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Published 15 Sept 2021, 08:48 BST

Official UK procurement notice

21029 CCC Winter Vehicle Fleet

Official notice

Authority: Cambridgeshire County Council (Local council)

GoodsOpen procedure
Awarded value£6,574,620published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 22 Oct 2021awarded 7 Feb 2022
Awarded to Econ Engineering Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Cambridgeshire County Council is re-tendering its' leased Gritting fleet. Currently consisting

of 36 Gritters and 1 specialist vehicle to grit Cambridgeshire Guide busway. The new

contract is expect to be for six years with the possibility to extend the contract to align with

the end date of Cambridgeshire Highway Service contract. It is expected that the vehicles

will be available for usage prior to the winter season of 2022.

  • There is an expectation that the fleet could both increase and decrease over the period.
  • Routine maintenance and service of each vehicle in accordance with the manufacturers

recommended maintenance schedule;

  • Replacement of all parts, tyres (together and wheel balancing as and when required),

batteries and exhaust systems, which are defective or worn out through fair wear and tear or

which are necessary other than as a result of accident damage;

  • All repairs other than those resulting from accident damage;
  • Annual Road Fund License provisions;
  • Breakdown and Recovery;
  • Replacement Vehicle where necessary

CPV: Snow-clearing services · Snowploughs and snowblowers · Surface work for highways · Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: East of England
Extensions: The Authority proposes to enter into one Contract for an initial period of 72 months with the preferred provider, with an option to extend for 12 months, making 84 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
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60
  • Price: 40
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
Goods
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
First published
15 Sept 2021, 08:48 BST
Last source update
23 Feb 2022, 08:39 GMT
Award evaluation window
22 Oct 2021 – …
Authority reference
DN503557
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-005027
Classification (CPV)
Snow-clearing servicesSnowploughs and snowblowersSurface work for highwaysTransport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
Delivery area
East of England (UKH12)
Official registry OCID
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Review and risk notes
Review procedure

The Authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar days standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. The duration of this standstill will be disclosed at this point.

This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the Contracting Authority before the contract is entered into. Such additional information should be required from (Refer to address in Part 1.1). If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Chapter 6) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action must be brought promptly. Where a contract has not been entered into the Court may order the setting aside of the

award decision or order the authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the contract has been entered into the Court may order the ineffectiveness of a contract where serious breach have occurred in addition to any fine, the Court may instead provide for alternative penalties, either contract shortening, fines or both.

The Authority have invested in an e-tendering tool in order to facilitate its tendering processes in a compliant and transparent manner.

Potential Providers will need to register an account via the “LGSS eSourcing Portal” at www.lgss.co.uk ↗

services/procurement/lgss-procurement-portal before being able to view the full tender details.

In order to access the tender documentation, click “Find Opportunities”, then on the drop-down menu, filter

by “Cambridgeshire County Council” by clicking on “Update” to find the relevant opportunity. Please ensure that you read the tender

documents carefully in order to be aware of the requirements and relevant deadlines.

The Council reserves the right to award all, part or none of the business forming the subject matter of this procurement and to abandon, halt, pause, or postpone this procurement at any time. Under no circumstances will the Council incur any liability (including, but not limited to, liability as to costs) in respect of this procurement exercise, the abandonment of the same, or any documentation issued as part of this procurement exercise.

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
22 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
22 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

22 Oct 2021 → 23 Feb 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    22 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    22 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    23 Feb 2022, 08:39 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    23 Feb 2022, 08:39 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £6,574,6201 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 7 Feb 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Econ Engineering LtdSME£6,574,620 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cambridgeshire County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local agency/officeGeneral public services Eastfield House, Latham Rd, Stukeley Meadows Industrial Estate,, Huntingdon, East of England, PE29 6YEContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Clare Ellis Head of ProcurementReview body Huntingdon
  • Mr Henry Swan, Head of ProcurementReview body HuntingdonContact email
  • Royal Courts of JusticeMediation 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.