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title: "Refuse and Associated Specialist Electric Vehicles - Dynamic Purchasing System"
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# Refuse and Associated Specialist Electric Vehicles - Dynamic Purchasing System

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/refuse-and-associated-specialist-electric-vehicles-dynamic-purchasing-system-ocds-h6vhtk-029a77). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Portsmouth City Council: "Refuse and Associated Specialist Electric Vehicles - Dynamic Purchasing System". Published status: active. Dynamic Market Estimate: £260,000,000. 8 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 16 Apr 2021, 14:00 BST. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Portsmouth City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/portsmouth-city-council-ons-e06000044)
- **Dynamic Market Estimate (lifetime call-offs):** £260,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 16 April 2021 at 14:00 BST
- **Lots:** 8
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Electric vehicles, Elevator-platforms trucks, Flatbed trucks, Fleet management, repair and maintenance services, Gritter vehicles (+18 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK, UKL
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/refuse-and-associated-specialist-electric-vehicles-dynamic-purchasing-system-ocds-h6vhtk-029a77#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-029a77`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/refuse-and-associated-specialist-electric-vehicles-dynamic-purchasing-system-ocds-h6vhtk-029a77#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Fportsmouthcc%2Faspx%2FHome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/refuse-and-associated-specialist-electric-vehicles-dynamic-purchasing-system-ocds-h6vhtk-029a77#participate

## Description
Portsmouth City Council ('the council') is inviting applications from suitably qualified suppliers for admission onto a multi-lot multi-supplier Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the provision of Electric Refuse Vehicles, Other Specialist Electric Vehicles along with associated supplies and services. 
The DPS will be available for all public sector bodies / contracting authorities within England and Wales as identified within Section VI.3 to utilise. The DPS will be operational from 1st June 2021 and will run for a minimum period of 5 years extendable on a rolling basis without limitation to the number and duration of extension periods activated. 
A total of 8 Lots as set out below will be available at commencement of the DPS for purchase of vehicles & associated services, suppliers may apply for admission onto any or all of the Lots. Over the term of the DPS the Council may add new Lots and vary, suspend or remove existing Lots. 
•	Lot 1 - Electric Refuse Collection Vehicles up to 12 tonnes
•	Lot 2 - Electric Refuse Collection Vehicles 12 to 18 tonnes
•	Lot 3 - Electric Refuse Collection Vehicles exceeding 18 tonnes
•	Lot 4 - Electric Street Cleaning and Sweeping Vehicles
•	Lot 5 - Mounted Platform Electric Vehicles 
•	Lot 6 - Electric Cage Tippers
•	Lot 7 - Electric Gritting Vehicles
•	Lot 8 - Second Hand/refurbished Electric vehicles that fall within the scope of lots 1 to 7.
Whilst no binding commitment or guarantee can be made in respect of spend via the DPS, an upper estimate of £260M based upon significant take up by contracting authorities over the term of the agreement. 
The Council currently has a waste collection fleet comprising 29 diesel vehicles which it will be seeking to replace with electric vehicles over the next 2-3 years via call off from the DPS. Further information is included within Section VI.3. 
Once operational further suppliers may apply for admission onto the DPS and existing suppliers may update company, product and commercial information on a dynamic basis without restriction. 
Call off contracts may be let from commencement of the DPS and may be sourced via both direct award and mini-competition. No upper or lower constraints will be applied in respect of individual call off contract values or term durations, which may exceed the overarching term duration of the DPS. 
No restrictions will be set in respect of purchasing and contracting options available for letting call off contracts which may include, but are not limited to:
•	Purchase
•	Hire / Purchase
•	Short-Term Hire / Rental / Lease
•	Stage Payments Purchase
•	Trial / Pilot
Call off contracts may be let using any form of contract as relevant to the requirements in question and may include, but are not limited to, supplier terms, contracting authority terms, industry / market specific forms, etc. 
Further information regarding call off options are included within Section VI.3.
The Council will run the procurement process for establishment of the DPS in genera...
> [Read full procurement scope and specification on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/refuse-and-associated-specialist-electric-vehicles-dynamic-purchasing-system-ocds-h6vhtk-029a77)

## Lots (8)
### Lot 1: Electric Refuse Collection Vehicles up to 12 tonnes
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 34144510, 34144511, 34144512, 34144900, 34300000, 50111000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK, UKL

- **Description:** Supply of Electric Refuse Collection Vehicles up to 12 tonnes plus additional supplies and services as required which may include for but are not limited to:
•	Supply of vehicle spares and parts
•	Fleet management
•	Servicing
•	Repair and maintenance...

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 2: Electric Refuse Collection Vehicles 12 to 18 tonnes
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 34144510, 34144511, 34144512, 34144900, 34300000, 50111000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK, UKL

- **Description:** Supply of Electric Refuse Collection Vehicles 12 to 18 tonnes plus additional supplies and services as required which may include for but are not limited to:
•	Supply of vehicle spares and parts
•	Fleet management
•	Servicing
•	Repair and maintenance...

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 3: Electric Refuse Collection Vehicles exceeding 18 tonnes
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 34144510, 34144511, 34144512, 34144900, 34300000, 50111000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK, UKL

- **Description:** Supply of Electric Refuse Collection Vehicles exceeding 18 tonnes plus additional supplies and services as required which may include for but are not limited to:
•	Supply of vehicle spares and parts
•	Fleet management
•	Servicing
•	Repair and mainten...

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 4: Electric Street Cleaning and Sweeping Vehicles
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 34144400, 34144410, 34144420, 34144430, 34144431, 34144700
- **Delivery regions:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK, UKL

- **Description:** Supply of Electric Street Cleaning and Sweeping Vehicles plus additional supplies and services as required which may include for but are not limited to:
•	Supply of vehicle spares and parts
•	Fleet management
•	Servicing
•	Repair and maintenance serv...

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 5: Mounted Platform Electric Vehicles
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 34142100, 34144700, 34144710, 34144900, 34300000, 50111000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK, UKL

- **Description:** Supply of Mounted Platform Electric Vehicles plus additional supplies and services as required which may include for but are not limited to:
•	Supply of vehicle spares and parts
•	Fleet management
•	Servicing
•	Repair and maintenance services
•	Vehic...

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 6: Electric Cage Tippers
- **Lot id:** `6`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 34134100, 34134200, 34144900, 34300000, 50111000, 50113000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK, UKL

- **Description:** Supply of Electric Cage Tippers plus additional supplies and services as required which may include for but are not limited to:
•	Supply of vehicle spares and parts
•	Fleet management
•	Servicing
•	Repair and maintenance services
•	Vehicle upgrade, c...

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 7: Electric Gritting Vehicles
- **Lot id:** `7`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 34143000, 34144420, 34144440, 34144900, 34300000, 50111000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK, UKL

- **Description:** Supply of Electric Gritting Vehicles plus additional supplies and services as required which may include for but are not limited to:
•	Supply of vehicle spares and parts
•	Fleet management
•	Servicing
•	Repair and maintenance services
•	Vehicle upgra...

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 8: Second Hand/refurbished Electric vehicles that meet the criteria of lots 1 to 7.
- **Lot id:** `8`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 34143000, 34144410, 34144420, 34144430, 34144431, 34144440
- **Delivery regions:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK, UKL

- **Description:** Lot 8 - Supply of Second Hand/refurbished Electric vehicles included for within Lots 1 to 7, being :
- Electric Refuse Collection Vehicles up to 12 tonnes
- Electric Refuse Collection Vehicles 12 to 18 tonnes
- Electric Refuse Collection Vehicles exc...

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F004870-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-03-10T17:33:57.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T22:43:28.844Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-029a77