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Published 28 Feb 2022, 13:09 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

HGV Driver Training · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Services (Police & fire)

2 lotsServicesOpen procedureMax 2 lots per supplier

Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: South West (UKK)

Published estimate£300,000total for 2 lots

Submissions closed 30 Mar 2022awarded 18 May 2022

Awarded to Wttl, Wayside Transport Ltd2 awards

Contract term 3 yrsends 17 May 2025 · extension options published · starts 18 May 2022

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Dorset and Wiltshire Fire Authority (The Authority) has a requirement to undertake an invitation to tender (ITT) using an open procedure for HGV Driver Training (Category C) for New Firefighters in the service. There are two lots being procured and Supplier can provide bids for one lot or both lots. Only one supplier will be selected following evaluations per lot, The contract will be for a 3 year period with 3x options to extend by 12 months (Possible 6 years)

Recurrence: 17 May 2028 if optional contract extensions undertaken

CPV: Driving-school services · Training services

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value (£264,000 together) · win at most 2 of them · same evaluation weights on every lot

Lot #1HGV Driver Training Lot 1 WiltshireAwardedRenewal 3 yrsPublished value£132,000

Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Services (DWFRS) are looking for one supplier to provide Heavy Good Vehicle training services for (Category C) Vehicles over 3,500kg which will cover Lot 1- Wiltshire Area in the UK . The successful suppliers will be required to provide a qualified Trainer, the vehicle, the training services, testing and licences as per DVLA and UK Standards for DWFRS Firefighters. Additional information: Invitation to tender as per the tender documents. Bidders are required to register on DWFRS Bluelight E Sourcing Portal in order to obtain the tender documents uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp ↗

Contract period: 18 May 2022 – 17 May 2025 (3 yrs)

Delivery: South West · SP1 3NR

Extensions: Lot 1 Wiltshire Area. Contract initially for 3 years with option to extend 3x 12 months so possibility of 6 year contract · Following the initial 3 years, DWFRS will have an option to extend by a further 3 x twelve-month periods which if implemented will take the contract up to Year 4 - 17th May 2026 Year 5 - 17th May 2027 Year 6 - 17th May 2028Variant bids: not allowed

80500000 Training services

Lot #2HGV Driver Training Lot 2 DorsetAwardedRenewal 3 yrsPublished value£132,000

Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Services (DWFRS) are looking for one supplier to provide Heavy Good Vehicle training services for (Category C) vehicles over 3,500kg which will cover Lot 2 - Dorset Area in the UK . The successful suppliers will be required to provide a qualified Trainer, the vehicle, the training services, testing and licences as per DVLA and UK Standards for DWFRS Firefighters. Additional information: Invitation to tender as per the tender documents. Bidders are required to register on DWFRS Bluelight E Sourcing Portal in order to obtain the tender documents uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp ↗

Contract period: 18 May 2022 – 17 May 2025 (3 yrs)

Delivery: South West · SP1 3NR

Extensions: Lot 2 - Dorset Area. Contract initially for 3 years with option to extend 3x 12 months so possibility of 6 year contract · Following the initial 3 years, DWFRS will have an option to extend by a further 3 x twelve-month periods which if implemented will take the contract up to Year 4 - 17th May 2026 Year 5 - 17th May 2027 Year 6 - 17th May 2028Variant bids: not allowed

80500000 Training services

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 · same split on all 2 lots

Quality: 40%Price: 60%

Published sub-criteria (6)

Meeting the specification and Delivery Plan: 10%
Relationship Building and Experience: 10%
Customer Service and Support: 10%
Delivery: 5%
Business Continuity: 5%
price: 60%

Published award criteria (6)

Meeting the specification and Delivery Plan: 10%
Relationship Building and Experience: 10%
Customer Service and Support: 10%
Delivery: 5%
Business Continuity: 5%
Price: 60%

Lot distribution rule: Lot 1 - Covers Wiltshire Area, Lot 2 Covers Dorset area. Each lot will be individually evaluated to identify one Successful Supplier, this could equally mean that one supplier may be successful for both lots, if both lots have been applied for and the evaluations have identified that the successful supplier is able to effectively cover both lotted areas and meet the specification.

Staff: Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted

What this means for your bid

Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 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: 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 · 17 May 2028 if optional contract extensions undertaken
First published: 28 Feb 2022, 13:09 GMT
Last source update: 23 May 2022, 17:27 BST
Award evaluation window: 30 Mar 2022 – …
Authority reference: DWFRS 2022/001
FTS notice number: 2022/S 000-013945
Classification (CPV): Driving-school servicesTraining services
Delivery area: South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-031bc0 Find a Tender

Contract terms

Electronic trading: electronic payment
Performance terms: As per Tender Documents and Attachment 5 - Service Level agreement (SLA)

Review and risk notes

Review procedure: As per DWFRS Training Terms and Conditions

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

Submission deadline: 30 Mar 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages: en
Bids opened: 30 Mar 2022, 12:00 BST

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_… ↗

Timeline

30 Mar 2022 → 17 May 2025 · 5 dates

Submission deadline
30 Mar 2022, 12:00 BST
Bids opened
30 Mar 2022, 12:00 BST
Contract starts
18 May 2022, 00:00 BST
Notice published
23 May 2022, 17:27 BST
Bids must remain valid until
17 May 2025, 23:59 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender

Status changed to complete
23 May 2022, 17:27 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Bids received 6

Contracts signed 2latest 18 May 2022

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Lot 1 · HGV Driver Training Lot 1 Wiltshire1 award
WttlSME	—	—	Awarded
Lot 2 · HGV Driver Training Lot 2 Dorset1 award
Wayside Transport LtdSME	—	—	Awarded

Contracts

HGV Driver Training Lot 1 Wiltshire · WttlSME
Signed
18 May 2022
Value
—
Period
… – 17 May 2025
Status
active
HGV Driver Training Lot 2 Dorset · Wayside Transport LtdSME
Signed
18 May 2022
Value
—
Period
… – 17 May 2025
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Lot	Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1 · HGV Driver Training Lot 1 Wiltshire	3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad	—	—	£66,000 – £132,000
2 · HGV Driver Training Lot 2 Dorset	3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad	—	—	£66,000 – £132,000
Whole notice	—	—	—	£132,000 – £264,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Services

Contracting authorityPolice & fireRegional or local agency/officeGeneral public services Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Services Health and Wellbeing centre, Salisbury Wiltshire, South West, SP1 3NRContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Dorset CouncilMediation body Dorchester, Dorset,Contact email, phone
Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue ServiceReview body Dorchester, Dorset,Contact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Wayside Transport LtdAwarded supplier760442740 14 Telford Road, Ferndown, South West, Bh21 7QYContact email
WttlAwarded supplier4702411 Hopton Ind Est, Devizes, South West, SN10 2EXContact email

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