Purchase of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Busses

Official notice

Authority: Surrey County Council (Local council)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34) Delivery: South East (UKJ)

Awarded value£16,484,263published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 22 Dec 2022no call for competition

Awarded to Wrightbus

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Purchase of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Busses to augment the low carbon transport available in Surrey.

CPV: Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Surrey County Council have been in negotiation with Wrightbus over the purchase of 34…

Surrey County Council have been in negotiation with Wrightbus over the purchase of 34 double and single decker Hydrogen Fuel Cell powered busses to be used in Surrey Routes by their operators. Wrightbus are the only manufacturer who can provide both Single and double decked busses to the requirements of Surrey/operator. As an operator has placed an order with Wrightbus for a number of vehicles, we have negotiated the same advantageous terms and pricing providing value for money for the use of public funds while not disadvantaging the market.

Delivery: South East · Surrey

34000000 Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 22 Dec 2022, 10:42 GMT
Last source update: 22 Dec 2022, 10:42 GMT
FTS notice number: 2022/S 000-036333
Classification (CPV): Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
Delivery area: South East (UKJ)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03939e Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Surrey County Council have been in negotiation with Wrightbus over the purchase of 11 double and 23 single decker Hydrogen Fuel Cell powered busses to be used in Surrey Routes by their operators. Wrightbus are the only manufacturer who can provide both single and double decked busses to the requirements of Surrey/operator. Commonality of spares holding and maintenance operations will add savings to the overall cost of ownership and running of the vehicles. As an operator has placed an order with Wrightbus for a number of vehicles, we have negotiated the same advantageous terms and pricing providing value for money for the use of public funds while not disadvantaging the market.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £16,484,2631 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 22 Dec 2022

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Wrightbus	£16,484,263 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 036333-2022-1 · Wrightbus
Signed
22 Dec 2022
Value
£16,484,263
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Surrey County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Woodhatch Place,11 Cockshot Hill, Woodhatch, REIGATE, South East, RH28EFContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

WrightbusAwarded supplierGB-COH: NI688967 Ballymena, Northern Ireland

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.