Official UK procurement notice
BCE Transportation 2022-25 · UK public procurement notice
Authority: CORNWALL PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBristol Centre for Enablement’s (“BCE”) requirement of 25 vans to provide nationally and locally commissioned services that require clinical and engineering domiciliary visits across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucester (“BNSSG”) and the Southwest of England.
CPV: Special-purpose motor vehicles
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedWhat 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 sub-criteria (1)
- Cost: 100%
Published award criteria (1)
- Cost: 100
- 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- Procedure method
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 9 Nov 2022, 09:37 GMT
- Last source update
- 9 Nov 2022, 09:37 GMT
- Authority reference
BWPCNC001637-14- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-031645- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03804fFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to restricted procedure
- Published justification
Brexit, the Covid 19 pandemic and the Ukraine invasion have caused major disruption to the vehicle market with significant price increases, very limited availability, and long lead times that can be more than 12 months from the point of order. Time is of the essence given rising costs and availability and contracting a new fleet is urgently required to ensure service continuity, mitigate cost pressures, and access those vehicles that are available.
The Trusts requirements are ‘non‐standard’ as they include some operational fit out, but this
subsequently affects the providers resale value, a key factor in the business model, and most likely the reason for the lack of bids.
7 companies were requested to submit an initial quotation. Only two submitted a quotation. The rest did not response or were unable to help given the specific requirements. Of those who responded, Pearce Bros (AutoRentals) Ltd submitted the lowest life-cycle cost.
In addition, Pearce Bros (AutoRentals) Ltd were chosen based on the earliest delivery date and ownership of the tail lift, which was a key requirement
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pearce Bros (AutoRentals) LtdSMEBristol Centre for Enablement’s Transportation 2022-2025 | £597,486 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Bristol Centre for Enablement’s Transportation 2022-2025 · Pearce Bros (AutoRentals) LtdSME
- Signed
- 8 Nov 2022
- Value
- £597,486
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Bristol and Weston NHS Procurement ConsortiumReview body
- Marie-Clare ReidReview contact point
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Pearce Bros (AutoRentals) LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.