Find a TenderAwarded without competition

Published 22 Sept 2023, 12:09 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Hartlepool College of Further Education - FULLY OPERATIONAL ELECTRIC VEHICLE TRAINER

Official notice

Authority: Hartlepool College of Further Education (Education)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34) Delivery: North East (UKC11)

Awarded value£107,177published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 5 Dec 2023no call for competition

Awarded to Block Automotive Ltd2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Hartlepool College of Further Education are seeking a supplier to supply and install and operational electric vehicle with trainer manufactured using original automotive components

CPV: Motor vehicles · Training simulators

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: North East · hartlepool

34152000 Training simulators

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 22 Sept 2023, 12:09 BST
Last source update: 5 Dec 2023, 13:21 GMT
Authority reference: CA12899 -
FTS notice number: 2023/S 000-035790
Classification (CPV): Motor vehiclesTraining simulators
Delivery area: North East (UKC11)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0402fd Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
Published justification: The Remedies Directive provides for the publication of a "Voluntary Ex-Ante Transparency Notice" (VEAT) where a Contracting Authority deems that a contract does not require prior publication of a contract notice in the Find a Tender Service (FTS).
Hartlepool College Of Further Education are issuing this award to the company who they believe are the only company selling something that they need

Review and risk notes

Review procedure: The authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point that information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. If an appeal regarding the award of contract has not been successfully resolved then the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the rules to take action in the High Court. Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months).

Publisher note: Section II.3) – dates refer to the initial contract period and do not include the options of any extensions. Section IV.3.5) – any dates shown are an estimate. In the first instance, candidates should register with www.multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract, full details of the contract will be available. The Contracting Authority shall not be under any obligation to accept any tender. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to cancel the entire or parts of the tender, without such an action conferring any right to compensation on the Tenderers. The Contracting Authority has no liability to settle any cost incurred by the tenderer as a result of the tendering procedure.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £107,1771 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 2latest 5 Dec 2023

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Block Automotive Ltd	£48,717 †same award published again · counted once	—	Awarded
Block Automotive Ltd	£107,177 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Hartlepool College of Further Education - FULLY OPERATIONAL ELECTRIC VEHICLE TRAINER · Block Automotive Ltd
Signed
5 Dec 2023
Value
£107,177
Status
active
Hartlepool College of Further Education - FULLY OPERATIONAL ELECTRIC VEHICLE TRAINER · Block Automotive Ltd
Signed
22 Sept 2023
Value
£48,717
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Hartlepool College of Further Education

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Stockton Street, Hartlepool, UK, TS24 7NTContact email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Tenet Education ServicesReview body Salford

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Block Automotive LtdAwarded supplier 85, Church Road, Kessingland, UK, NR33 7SJContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.