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Published 9 Sept 2022, 16:04 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Winter Maintenance Services 2022/2023 (Allerdale, Carlisle and Copeland Areas)

Official notice

Authority: Cumbria County Council (Local council)

2 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£60,0002 contracts · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 11 Oct 2022awarded 7 Dec 2022
Awarded to C Davidson Contractors Ltd2 awards

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Cumbria County Council requires Contractors to provide various Winter maintenance

services within the Allerdale, Carlisle and Copeland areas of the County of Cumbria to

support out internal highways teams.

The services are split into 4 lots as follows:

Lot 1 – Gritter Driver and Mate (Ad hoc) (Refer to Lot Documentation for further information)

Lot 2 – Snow Clearance (Refer to Lot Documentation for further information)

CPV: Hire of goods-transport vehicles with driver · Snow-clearing services

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Winter Maintenance Gritter Driver Services 2022/2023 (Allerdale, Carlisle and Copeland Areas)Awarded

Cumbria County Council requires Contractors to provide labour only services for gritter

drivers and mate to carry out winter maintenance services from the following depots.

Services are as described in the specification.

  • Brampton Depot
  • Dalston Depot
  • Lillyhall Depot
Delivery: North West
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Snow Clearance Services 2022/2023 (Allerdale, Carlisle and Copeland Areas)Awarded

Cumbria County Council requires Contractors to provide call-off snow clearance services in

the Allerdale, Carlisle and Copeland areas. Each area will form a lot under the framework as

follows:

  • Lot A Allerdale borough
  • Lot B Carlisle city
  • Lot C Copeland borough
Delivery: North West
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
Price: 100%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 0
  • Price: 100
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 100 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 10 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 · 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
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
9 Sept 2022, 16:04 BST
Last source update
20 Dec 2022, 13:24 GMT
Award evaluation window
11 Oct 2022 – …
Authority reference
DN628630
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-036034
Classification (CPV)
Hire of goods-transport vehicles with driverSnow-clearing services
Delivery area
North West (UKD1)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03675f Find a Tender

Publisher note: Suppliers wishing to express an interest and obtain access to the tender documents should go to www.the-chest.org.uk and click on current opportunities from the navigation area on the left of the screen. On the next screen enter the contract Reference (DN628630) in the box labelled 'contains' then click search. Click on the Blue link for the contract title to view the opportunity. To express an interest you will need to login. If you are not already registered on the www.the-chest.org.uk you will need to return to the home page and click on Register. Register FREE link in the navigation area on the left of the screen. Registration is free of charge and your username and password will be emailed to you. Cumbria County Council is fully supportive of all aspects of diversity including ethnicity, race, religion, age, disability and sexual orientation. In this respect Cumbria County Council welcomes expressions of interest from ethnic minority, disabled and other diverse business communities and the voluntary sector. Economic operators are therefore required to fully comply with all statutory obligations/applicable legislation and there will be a requirement to participate in the Authority's supplier audits on all aspects of diversity. The Contracting Authority expressly reserves the right: (i) not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; and (ii) to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition; and in no circumstances will the Contracting Authority be liable for any costs incurred by the candidates. In no circumstances will the contracting authority be liable for any costs incurred by the candidates. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to contract award is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of potential suppliers. The contracting authority reserve the right to use any electronic portal during the life of the agreement.

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
11 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
11 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

11 Oct 2022 → 20 Dec 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    11 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    11 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    20 Dec 2022, 13:24 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    20 Dec 2022, 13:24 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £60,0002 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 44 from SMEs
Contracts signed 2latest 7 Dec 2022

Contracts

  • Winter Maintenance Gritter Driver Services 2022/2023 (Allerdale, Carlisle and Copeland Areas) · C Davidson Contractors LtdSME

    Signed
    7 Dec 2022
    Value
    £30,000
    Status
    active
  • Snow Clearance Services 2022/2023 (Allerdale, Carlisle and Copeland Areas) · C Davidson Contractors LtdSME

    Signed
    7 Dec 2022
    Value
    £30,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Winter Maintenance Gritter Driver Services 2022/2023 (Allerdale, Carlisle and Copeland Areas)2bids · 2 electronic2——
2 · Snow Clearance Services 2022/2023 (Allerdale, Carlisle and Copeland Areas)2bids · 2 electronic2——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cumbria County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Cumbria House, 107 - 117 Botchergate, Carlisle, North West, CA1 1RDContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court of EnglandReview body London

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.