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Published 19 Jan 2021, 13:19 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Framework Agreement for UK Fire and Rescue Emergency Response Vehicles (Pumping Appliances, Aerial Appliances and Special Vehicles)

Official notice

Authority: Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Authority (Police & fire)

Framework agreement5 lotsGoodsOpen procedure
Framework ceiling (notional)£580,000,000total for 5 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue · 1 value update
Submissions closed 11 Jan 2022awarded 29 Mar 2022
Lots 5see the lot list below

What is being bought5 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service (on behalf of the National Fire Chiefs Council Transport Officers Group (NFCC TOG) and in conjunction with the NFCC Fire Commercial Transformation Programme (NFCC FCTP) has led a procurement project to replace the existing Framework Agreement for UK Fire and Rescue Emergency Response Vehicles (Pumping Appliances, Aerial Appliances and Special Vehicles).

The procurement is now complete and the go live date for the Framework Agreement is 1st April 2022.

CPV: Firefighting vehicles

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 10 suppliers · 9 bids received (0.9 per place) · 7 appointed

Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure

5 lots · no lot values published
Lot #1Light Pumping Appliance (Vehicle size: GVW 3t and ≤ 7.5t)Cancelled

A Light Pumping Appliance is a vehicle that is designed and manufactured with a recognised fire pump and water tank with the main purpose of attending incidents for extinguishing fires and has a Gross Vehicle Weight of 3 to 7.5 tonnes.

Delivery: UK
Extensions: The initial term for this lot of the Framework Agreement is 48 months (four years). The Authority may extend the Framework Agreement for a further period or periods not exceeding 8 years in total. It is anticipated that any extensions would be in 24 month periods.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Medium Pumping Appliance (Vehicle size: GVW of more than 7.5t and ≤ 16t)Cancelled

A Medium Pumping Appliance is a vehicle that is designed and manufactured with a recognised fire pump and water tank with the main purpose of attending incidents for extinguishing fires and has a Gross Vehicle Weight of over 7.5 and up to 16 tonnes

Delivery: UK
Extensions: The initial term for this lot of the Framework Agreement is 48 months (four years). The Authority may extend the Framework Agreement for a further period or periods not exceeding 8 years in total. It is anticipated that any extensions would be in 24 month periods.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #3Super Pumping Appliance (Vehicle size: GVW of more than 16t)Cancelled

A Super Pumping Appliance is a vehicle that is designed and manufactured with a recognised fire pump and water tank with the main purpose of attending incidents for extinguishing fires and has a Gross Vehicle Weight over 16 tonnes.

Delivery: UK
Extensions: The initial term for this lot of the Framework Agreement is 48 months (four years). The Authority may extend the Framework Agreement for a further period or periods not exceeding 8 years in total. It is anticipated that any extensions would be in 24 month periods.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #4Aerial AppliancesCancelled

An Aerial Appliance is a vehicle fitted with aerial capability to effect rescues from tall and high-rise structures and distribute water when used as a water tower.

All types of Aerial appliances within the scope of EN 14043, 14044 and 1777 (hydraulic platforms and turntable ladders) can be procured via this lot.

Delivery: UK
Extensions: The initial term for this lot of the Framework Agreement is 48 months (four years). The Authority may extend the Framework Agreement for a further period or periods not exceeding 8 years in total. It is anticipated that any extensions would be in 24 month periods.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #5Special VehiclesCancelled

A Special Vehicle is an operational asset with a specific role or purpose. For the purpose of this Framework Agreement, Special Vehicles are identified as Fire and Rescue Emergency Response Vehicles, which are not an Aerial or Pumping Appliance. Examples

of Special Vehicles include (but are not limited to) Specialist Rescue Units, Off Road Vehicles, Water/Foam Carriers, Prime Movers, Hose Layers, Incident Support Units and Incident Response Units.

All Special Vehicles above 5t GVW are within the scope of this lot, with the exception of:

o Command and Control Vehicles, and;

o Prime Movers where only the base vehicle and/or hook lift conversion is required.

Delivery: UK
Extensions: The initial term for this lot of the Framework Agreement is 48 months (four years). The Authority may extend the Framework Agreement for a further period or periods not exceeding 8 years in total. It is anticipated that any extensions would be in 24 month periods.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
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    A suitability assessment against the selection criteria shall be carried out — Only those Bidders who pass this assessment shall continue to the next evaluation stage. Please see the Invitation to Tender and online questionnaire for full details on the suitability assessment

What this means for your bid
  • “Framework Agreement for UK Fire and Rescue Emergency Response Vehicles…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 10 suppliers, not a single contract.

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
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
19 Jan 2021, 13:19 GMT
Last source update
4 Apr 2022, 12:24 BST
Award evaluation window
11 Jan 2022 – …
Authority reference
DS339-20
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-008964
Classification (CPV)
Firefighting vehicles
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-028b7e Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

The Authority shall comply with Regulation 87 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 in respect of the standstill procedures and notifying award decisions in accordance with Regulation 86.

Publisher note: Term of the Framework Agreement: The Authority proposes to enter into the Framework Agreement for an initial period of four years. The Authority may extend the Framework Agreement for a further period or periods not exceeding eight years in total. It is anticipated that any extensions would be in 24 month periods. The Public Contract Regulations stipulate the following in relation to the term of a Framework Agreement — ‘The term of a framework agreement shall not exceed 4 years, save in exceptional cases duly justified, in particular by the subject-matter of the framework agreement’. The extension of the Framework Agreement beyond 4 years shall be at the Authority's discretion. Justification for extension would need to meet the following criteria: — The Framework Agreement still meets the requirements of the Contracting Authorities, and; — The Framework Agreement is not acting as a barrier to any new suppliers in the market, or any who were not successful in winning a place on the Framework Agreement. Contracting Authorities: The Framework Agreement will be available to the following Contracting Authorities: — All Fire and Rescue Services (FRS) within the United Kingdom (including those in Crown Dependencies) — See below for a list of these FRSs. — The Defence Fire Risk Management Organisation https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/defence-fire-risk management-organisation — The Home Office https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office — Suppliers or Organisations who are the acting agent and responsible for/manage vehicle procurement on behalf of any of the above named organisations will also have access to the Framework Agreement. — Lease/Finance Providers procuring vehicles which are utilised by any of the above organisations will also have access to the Framework Agreement. List of FRSs within the United Kingdom: Avon, Cornwall, Devon & Somerset, Dorset & Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Guernsey, Jersey, Isles of Scilly, Buckinghamshire, East Sussex, Hampshire and Isle of Wight, Kent, Oxfordshire, Royal Berkshire, Surrey, West Sussex, County Durham and Darlington (Durham), Cleveland, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, Humberside, North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, Cheshire, Cumbria, Isle of Man, Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Northern Ireland, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, Northamptonshire, Hereford and Worcester, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands, Mid and West Wales, North Wales, South Wales, London Fire Brigade and the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service The FRSs listed above may merge during the life of the Framework Agreement with another FRS or Public Body. In this instance, the newly formed Public Body shall still have access to the Framework Agreement. Framework Value: The estimated maximum value of the Framework Agreement is £580,000,000. The estimated minimum value of the Framework Agreement is £125,000,000. An indication of maximum value per vehicle type (Pumping Appliance (Light, Medium and Super combined), Aerial Appliance or Special Vehicle) is provided as follows: Pumping Appliances - £445,000,000 Aerial Appliances - £62,000,000 Special Vehicles - £73,000,000

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
Appointment period ends
11 Jan 2022, 10:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
11 Jan 2022, 10:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

1 Sept 2021 → 4 Apr 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    1 Sept 2021, 00:00 BST
  2. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    11 Jan 2022, 10:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened
    11 Jan 2022, 10:00 GMT
  4. Notice published
    4 Apr 2022, 12:24 BST

Notice history

6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Jan 2022
  1. Published value published: £580,000,000
    4 Jan 2022, 15:21 GMT
  2. Status changed to active
    4 Jan 2022, 15:21 GMT
  3. Procurement method changed
    4 Jan 2022, 15:21 GMT
  4. Deadline moved to 11 Jan 2022, 10:00 GMT
    4 Jan 2022, 15:21 GMT
    -7 days · was 18 Jan 2022, 11:00 GMT
  5. Deadline published: 18 Jan 2022, 11:00 GMT
    4 Jan 2022, 15:21 GMT
  6. Status changed to complete
    4 Apr 2022, 12:24 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineTime limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate · IV.2.211 Jan 202218 Jan 2022+7 d

On Tuesday 4th January 2022, the deadline for the receipt of tenders was amended from 10:00am on Tuesday 11th January 2022, to 11:00am on Tuesday 18th January 2022

Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2021-01: 1 release · 19 Jan 2021

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 7admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 9
Contracts signed 20latest 29 Mar 2022

27 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

All 9 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £445,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

  • Framework Agreement for UK Fire and Rescue Emergency Response Vehicles (Pumping Appliances, Aerials and Special Vehicles)

    Signed
    29 Mar 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Framework Agreement for UK Fire and Rescue Emergency Response Vehicles (Pumping Appliances, Aerials and Special Vehicles)

    Signed
    29 Mar 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Framework Agreement for UK Fire and Rescue Emergency Response Vehicles (Pumping Appliances, Aerials and Special Vehicles)

    Signed
    29 Mar 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Framework Agreement for UK Fire and Rescue Emergency Response Vehicles (Pumping Appliances, Aerials and Special Vehicles)

    Signed
    29 Mar 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Framework Agreement for UK Fire and Rescue Emergency Response Vehicles (Pumping Appliances, Aerials and Special Vehicles)

    Signed
    29 Mar 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Framework Agreement for UK Fire and Rescue Emergency Response Vehicles (Pumping Appliances, Aerials and Special Vehicles)

    Signed
    29 Mar 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Framework Agreement for UK Fire and Rescue Emergency Response Vehicles (Pumping Appliances, Aerials and Special Vehicles)

    Signed
    29 Mar 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Framework Agreement for UK Fire and Rescue Emergency Response Vehicles (Pumping Appliances, Aerials and Special Vehicles)

    Signed
    29 Mar 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Framework Agreement for UK Fire and Rescue Emergency Response Vehicles (Pumping Appliances, Aerials and Special Vehicles)

    Signed
    29 Mar 2022
    Value
    £62,000,000
    Status
    active
  • Framework Agreement for UK Fire and Rescue Emergency Response Vehicles (Pumping Appliances, Aerials and Special Vehicles)

    Signed
    29 Mar 2022
    Value
    £62,000,000
    Status
    active
  • Framework Agreement for UK Fire and Rescue Emergency Response Vehicles (Pumping Appliances, Aerials and Special Vehicles)

    Signed
    29 Mar 2022
    Value
    £62,000,000
    Status
    active
  • Framework Agreement for UK Fire and Rescue Emergency Response Vehicles (Pumping Appliances, Aerials and Special Vehicles)

    Signed
    29 Mar 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Framework Agreement for UK Fire and Rescue Emergency Response Vehicles (Pumping Appliances, Aerials and Special Vehicles)

    Signed
    29 Mar 2022
    Value
    £62,000,000
    Status
    active
  • Framework Agreement for UK Fire and Rescue Emergency Response Vehicles (Pumping Appliances, Aerials and Special Vehicles)

    Signed
    29 Mar 2022
    Value
    £73,000,000
    Status
    active
  • Framework Agreement for UK Fire and Rescue Emergency Response Vehicles (Pumping Appliances, Aerials and Special Vehicles)

    Signed
    29 Mar 2022
    Value
    £73,000,000
    Status
    active
  • Framework Agreement for UK Fire and Rescue Emergency Response Vehicles (Pumping Appliances, Aerials and Special Vehicles)

    Signed
    29 Mar 2022
    Value
    £73,000,000
    Status
    active
  • Framework Agreement for UK Fire and Rescue Emergency Response Vehicles (Pumping Appliances, Aerials and Special Vehicles)

    Signed
    29 Mar 2022
    Value
    £73,000,000
    Status
    active
  • Framework Agreement for UK Fire and Rescue Emergency Response Vehicles (Pumping Appliances, Aerials and Special Vehicles)

    Signed
    29 Mar 2022
    Value
    £73,000,000
    Status
    active
  • Framework Agreement for UK Fire and Rescue Emergency Response Vehicles (Pumping Appliances, Aerials and Special Vehicles)

    Signed
    29 Mar 2022
    Value
    £73,000,000
    Status
    active
  • Framework Agreement for UK Fire and Rescue Emergency Response Vehicles (Pumping Appliances, Aerials and Special Vehicles)

    Signed
    29 Mar 2022
    Value
    £73,000,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
9bids · 9 electronic———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Authority

Contracting authorityPolice & fireBody governed by public lawPublic order and safety 723645339 Service Headquarters, The Knowle, Clyst St George, Exeter, UK, EX3 0NWContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Not applicableReview body Not applicable

Framework contractors & participating bidders

7 commercial parties on the notice
  • Angloco LimitedFramework contractor1958909 Station Road, Batley, UK, WF17 5TAContact email, phone
  • Babcock Vehicle Engineering LimitedFramework contractor00434529 33 Wigmore Street, London, UK, W1U 1QX
  • Emergency One (UK) LimitedFramework contractorGB 499 0483 96 Block 3A, Caponacre Ind Est, Cumnock, UK, KA18 1SHContact email
  • Rosenbauer UKFramework contractor931768306 Concept House, Huddersfield Road Meltham, Holmfirth, UK, HD9 4ANContact email, phone
  • Terberg DTS (UK) LtdFramework contractor3582151 Lowfields Way, Lowfields Business Park, Elland, UK, HX5 9DAContact email, phone
  • Venari Engineering LimitedFramework contractor12357902 5 Larsen Road, Goole, UK, DN14 6XGContact email
  • W H Bence Coachworks LtdFramework contractor398701217 Armstron Way, Great Western Business Park, Yate, Bristol, UK, BS37 5NGContact email, phone

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