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Published 10 Jul 2024, 11:50 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Supply, Delivery and Collection of De-Polluted Vehicles for Lot 1 – Dorset and Lot 2 - Wiltshire

Official notice

Authority: Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority (Police & fire)

2 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£181,000envelope for 2 lots
Submissions closed 12 Aug 2024awarded 16 May 2025
Awarded to Grist Environmental Ltd2 awards
Contract term 2 yrs 1 moends 31 Oct 2026 · extension options published · starts 1 Oct 2024

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority has a requirement for the supply, delivery and collection of End-of-life Vehicles (ELV) which have been depolluted, for training and demonstration purposes. This will also include the collection of occasional Scrap Metal. The vehicles will have been prior depolluted, checked for safety and certified as compliant prior to delivery. The vehicles will remain the property of the Successful Bidder.The vehicles will be used by Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service Firefighters to obtain training experience in cutting the vehicle, removal of doors/roof and other parts of the vehicle and can also include setting fire to the vehicle, so that the Firefighters can learn techniques in the use of firefighting equipment and extricating driver/passengers safely from a vehicle.The Procurement will be split into Lots as detailed below:Lot 1 - Dorset Area Lot 2 – Wiltshire AreaBidders may bid for one or more Lots.

  • Recurrence: 2026

CPV: Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services · Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value (£181,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1DorsetAwardedRenewal 2 yrs 1 moPublished value£90,500

Supply, Delivery and Collection of De-Polluted Vehicles for Lot 1 – Dorset

Contract period: 1 Oct 2024 – 31 Oct 2026 (2 yrs 1 mo)
Delivery: South West
Extensions: Lot 1 - The Authority proposes to enter into a contract with the Successful Bidder for a period of two years and one month. The contract will commence on 1st October 2024, or as near as possible to this date. The initial term will expire 31st October 2026. The Authority may extend the contract for further period not exceeding one year or 12 months in total.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2WiltshireAwardedRenewal 2 yrs 1 moPublished value£90,500

Supply, Delivery and Collection of De-Polluted Vehicles for Lot 2 - Wiltshire

Contract period: 1 Oct 2024 – 31 Oct 2026 (2 yrs 1 mo)
Delivery: South West
Extensions: Lot 2 - The Authority proposes to enter into a contract with the Successful Bidder for a period of two years and one month. The contract will commence on 1st October 2024, or as near as possible to this date. The initial term will expire 31st October 2026. The Authority may extend the contract for further period not exceeding one year or 12 months in total.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 · same split on all 2 lots
Quality: 65%Price: 35%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 65%
  • Cost: 35%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 65
  • Cost: 35
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    As stated in the procurement documents

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

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 · 2026
First published
10 Jul 2024, 11:50 BST
Last source update
2 Jul 2025, 12:04 BST
Award evaluation window
12 Aug 2024 – …
Authority reference
DWFRS 2024/013
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-036736
Classification (CPV)
Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental servicesTransport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
Delivery area
South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-047c30 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

N/A

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
12 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
12 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST

Timeline

12 Aug 2024 → 2 Jul 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    12 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    12 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    1 Oct 2024, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    2 Jul 2025, 12:04 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    2 Jul 2025, 12:04 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £598,6422 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 22 from SMEs
Contracts signed 2latest 16 May 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lot 1 · Dorset1 award
Grist Environmental LtdSMESupply, Delivery and Collection of De-Polluted Vehicles for Lot 1 – Dorset——Awarded
Lot 2 · Wiltshire1 award
Grist Environmental LtdSMESupply, Delivery and Collection of De-Polluted Vehicles for Lot 2 - Wiltshire——Awarded

Contracts

  • Supply, Delivery and Collection of De-Polluted Vehicles for Lot 1 – Dorset · Grist Environmental LtdSME

    Signed
    16 May 2025
    Value
    £361,317
    Period
    … – 31 Oct 2026
    Status
    active
  • Supply, Delivery and Collection of De-Polluted Vehicles for Lot 2 - Wiltshire · Grist Environmental LtdSME

    Signed
    16 May 2025
    Value
    £237,325
    Period
    … – 31 Oct 2026
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Dorset1bids · 1 electronic1——
2 · Wiltshire1bids · 1 electronic1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority

Contracting authorityPolice & fireRegional or local authorityPublic order and safety Five Rivers Health and Wellbeing Centre, Hulse Road, Salisbury, South WestContact email Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.