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Published 17 Sept 2021, 14:47 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Winter Maintenance Services 2021-2022

Official notice

Authority: Cumbria County Council (Local council)

Framework agreement4 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Framework ceiling (notional)£450,000total for 4 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 18 Oct 2021awarded 2 Nov 2021
Lots 4see the lot list below

What is being bought4 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Contractors to provide the following services:-

Lot 1 – Tractor and gritter routes in the South

Lot 2 – Drivers for Gritting Routes in South Cumbria

Lot 3 – Gritter Driver and Mate (Ad hoc)

Lot 4 – Countywide snow clearance

  • Recurrence: annually

CPV: Gritter vehicles · Highway operation services · Snow-clearing services · Winter-maintenance vehicles

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
7 bids on the busiest of 4 lots · 8 suppliers appointed

Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure

4 lots · all with a published value
Lot #1Tractor and Gritter Routes in South CumbriaAwardedPublished value£250,000

Cumbria County Council requires Contractors to provide Winter maintenance services on

the following routes in the South Lakeland and Barrow area described in the specification.

  • Tractor Route 1
  • Tractor Route 2
  • Tractor Route 3
  • Tractor Route 4
  • Ulverston
  • Millness 5
Delivery: North West
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Drivers for Gritting Routes in South CumbriaAwardedPublished value£45,000

Cumbria County Council requires Contractors to carry out one or more specific gritting

routes in South Lakeland and Barrow.

Delivery: North West
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #3Gritter Driver and MateAwardedPublished value£80,000

Cumbria County Council requires Contractors to provide labour only services for gritter

drivers and mate to carry out winter maintenance services from the following depots.

  • Millness depot
  • Sowerby Woods depot
  • Skirsgill Depot
  • Brampton Depot
  • Alston Depot
Delivery: North West
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #4Snow ClearanceAwardedPublished value£75,000

each of the districts in the County. Each district will form a lot under the framework as

follows:

  • Lot 1 Allerdale borough
  • Lot 2 Barrow borough
  • Lot 3 Carlisle city
  • Lot 4 Copeland borough
  • Lot 5 Eden district
  • Lot 6 South Lakeland Borough
Delivery: North West
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
What this means for your bid
  • “Winter Maintenance Services 2021-2022” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, 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
Services
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
Yes · annually
First published
17 Sept 2021, 14:47 BST
Last source update
16 Nov 2021, 15:37 GMT
Award evaluation window
18 Oct 2021 – …
Authority reference
DN569585
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-028612
Classification (CPV)
Gritter vehiclesHighway operation servicesSnow-clearing servicesWinter-maintenance vehicles
Delivery area
North West (UKD1)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02e220 Find a Tender

Publisher note: Suppliers wishing to express an interest and obtain access to the tender documents should go to www.the-chest.org.uk and click on current opportunities from the navigation area on the left of the screen. On the next screen enter the contract Reference (DN569585) in the box labelled 'contains' then click search. Click on the Blue link for the contract title to view the opportunity. To express an interest you will need to login. If you are not already registered on the www.the-chest.org.uk you will need to return to the home page and click on Register. Register free link in the navigation area on the left of the screen. Registration is free of charge and your username and password will be emailed to you. Cumbria County Council is fully supportive of all aspects of diversity including ethnicity, race, religion, age, disability and sexual orientation. In this respect Cumbria County Council welcomes expressions of interest from ethnic minority, disabled and other diverse business communities and the voluntary sector. Economic operators are therefore required to fully comply with all statutory obligations/applicable legislation and there will be a requirement to participate in the authority's supplier audits on all aspects of diversity. The contracting authority expressly reserves the right: (i) not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; and (ii) to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition; and In no circumstances will the contracting authority be liable for any costs incurred by the candidates. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to contract award is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of potential suppliers. The contracting authority reserve the right to use any electronic portal during the life of the agreement. The value provided in section II.1.5) is only an estimate.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Appointment period ends
18 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
18 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

18 Oct 2021 → 16 Nov 2021 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    18 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    18 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    16 Nov 2021, 15:37 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    16 Nov 2021, 15:37 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 8admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 77 from SMEs · busiest of 4 lots
Contracts signed 4latest 2 Nov 2021

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

Contracts

  • Lot 2 – Drivers for Gritting Routes in South Cumbria

    Signed
    2 Nov 2021
    Value
    £45,000
    Status
    active
  • Tractor and Gritter Routes in South Cumbria

    Signed
    2 Nov 2021
    Value
    £250,000
    Status
    active
  • Lot 3 – Gritter Driver and Mate

    Signed
    2 Nov 2021
    Value
    £80,000
    Status
    active
  • Lot 4 – Snow Clearance

    Signed
    2 Nov 2021
    Value
    £75,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Tractor and Gritter Routes in South Cumbria7bids · 7 electronic7——
2 · Drivers for Gritting Routes in South Cumbria2bids · 2 electronic2——
3 · Gritter Driver and Mate1bids · 1 electronic1——
4 · Snow Clearance4bids · 4 electronic4——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cumbria County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Cumbria House, 107 - 117 Botchergate, Carlisle, North West, CA1 1RDContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court of EnglandReview body London

Framework contractors & participating bidders

9 commercial parties on the notice

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