vans. The requirement to include Vehicle Hire, Livery, Servicing, Breakdown recovery, Vehicle decommissioning, Vehicle tax, MOT.

Delivery: South East
Extensions: A provision to extend for a period of 12 months.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
Quality: 40%Price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 40%
  • Price: 60%
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    As stated in the procurement documents

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

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
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · 2027
First published
9 May 2023, 11:30 BST
Last source update
8 Jan 2024, 14:47 GMT
Award evaluation window
9 Jun 2023 – …
Authority reference
2021-083C
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-000526
Classification (CPV)
Financial leasing servicesFleet management, repair and maintenance servicesPassenger carsRepair, maintenance and associated services of vehicles and related equipment
Delivery area
South East (UKJ12)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03c718 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

As stated in procurement documents.

Review and risk notes
Review procedure

The Council will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the Contract is communicated to tenderers. Applicants who are unsuccessful shall be informed by the Contracting Authority as soon as possible after the decision has been made as to the reasons why the Applicant was unsuccessful. Applicants may seek further clarification from the Contracting Authority following receipt of this information and the Contracting Authority will provide further clarification as appropriate. If any clarification regarding the award of the Contract has not been successfully resolved, an Applicant can consider its option under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Applicants would need to obtain their own legal advice.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
14 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
9 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST

Timeline

9 Jun 2023 → 8 Jan 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Bids opened
    9 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    14 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    8 Jan 2024, 14:47 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Jun 2023
  1. Deadline moved to 14 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
    2 Jun 2023, 15:34 BST
    +5 days · was 9 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Status changed to complete
    8 Jan 2024, 14:47 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineTime limit for receipt of tenders · IV.2.29 Jun 202314 Jun 2023+5 d

1 amendment published without a description.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,530,4931 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 31 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 15 Aug 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
London Hire Limited£1,530,493 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Hire of Fleet - Small Vehicles (cars and Vans) · London Hire Limited

    Signed
    15 Aug 2023
    Value
    £1,530,493
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Milton Keynes City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Civic Office, 1 Saxon Gate East, Milton Keynes, South East, MK9 3EJContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court Royal Court of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria
  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria