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Published 18 Mar 2024, 16:12 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Vehicle Hire Self Drive - St Helens Borough Council

Official notice

Authority: St Helens Council (Local council)

8 lotsServicesOpen procedureMax 8 lots per supplier
Published estimate£3,000,000total for 8 lots
Submissions closed 3 May 2024awarded 1 Jul 2024
Awarded to Arnold Clark Finance Limited. +7 more
Contract term Varies by lotfirst lot 1 yr 10 mo from 6 Jul 2024 · see each lot

What is being bought8 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

St Helens Council as lead Council for the Liverpool City Region group (LCR) which also include Knowsley, Sefton, Wirral and Liverpool local authorities are seeking to invite tenders for the provision of vehicle hire services as detailed in the tender documents. The provision of vehicles on hire are intended to be for business use only and need to meet the requirements of the hirer within the Customers' departmental regulations. The opportunity will be divided into Lots, LOT 1 - 6 Passenger & Light Commercial Hire, LOT 7 -Adapted Minibuses, Lot 8 - Heavy Commercial & Plant Hire. LOT 1 - 6 will be awarded on a fixed rate ad-hoc Call Off arrangement as and when required for use by the Liverpool City Region (LCR) which include St. Helens, Sefton, Knowsley, Wirral and Liverpool Council's and will be managed via the Council's respective Fleet Manager or their representative. The hire contract will also be utilised by schools within the borough of St Helens, they will be responsible for organising their hire requirements directly with the hire company The period of the contract shall be awarded for a 22 month period and is due to commence from 6 July 2024

CPV: Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

Lots and requirements (8)Procurement structure

8 lots · all with a published value (£3,000,000 together) · win at most 8 of them
Lot #1Hire of Cars and MPV'sAwarded 1 yr 10 moPublished value£500,000
Contract period: 6 Jul 2024 – 23 Apr 2026 (1 yr 10 mo)
Delivery: UK
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Hire of 4 x 4's 1 yr 10 moPublished value£50,000

Passenger/Light Commercial & Heavy Commercial & Plant Hire

LOT 2 - Hire of C4 x 4's awarded on a fixed rate ad-hoc Call Off arrangement as and when required for use by the Liverpool City Region (LCR) which include St. Helens, Sefton, Knowsley, Wirral and Liverpool Council’s

Contract period: 6 Jul 2024 – 30 Apr 2026 (1 yr 10 mo)
Delivery: UK
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #3Hire of Vans up to 3500Kg 1 yr 10 moPublished value£800,000

Passenger/Light Commercial & Heavy Commercial & Plant Hire

LOT 3 - Hire of Vans up to 3500kg awarded on a fixed rate ad-hoc Call Off arrangement as and when required for use by the Liverpool City Region (LCR) which include St. Helens, Sefton, Knowsley, Wirral and Liverpool Council’s

Contract period: 6 Jul 2024 – 30 Apr 2026 (1 yr 10 mo)
Delivery: UK
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #4Hire of Tippers up to 3500kg 1 yr 10 moPublished value£800,000

Passenger/Light Commercial & Heavy Commercial & Plant Hire

LOT 4 - Hire of Tippers up to 3500kg awarded on a fixed rate ad-hoc Call Off arrangement as and when required for use by the Liverpool City Region (LCR) which include St. Helens, Sefton, Knowsley, Wirral and Liverpool Council’s

Contract period: 6 Jul 2024 – 30 Apr 2026 (1 yr 10 mo)
Delivery: UK
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #5Hire of Minibuses up to 17 seats 1 yr 10 moPublished value£200,000

Passenger/Light Commercial & Heavy Commercial & Plant Hire

LOT 5 - Hire of Minibuses up to 17 seats awarded on a fixed rate ad-hoc Call Off arrangement as and when required for use by the Liverpool City Region (LCR) which include St. Helens, Sefton, Knowsley, Wirral and Liverpool Council’s

Contract period: 6 Jul 2024 – 30 Apr 2026 (1 yr 10 mo)
Delivery: UK
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #6Hire of Petrol Cars 1 yr 10 moPublished value£50,000

Passenger/Light Commercial & Heavy Commercial & Plant Hire

LOT 6 - Hire of Petrol Cars awarded on a fixed rate ad-hoc Call Off arrangement as and when required for use by the Liverpool City Region (LCR) which include St. Helens, Sefton, Knowsley, Wirral and Liverpool Council’s

Contract period: 6 Jul 2024 – 30 Apr 2026 (1 yr 10 mo)
Delivery: UK
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #7Hire of Adapted Minibuses 1 yr 10 moPublished value£100,000

Passenger/Light Commercial & Heavy Commercial & Plant Hire

LOT 7 - Hire of Adapted Minibuses suppliers are not required to supply rates but will be entered onto a framework for each vehicle they are able to provide. A mini competition will be conducted when a vehicle is required with all suppliers registered in the relevant vehicle category

Contract period: 6 Jul 2024 – 30 Apr 2026 (1 yr 10 mo)
Delivery: UK
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #8Hire of Heavy Commercial Vehicles 1 yr 10 moPublished value£500,000

Passenger/Light Commercial & Heavy Commercial & Plant Hire

LOT 8 - Hire of Heavy Commercial Vehicles suppliers are not required to supply rates but will be entered onto a framework for each vehicle they are able to provide. A mini competition will be conducted when a vehicle is required with all suppliers registered in the relevant vehicle category

Contract period: 6 Jul 2024 – 30 Apr 2026 (1 yr 10 mo)
Delivery: UK
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
Price: 90%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Vehicle Rates: 90%
  • Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Vehicle Rates: 90
  • Social Value: 10
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 90 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 9 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Yes
First published
18 Mar 2024, 16:12 GMT
Last source update
30 Jul 2024, 12:34 BST
Award evaluation window
17 Apr 2024 – …
Authority reference
DN716074
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-023774
Classification (CPV)
Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-044a02 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
3 May 2024, 09:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
17 Apr 2024, 23:55 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

17 Apr 2024 → 30 Jul 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Bids opened
    17 Apr 2024, 23:55 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    3 May 2024, 09:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    6 Jul 2024, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    30 Jul 2024, 12:34 BST

Notice history

2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Apr 2024
  1. Deadline moved to 3 May 2024, 09:00 BST
    16 Apr 2024, 14:55 BST
    +15 days · was 17 Apr 2024, 23:55 BST
  2. Status changed to complete
    30 Jul 2024, 12:34 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineIV.2.217 Apr 20243 May 2024+15 d

1 amendment published without a description.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 20
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Jul 2024

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Hire of Cars and MPV's20bids——£2,000,000 – £4,000,000
Whole notice———£2,000,000 – £4,000,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

St.Helens Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services 4th Floor, Waterside House, Waterside Plaza, Sale, UK, M33 7ZFContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

16 commercial parties on the notice
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Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.