Official UK procurement notice
Supply and Delivery of Heavy & Municipal Vehicles
Authority: Scotland Excel
What is being bought16 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThis agreement incorporates various vehicle types, such as, but not limited to, chassis, refuse collection vehicles, winter maintenance vehicles, road sweeping vehicles, to more general use vehicles for all 32 member councils in Scotland, Tayside Contracts and Associate Members of Scotland Excel. Specialist body building services are covered as well as options for alternative fuelled vehicles (electric, hydrogen, or hybrid etc.).
CPV: Bin-lifts · Bus bodies, ambulance bodies and vehicle bodies for goods vehicles · Chassis · Chassis bodies · Chassis cabs · Chassis for invalid carriages · Complete chassis · Container cranes · Cranes · Cranes, mobile lifting frames and works trucks fitted with a crane · Electric vehicles · Elevator-platforms trucks · +28 more
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 40 suppliers · 12 bids on the busiest of 15 lots (0.3 per place) · 39 appointed
- Electronic auction
- yes
Lots and requirements (16)Procurement structure
16 lots · all with a published value · evaluation weights differ by lotEvery one of these 4 lots carries the same published figure, £1,000,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1ChassisAwardedRenewalPublished value£40,000,000
This lot is for various chassis ranging from 4 tonne gross vehicle weight (GVW) to 44 GVW, in a range of axle and cab configurations including, but not limited to, day cab, standard cab, low entry cab and sleeper cab. The chassis will be suitable to be built into a wide range of finished vehicle types including, but not limited to, various Refuse Collection Vehicles (RCV), road sweepers, gully emptiers, aerial platforms, accessible buses, mobile libraries, hook lifts, tippers, flatbeds, skip loaders, box body, auger spreaders, walking floors, bitumen distributors, waste transfer and gritters. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Please see the Invitation to Tender contained on the PCS-Tender project relevant to this procurement and the other Procurement Documents for further information.
Lot #2Alternative Fuelled ChassisAwardedRenewalPublished value£15,000,000
This lot is for the supply and delivery of Alternative Fuelled Chassis (electric, hydrogen, or hybrid etc.) for Scottish councils and various other contracting authorities to undertake various public services.
Currently, the market for Electric, Hydrogen and other alternatively fuelled Vehicles is immature, yet growing and Ultra Low Emission Vehicles (ULEVs) represent a tiny percentage of the overall vehicle fleet. Tenderers were required to provide a list of alternative fuelled chassis (electric, hydrogen, or hybrid etc.) that are either (a) currently available to purchase within the UK market, and/or (b) have definitive planned introduction of such vehicles during the lifetime of this framework and that fall within the particular Lot scope(s) of Lot 2 as detailed within the Tender documents. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Please see the Invitation to Tender contained on the PCS-Tender project relevant to this procurement and the other Procurement Documents for further information.
Lot #3Bodies for TippersAwardedRenewalPublished value£1,500,000
This lot is for various bodies for tippers including, but not limited to, demountable body, tipper body, flatbed (dropside) body, box body, auger spreader/tipper body/ walking floor, bitumen distributor body and hook loading equipment to suit various applications/ functions including, but not limited to, carrying and off loading materials for roads and parks, transportation of freight, winter maintenance and road surface dressing in order for Scottish councils and various other contracting authorities to undertake vital public services. Scottish councils and various other contracting authorities may, if made available, request lease quotations, vehicle buy back options, disposal of aged fleet options and second hand vehicle purchase options for heavy and municipal vehicles. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Please see the Invitation to Tender contained on the PCS-Tender project relevant to this procurement and the other Procurement Documents for further information.
Lot #4Bodies for Skip LoadersAwardedRenewalPublished value£1,500,000
This lot is for various bodies for skip loaders including, but not limited to, skip loader body to suit various applications/ functions including, but not limited to, lifting, transporting and lowering skips in order for Scottish councils and various other contracting authorities to undertake various public services. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Please see the Invitation to Tender contained on the PCS-Tender project relevant to this procurement and the other Procurement Documents for further information.
Lot #5Bodies for Gully EmptiersAwardedRenewalPublished value£1,500,000
This lot is for various bodies for gully emptiers including, but not limited to, gully emptier/ jetter body to suit various applications/functions including, but not limited to, gully emptying and jetting tanker in order for Scottish councils and various other contracting authorities to undertake various public services. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Please see the Invitation to Tender contained on the PCS-Tender project relevant to this procurement and the other Procurement Documents for further information.
Lot #6Bodies for Road SweepersAwardedRenewalPublished value£4,500,000
This lot is for various bodies for road sweepers including, but not limited to road sweeper body single sweep and dual sweep to suit various applications/ functions including, but not limited to, to sweep refuse from roads in order for Scottish councils and various other contracting authorities to undertake various public services. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Please see the Invitation to Tender contained on the PCS-Tender project relevant to this procurement and the other Procurement Documents for further information.
Lot #7Complete Road Sweeper VehiclesAwardedRenewalPublished value£4,500,000
This lot is for the supply and delivery of various complete road sweeper vehicles including, but not limited to complete road/ precinct sweeper vehicle to suit various applications/ functions including, but not limited to, sweep roads/ precincts clear of refuse in order for Scottish councils and various other contracting authorities to undertake various public services. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Please see the Invitation to Tender contained on the PCS-Tender project relevant to this procurement and the other Procurement Documents for further information.
Lot #8Alternative Fuelled Complete Road Sweeper VehiclesAwardedRenewalPublished value£2,000,000
This lot is for the supply and delivery of Alternative Fuelled Complete Road Sweeper Vehicles (electric, hydrogen, or hybrid etc.) for Scottish councils and various other contracting authorities to undertake various public services.
Currently, the market for Electric, Hydrogen and other alternatively fuelled Vehicles is immature, yet growing and Ultra Low Emission Vehicles (ULEVs) represent a tiny percentage of the overall vehicle fleet. Tenderers were required to provide a list of alternative fuelled complete road sweeper vehicles (electric, hydrogen, or hybrid etc.) that are either (a) currently available to purchase within the UK market, and/or (b) have definitive planned introduction of such vehicles during the lifetime of this framework and that fall within the particular Lot scope(s) of Lot 8 as detailed within the Tender documents. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Please see the Invitation to Tender contained on the PCS-Tender project relevant to this procurement and the other Procurement Documents for further information.
Lot #9Bodies for GrittersAwardedRenewalPublished value£4,500,000
This lot is for the supply and delivery of various bodies for gritters including, but not limited to multi purpose tipper/gritter body, tipper/gritter IBS end tipper system body and permanently mounted gritter body to suit various applications/ functions including, but not limited to, carrying and offloading materials for road repairs, salt distribution and winter maintenance in order for Scottish councils and various other contracting authorities to undertake various public services. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Please see the Invitation to Tender contained on the PCS-Tender project relevant to this procurement and the other Procurement Documents for further information.
Lot #10Bodies for Refuse Collection VehiclesAwardedRenewalPublished value£16,000,000
This lot is for various bodies for Refuse Collection Vehicles (RCV) including, but not limited to RCV body, RCV - narrow body, RCV / rear end loader body, RCV body with food waste pod, food waste collection body, glass collection body, recycling body and kerb soring body to suit various applications/ functions including, but not limited to, to load, compact and transport refuse materials, general refuse and food waste material, glass and recycling materials in order for Scottish councils and various other contracting authorities to undertake various public services. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Please see the Invitation to Tender contained on the PCS-Tender project relevant to this procurement and the other Procurement Documents for further information.
Lot #11Accessible BusesAwardedRenewalPublished value£2,000,000
This lot is for various accessible buses including, but not limited to accessible bus body to suit various applications/ functions including, but not limited to, to transport people including those with physical or learning disabilities and who also may use a wheelchair from time to time in order for Scottish councils and various other contracting authorities to undertake various public services. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Please see the Invitation to Tender contained on the PCS-Tender project relevant to this procurement and the other Procurement Documents for further information.
Lot #12Library BusesAwardedRenewalceiling above
This lot is for the supply and delivery of various library buses including, but not limited to library bus body to suit various applications/functions including, but not limited to, a mobile library unit to give people across the community access to library facilities in order for Scottish councils and various other contracting authorities to undertake various public services. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Please see the Invitation to Tender contained on the PCS-Tender project relevant to this procurement and the other Procurement Documents for further information.
Lot #13Bin LiftsAwardedRenewalPublished value£3,000,000
This lot is for the supply and delivery of various bin lifts including, but not limited to, bin lifts suitable for Refuse Collection Vehicle (RCV), bin lift suitable for RCV - low level and bin lift suitable for RCV with skip lifter to suit various applications/ functions including, but not limited to, to lift bins in order for Scottish councils and various other contracting authorities to undertake various public services. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Please see the Invitation to Tender contained on the PCS-Tender project relevant to this procurement and the other Procurement Documents for further information.
Lot #14TrailersAwardedRenewalceiling above
This lot is for the supply and delivery of various trailers including, but not limited to, waste transfer body/walking floor trailer, ejector trailer, tipping trailer and flat bed trailer to suit various applications/ functions including, but not limited to, bulk transfer of waste material in order for Scottish councils and various other contracting authorities to undertake various public services. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Please see the Invitation to Tender contained on the PCS-Tender project relevant to this procurement and the other Procurement Documents for further information.
Lot #15Aerial PlatformsCancelledRenewalceiling above
This lot is for the supply and delivery of various aerial platforms including, but not limited to, 23m aerial platforms, 35m aerial platforms, 53m aerial platform to suit various applications/ functions including, but not limited to, working at height in order for Scottish councils and various other contracting authorities to undertake various public services. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Please see the Invitation to Tender contained on the PCS-Tender project relevant to this procurement and the other Procurement Documents for further information.
Lot #16Lorry Mounted CranesAwardedRenewalceiling above
This lot is for the supply and delivery of lorry mounted cranes including, but not limited to 2200 lbs lorry mounted cranes and 7300 lbs lorry mounted cranes to suit various applications/ functions including, but not limited to, working at height in order for Scottish councils and various other contracting authorities to undertake various public services. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Please see the Invitation to Tender contained on the PCS-Tender project relevant to this procurement and the other Procurement Documents for further information.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
| Lot | Quality | Price | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Chassis | 30% | 70% | |
| 10 · Bodies for Refuse Collection Vehicles | 30% | 70% | |
| 11 · Accessible Buses | 30% | 70% | |
| 12 · Library Buses | 30% | 70% | |
| 13 · Bin Lifts | 30% | 70% | |
| 14 · Trailers | 30% | 70% | |
| 15 · Aerial Platforms | 30% | 70% | |
| 16 · Lorry Mounted Cranes | 30% | 70% | |
| 2 · Alternative Fuelled Chassis | 30% | 70% | |
| 3 · Bodies for Tippers | 30% | 70% | |
| 4 · Bodies for Skip Loaders | 30% | 70% | |
| 5 · Bodies for Gully Emptiers | 30% | 70% |
4 more lots publish their own split on the notice.
- Economic & financial standing
In accordance with Regulation 59(12), as this proposed Framework Agreement is divided into Lots, these Economic and Financial Standing selection criteria apply separately in relation to each individual lot.
INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS:
It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below:
ALL LOTS
Employers’ Liability – in accordance with Regulation 5 of the Employers’ Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Regulations 1998 to a minimum indemnity limit of GBP 10 million each and every occurrence;
Public/Products Liability – to a minimum indemnity limit of GBP 10 million each and every occurrence and in the aggregate in respect of Products; and
Motor Vehicle - in accordance with the provisions of the current Road Traffic Act 1988 to a minimum indemnity limit of GBP 5 million each and every occurrence.
For bidders who will sub contract parts of the business, the bidder should provide a letter signed by a person of appropriate authority confirming that the bidder has ongoing arrangements in place to ensure that subcontractors’ vehicles are appropriately insured and maintained.
OTHER ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS:
A search of the bidder against Equifax’s Protect must not return a ‘Warning’ or ‘Caution’ returnable code or any neutral code, unless the bidder confirms that it can provide any other document which Scotland Excel considers appropriate …
- Technical & professional ability
- Subcontracting
- Quality Management Procedures
- Environmental Management Systems or Standards
- Health and Safety Procedures
In accordance with Regulation 59(12), as this proposed Framework Agreement is divided into Lots, these Technical and Professional Ability selection criteria apply separately in relation to each individual lot.
Minimum: SUBCONTRACTING: Tenderers will be required to confirm whether they intend to subcontract and, if so, for what proportion of the contracts to be called-off under the proposed framework agreement. If you intend to subcontract any share of the contract to third parties on whose capa…
- Price carries 70 points on every lot: a 10% discount moves about 7 points.
- “Supply and Delivery of Heavy & Municipal Vehicles” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 40 suppliers, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- 18 Feb 2021, 09:08 GMT
- Last source update
- 8 Jul 2022, 15:28 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 9 Nov 2021 – …
- Authority reference
0321- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-018801- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-029411Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
For full details of the conditions relevant to the proposed Framework Agreement and contracts to be called-off thereunder (to the extent known or settled at this stage), please see the procurement documents (details of how to access these being set out in section "1.3) Communication" of this Contract Notice.
- Review procedure
An economic operator that suffers, or risks suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland)
Regulations 2015 (SSI 2015/446) (as amended) may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.
Publisher note: Scotland Excel is a central purchasing body and is procuring this framework on behalf of the following contracting authorities (and successor bodies): - The 32 local authorities in Scotland - Tayside Contracts - Scotland Excel associate members - any Integration Authority, or other body, established pursuant to the Public Bodies (Joint Working)(Scotland)Act 2014. The above is subject to each contracting authority entering into and maintaining a relevant membership agreement or other access agreement with Scotland Excel. (SC Ref:690381)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 9 Nov 2021, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 150 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 9 Nov 2021, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
28 Jun 2021 → 8 Jul 2022 · 4 dates- Next notice expected28 Jun 2021, 00:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown9 Nov 2021, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened9 Nov 2021, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published8 Jul 2022, 15:28 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Oct 2021- Status changed to active12 Oct 2021, 16:04 BST
- Procurement method changed12 Oct 2021, 16:04 BST
- Deadline published: 9 Nov 2021, 12:00 GMT12 Oct 2021, 16:04 BST
- Status changed to complete8 Jul 2022, 15:28 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast15 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 3 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £4,500,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Chassis
- Signed
- 2 Mar 2022
- Value
- £40,000,000
- Status
- active
Bodies for Refuse Collection Vehicles
- Signed
- 2 Mar 2022
- Value
- £16,000,000
- Status
- active
Accessible Buses
- Signed
- 2 Mar 2022
- Value
- £2,000,000
- Status
- active
Library Buses
- Signed
- 2 Mar 2022
- Value
- £1,000,000
- Status
- active
Bin Lifts
- Signed
- 2 Mar 2022
- Value
- £3,000,000
- Status
- active
Trailers
- Signed
- 2 Mar 2022
- Value
- £1,000,000
- Status
- active
Lorry Mounted Cranes
- Signed
- 2 Mar 2022
- Value
- £2,000,000
- Status
- active
Alternative Fuelled Chassis
- Signed
- 2 Mar 2022
- Value
- £15,000,000
- Status
- active
Bodies for Tippers
- Signed
- 2 Mar 2022
- Value
- £1,500,000
- Status
- active
Bodies for Skip Loaders
- Signed
- 2 Mar 2022
- Value
- £1,500,000
- Status
- active
Bodies for Gully Emptiers
- Signed
- 2 Mar 2022
- Value
- £1,500,000
- Status
- active
Bodies for Road Sweepers
- Signed
- 2 Mar 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Complete Road Sweeper Vehicles
- Signed
- 2 Mar 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Alternative Fuelled Complete Road Sweeper Vehicles
- Signed
- 2 Mar 2022
- Value
- £2,000,000
- Status
- active
Bodies for Gritters
- Signed
- 2 Mar 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Chassis | 12bids · 12 electronic · 12 from abroad | 7 | — | — |
| 2 · Alternative Fuelled Chassis | 12bids · 12 electronic · 12 from abroad | 8 | — | — |
| 3 · Bodies for Tippers | 7bids · 7 electronic · 7 from abroad | 6 | — | — |
| 4 · Bodies for Skip Loaders | 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 4 | — | — |
| 5 · Bodies for Gully Emptiers | 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
| 6 · Bodies for Road Sweepers | 5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad | 4 | — | — |
| 7 · Complete Road Sweeper Vehicles | 6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad | 4 | — | — |
| 8 · Alternative Fuelled Complete Road Sweeper Vehicles | 6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
| 9 · Bodies for Gritters | 6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad | 5 | — | — |
| 10 · Bodies for Refuse Collection Vehicles | 8bids · 8 electronic · 8 from abroad | 8 | — | — |
| 11 · Accessible Buses | 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
| 12 · Library Buses | 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
| 13 · Bin Lifts | 5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad | 5 | — | — |
| 14 · Trailers | 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
| 16 · Lorry Mounted Cranes | 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Court of SessionReview bodyReview contact point
Framework contractors & participating bidders
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- BLS COMMERCIALS LTD (BLS TRUCK & VAN )Framework contractor
- Bucher MunicipalFramework contractor
- C P Davidson & Sons LtdFramework contractor
- Ciceley CommercialsFramework contractor
- DAF TRUCKS LIMITEDFramework contractor
- Dennis Eagle LimitedFramework contractor
- Econ Engineering LtdFramework contractor
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Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.