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Published 1 Mar 2024, 16:08 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Fleet Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Bernicia Group (Public body)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£10,000,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 3 Apr 2024awarded 1 Nov 2024
Awarded to ACL Hire Ltd, Bell Truck & Van

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Bernicia are looking for a provider to both source a fleet of new commercial vehicles as well as provide additional fleet services including but not limited to servicing, repairs, and maintenance. Predominantly this contract will cover Bernicia’s Property Maintenance Team but may also include other arms such as Estate Services, Care and Repair and Kingston Property Services. Bidders will be required to provide all the services outlined within this tender document fully and whilst our intention is to award to one bidder, Bernicia do however reserve the right to award to more than one bidder as per the details outlined within this document. This opportunity is being offered with a minimum term of 3 years with the option to extend up to a maximum of 6 years to be reviewed annually after the minimum period.

CPV: Fleet management, repair and maintenance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: North East · Ashington
Extensions: Bidders will be permitted to submit multiple bids so long as all the options meet our minimum criteria.Variant bids: 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
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    All conditions for participation is listed within the tender documentation

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
First published
1 Mar 2024, 16:08 GMT
Last source update
3 Mar 2025, 13:32 GMT
Award evaluation window
3 Apr 2024 – …
Authority reference
BG-P/REF:0002
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-007667
Classification (CPV)
Fleet management, repair and maintenance services
Delivery area
North East (UKC)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0444dc Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

All questions must be submitted to Bernicia within 7 days of occurrence.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
3 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
3 Apr 2024, 13:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

3 Apr 2024 → 3 Mar 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    3 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    3 Apr 2024, 13:00 BST
  3. Bids must remain valid until
    3 Oct 2024, 23:59 BST
  4. Notice published
    3 Mar 2025, 13:32 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    3 Mar 2025, 13:32 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £10,000,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 9
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Nov 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
ACL Hire Ltd, Bell Truck & VanSMEjoint award£10,000,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
9bids · 9 electronic0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Bernicia Group

Contracting authorityPublic bodyBody governed by public lawHousing and community amenities RS7711 Oakwood Way, Ashington, North East, NE63 0XFContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria