Official UK procurement notice
Road Haulage Services Framework Agreement 2023
Authority: The Highland Council (Local council)
What is being bought8 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Highland Council have created and appointed a number of hauliers to a Framework Agreement to complement its own fleet. These hauliers shall be called upon to transport salt from various harbours to Council depots within the Highland area.
CPV: Public road transport services · Road transport services · Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 20 suppliers · 20 bids on the busiest of 8 lots (1.0 per place) · 23 appointed (full)
Lots and requirements (8)Procurement structure
8 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Badenoch and StrathspeyAwardedRenewal
Transportation of salt from Badenoch and Strathspey to various locations within Highland
Lot #2Caithness AreaAwardedRenewal
Transportation of salt from Caithness to various locations within Highland.
Lot #3Easter Ross AreaAwardedRenewal
Transportation of salt from within the Easter Ross area to various locations within Highland.
Lot #4Inverness AreaAwardedRenewal
Transportation of salt from within the Inverness area to various locations within Highland
Lot #5Lochaber AreaAwardedRenewal
Transportation of salt from within the Lochaber area to various locations within Highland.
Lot #6Ross & Cromarty AreaAwardedRenewal
Transportation of salt from within the Ross & Cromarty area to various locations within Highland.
Lot #7Skye & Lochalsh AreaAwardedRenewal
Transportation of salt from within the Skye & Lochalsh area to various locations within Highland.
Lot #8Sutherland AreaAwardedRenewal
Transportation of salt from within the Sutherland area to various locations within Highland.
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: 20
- Price: 80
- Economic & financial standing
Insurance:
Tenderers must have a minimum:
5,000,000 GBP Employers Liability Insurance (where applicable),
5,000,000 GBP Public Liability Insurance.
Minimum: 5,000,000 GBP Employers Liability Insurance (where applicable), 5,000,000 GBP Public Liability Insurance. - Technical & professional ability
Experience:
Tenderers must provide 2 Examples of providing a similar or equivalent service during the last three years.
Minimum: 2 Examples of providing a similar or equivalent service during the last three years.
- Price carries 80 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 8 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “Road Haulage Services Framework Agreement 2023” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 20 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 · publisher note attached- 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
- 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
- 1 Sept 2023, 16:37 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Oct 2024, 11:30 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 2 Oct 2023 – …
- Authority reference
HC/CPL/RHS/2023- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-034102- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03f949Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
Publisher note: The community Benefits that were assessed as part of this tender are summarised below: Fair Work Practices Equalities Environmental Measures Prompt Payment in the Supply Chain Developing the Workforce (SC Ref:780847)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 2 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- document
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 2 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
Timeline
2 Oct 2023 → 22 Oct 2024 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown2 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened2 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
- Notice published22 Oct 2024, 11:30 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete22 Oct 2024, 11:30 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast8 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 8 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £1,400,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Badenoch and Strathspey
- Signed
- 6 Dec 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Caithness Area
- Signed
- 6 Dec 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Easter Ross Area
- Signed
- 6 Dec 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Inverness Area
- Signed
- 6 Dec 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lochaber Area
- Signed
- 6 Dec 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Ross & Cromarty Area
- Signed
- 6 Dec 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Skye & Lochalsh Area
- Signed
- 6 Dec 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Sutherland Area
- Signed
- 6 Dec 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Badenoch and Strathspey | 12bids · 12 electronic | 12 | — | — |
| 2 · Caithness Area | 14bids · 14 electronic | 14 | — | — |
| 3 · Easter Ross Area | 14bids · 14 electronic | 14 | — | — |
| 4 · Inverness Area | 20bids · 20 electronic | 20 | — | — |
| 5 · Lochaber Area | 16bids · 16 electronic | 16 | — | — |
| 6 · Ross & Cromarty Area | 17bids · 17 electronic | 17 | — | — |
| 7 · Skye & Lochalsh Area | 16bids · 16 electronic | 16 | — | — |
| 8 · Sutherland Area | 13bids · 13 electronic | 13 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Local Sheriff CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
23 commercial parties on the notice- A & W Sinclair LtdFramework contractor
- A Macleod Plant Hire and HaulageFramework contractor
- ANDERSON WOODFUEL /TRANSPORTFramework contractor
- Acre Industrial ServicesFramework contractor
- Adams Engineering (Marine)LtdFramework contractor
- Alan Gow GroundworksFramework contractor
- Alexander BeatonFramework contractor
- Bowmans (Locheil Logistics Ltd)Framework contractor
- Campbell & Sons Ardgay LtdFramework contractor
- ChristieFramework contractor
Show 13 more suppliers
- D & D MacNicolFramework contractor
- D.N. Munro Plant Hire LtdFramework contractor
- Grant BrosFramework contractor
- Hugh Simpson (Contractors) Ltd.Framework contractor
- J S Fraser & PartnersFramework contractor
- John Gunn & Sons LtdFramework contractor
- K Gill & CoFramework contractor
- K.V Shepherd & Son LtdFramework contractor
- Mackenzie & MaclennanFramework contractor
- Pat Munro (Alness) LtdFramework contractor
- Richard FraserFramework contractor
- WILLIAM FRASER (GORTHLECK)Framework contractor
- seafield park transportFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.