Official UK procurement notice
Procurement of Fleet (Vehicles and Associated Assets) Framework 2024
Authority: Halton Housing c/o Link Group
What is being bought10 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionLink Treasury Services Limited, trading as Link Group (Link) is managing the framework on behalf of Halton Housing and Link’s clients.
Link invited tenders for organisations to participate in a 48-month Agreement (‘the Framework Agreement’) for the purchase of a range of fleet assets. Organisations likely to access this framework have asset fleets ranging from sub-10 to over 500. It is important that the smaller organisations, such as District Councils and Housing Associations can be supported by this framework as well as the larger organisations.
The Framework Agreement will be used by Link clients and may also be used by all other contracting authorities across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland as defined in Regulation 2 of the UK statutory instrument Public Contracts Regulations 102 and detailed in Attachment 1 (“Contracting Authorities”).
The framework covers 10 lots. Bidders could submit a tender for one or more lots
- Recurrence: 2028
CPV: Battery chargers · Buses and coaches · Heavy-duty motor vehicles · Passenger cars · Road sweepers · Telematics system · Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation · Vans
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 43 bids received · 43 suppliers appointed
Lots and requirements (10)Procurement structure
10 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lotEvery one of these 10 lots carries the same published figure, £450,000,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1Passenger CarsCancelledceiling above
The supply of passenger cars, both automatic & manual transmission, all body styles and all fuel types. Passenger cars may be both new and pre-registered or used.
Lot #2Light Commercial Vehicles up to 7.5t including OEM MinibusesAwardedceiling above
The supply of light commercial vehicles, both automatic & manual transmission, all body variants, including minibuses and all fuel types. Light commercial vehicles may be both new and pre-registered or used. The lot also includes post build additions including but not limited to racking, tow bars, pipe carriers, roof racks, inverters, ply lining, tool chests, livery and signage.
Lot #3Light Commercial Vehicle Conversions including passenger transportAwardedceiling above
The supply of light commercial vehicle conversions. Examples of conversions include but are not limited to aerial platforms, cranes, CCTV equipment, drop-sides, flat-beds, graffiti removal, jetters, Luton, street lighting, tippers, recycling and waste collection. The Lot also covers vehicles purchased with the conversion or alternatively where the converter sources the base chassis vehicle. All fuel types, both automatic and manual transmission. The Lot includes the option to supply pre-registered and ex-demonstration vehicles.
Lot #4Pedestrian and Compact Sweepers up to 12.5tAwardedceiling above
The supply of pedestrian, compact and chassis mounted road sweepers up to 12.5t. To include all fuel types; both automatic and manual transmission. The Lot includes the option to supply reregistered and ex-demonstration sweepers.
Lot #5Medium and Heavy Commercial Vehicle Chassis from 7.5t to 44tCancelledceiling above
The supply of medium and heavy commercial vehicles, both automatic & manual transmission, all body variants, all fuel types. Rigid, chassis, truck and tractor units. The Lot includes the option to supply pre-registered and ex-demonstration vehicles.
Lot #6Buses and CoachesCancelledceiling above
The supply of medium and heavy commercial vehicles, both automatic & manual transmission, all body variants, all fuel types. 7 – 75 seats. The Lot includes the option to supply pre-registered and ex-demonstration buses and coaches.
Lot #7Medium and Heavy Commercial Vehicle ConversionsAwardedceiling above
The supply of medium and heavy commercial vehicle conversions. Examples of conversions include but are not limited to aerial platforms, cranes, drop-sides, exhibition vehicles, flat-beds, gritters, highways maintenance, hook loaders, Luton, mobile libraries, street lighting, tippers, training vehicles, recycling and waste collection. The Lot also covers vehicles purchased with the conversion or alternatively where the converter sources the base chassis vehicle. All fuel types, both automatic and manual transmission. The Lot includes the option to supply pre-registered and ex-demonstration vehicles.
Lot #8Heavy Agricultural and Construction Plant and Equipment.Awardedceiling above
The supply of heavy agricultural, construction, plant and equipment as required by clients. Examples of equipment include but not limited to tractors, mowers, hedge trimmers, strimmers, loadalls, spreaders, chain saws, shredders, generators, utility quad bikes, golf buggies, mopeds, scooters, The Lot also covers vehicles purchased with the convers. All fuel types, both automatic and manual transmission. The Lot includes the option to supply pre-registered and ex-demonstration plant and equipment.
Lot #9Telematics EquipmentCancelledceiling above
The supply of telematics equipment to include vehicle data reporting, vehicle movements, driving behaviours, location tracking and fuel consumption.
Lot #10Electric Vehicle Charging InfrastructureAwardedceiling above
The supply and if requested, the installation of electric vehicle charging infrastructure, including charge points and upgrade to existing charging infrastructure. On-going maintenance of the equipment is also included in this Lot.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 70%
- Cost Submission: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 70
- Cost Submission: 30
- Suitability
Any supplier may be disqualified who has been convicted of:
(a) conspiracy within the meaning of Section 1 or 1A of the Criminal Law Act 1977(a) or article 9 or 9A of the Criminal Attempts and Conspiracy (Northern Ireland) Order 1983(b) where that conspiracy relates to participation in a criminal organisation as defined in Article 2 of Council Framework Decision 2008/841/JHA on the fight against organised crime(c);
(b) corruption within the meaning of Section 1(2) of the Public Bodies Corrupt Practices Act 1889(d) or Section 1 of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1906(e),
(c) the common law offence of bribery;
(d) bribery within the meaning of Sections 1, 2 or 6 of the Bribery Act 2010(f), or Section 113 of the Representation of the People Act 1983(g);
(e) where the offence relates to fraud affecting the European Communities' financial interests as defined by Article 1 of the Convention on the protection of the financial interests of the European Communities(h):
(i) the common law offence of cheating the Revenue;
(ii) the common law offence of conspiracy to defraud;
(iii) fraud or theft within the meaning of the Theft Act 1968(i), the Theft Act (Northern Ireland) 1969(j), the Theft Act 1978(k) or the Theft (Northern Ireland) Order 1978(l);
(iv) fraudulent trading within the meaning of Section 458 of the Companies Act 1985(m), Article 451 of the Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1986(n) or Section 993 of the Companies Act 2006(o);
(v) fraudulent evasion within the meaning of S…
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Procurement of Fleet (Vehicles and Associated Assets) Framework 2024” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, 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 · publisher note attached- 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
- Yes · 2028
- First published
- 5 Apr 2024, 16:05 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Jul 2024, 14:05 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 7 May 2024 – …
- Authority reference
853761409- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-021670- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-045019Find a Tender
Publisher note: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. A mandatory 10 day standstill period was held prior to award of this framework. To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=875113350 GO Reference: GO-2024715-PRO-26890176
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 7 May 2024, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 7 May 2024, 17:01 BST
Timeline
7 May 2024 → 15 Jul 2024 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown7 May 2024, 17:00 BST
- Bids opened7 May 2024, 17:01 BST
- Notice published15 Jul 2024, 14:05 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete15 Jul 2024, 14:05 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast43 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 20 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £450,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Lots 4,7,8
- Signed
- 2 Jul 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lot 7
- Signed
- 2 Jul 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lot 7
- Signed
- 2 Jul 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lots 1 & 2
- Signed
- 2 Jul 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lots 1, 2 & 3
- Signed
- 2 Jul 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lots 1, 2 & 9
- Signed
- 2 Jul 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lot 3
- Signed
- 2 Jul 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lot 4
- Signed
- 2 Jul 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lot 4
- Signed
- 2 Jul 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lot 10
- Signed
- 2 Jul 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lots 1 & 2
- Signed
- 2 Jul 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lot 4
- Signed
- 2 Jul 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lot 4
- Signed
- 2 Jul 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lots 1, 2 & 3
- Signed
- 2 Jul 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lot 8
- Signed
- 2 Jul 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
L0t 7
- Signed
- 2 Jul 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lot 4
- Signed
- 2 Jul 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lots 5 & 7
- Signed
- 2 Jul 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lots 1 & 2
- Signed
- 2 Jul 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lots 3 & 7
- Signed
- 2 Jul 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 · Light Commercial Vehicles up to 7.5t including OEM Minibuses | 43bids | — | — | — |
| 3 · Light Commercial Vehicle Conversions including passenger transport | 43bids | — | — | — |
| 4 · Pedestrian and Compact Sweepers up to 12.5t | 43bids | — | — | — |
| 7 · Medium and Heavy Commercial Vehicle Conversions | 43bids | — | — | — |
| 8 · Heavy Agricultural and Construction Plant and Equipment. | 43bids | — | — | — |
| 10 · Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure | 43bids | — | — | — |
| Whole notice | 43bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
43 commercial parties on the notice- Aebi Schmidt UK LtdFramework contractor
- BYD (U.K.) CO., LTD.Framework contractor
- Bucher Municipal LimitedFramework contractor
- Cebotec LimitedFramework contractor
- Citroen UK LimitedFramework contractor
- Daimler Truck UK LimitedFramework contractor
- Dennis Eagle LimitedFramework contractor
- Eastern Western Motor Group LimitedFramework contractor
- Farid Hillend Engineering LimitedFramework contractor
- Faun Zoeller (UK) LimitedFramework contractor
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- Hanger19 LimitedFramework contractor
- Harris MaxusFramework contractor
- Harsh LimitedFramework contractor
- Hendy Group LimitedFramework contractor
- J C Bamford Excavators LtdFramework contractor
- James A Cuthbertson LimitedFramework contractor
- Kärcher UK LtdFramework contractor
- Lawrence Vehicles LimitedFramework contractor
- Lookers LimitedFramework contractor
- Lothian Vehicle body Builders LimitedFramework contractor
- Nissan Motor (GB) LimitedFramework contractor
- Peugeot Motor Company PLCFramework contractor
- Renault UK LtdFramework contractor
- Rygor Group LimitedFramework contractor
- Scarab Sweepers LtdFramework contractor
- Sortimo International LimitedFramework contractor
- Stanford Coachworks & Mobility Services LtdFramework contractor
- Stock Sweepers LimitedFramework contractor
- System Edstrom Uk LtdFramework contractor
- TGS (UK) LtdFramework contractor
- Taxi and Bus Conversion LtdFramework contractor
- Toyota (GB) PLCFramework contractor
- Trest LimitedFramework contractor
- Vanax LimitedFramework contractor
- Vauxhall Motors LimitedFramework contractor
- Vital EV Solutions LtdFramework contractor
- eStar Truck and Van LimitedFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria