Official UK procurement notice
Retrofit & Repair of Refuse Vehicles
Authority: Dacorum Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Council have a contract to retrofit and repair its fleet of refuse collection vehicles. The main contractor has sub-contracted this work to Cooper Group UK.
The main contractor has informed the Council that they are having problems delivering this contract and the Council understands
that the main contractor may be facing some financial difficulties. Accordingly, in order to protect the continuity of the retrofit works required the Council is intending to contract directly with the Cooper Group UK, the sub-contractor.
CPV: Repair and maintenance services of motor vehicles and associated equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Dacorum Borough Council are publishing this VEAT Notice to inform the market that we…
Dacorum Borough Council are publishing this VEAT Notice to inform the market that we intend to enter in to a contract with Cooper Group Ltd in relation to the retrofit and repair of the Council's fleet of Refuse Vehicles.
The Council already have a contract in place with a main contractor for this and Coopers Group Ltd are delivering the service through sub-contract arrangements, however, the main contractor has informed the Council that they are having problems delivering this contract and the Council understands
that they may be facing some financial difficulties. Accordingly, in order to protect the continuity of the retrofit works required the Council is intending to contract directly with the Coopers Group Ltd, the sub-contractor.
This will allow:
- The urgent retrofit and repairs work to the vehicles to take place ensuring that the Council can continue to deliver its waste collections service.
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
- Services
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 8 May 2024, 12:48 BST
- Last source update
- 8 May 2024, 12:48 BST
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-014665- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Dacorum Borough Council are publishing this VEAT Notice to inform the market that we intend to enter in to a contract with Cooper Group Ltd in relation to the retrofit and repair of the Council's fleet of Refuse Vehicles.
The Council already have a contract in place with a main contractor for this and Coopers Group Ltd are delivering the service through sub-contract arrangements, however, the main contractor has informed the Council that they are having problems delivering this contract and the Council understands
that they may be facing some financial difficulties. Accordingly, in order to protect the continuity of the retrofit works required the Council is intending to contract directly with the Coopers Group Ltd, the sub-contractor.
This will allow:
- The urgent retrofit and repairs work to the vehicles to take place ensuring that the Council can continue to deliver its waste collections service.
Publisher note: Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the case listed below · The contract award is being made as there is an urgent requirement to retrofit and repair the Refuse Vehicle fleet to ensure that the waste collection service can continue to operate. Explanation: This VEAT Notice is to inform the market of our intention to award this contract to Cooper Group UK
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper Group UKSME | £201,671 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Retrofit & Repair of Refuse Vehicles · Cooper Group UKSME
- Signed
- 8 May 2024
- Value
- £201,671
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of England and WalesReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Cooper Group UKAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.