Official UK procurement notice
Winter Maintenance Services 2024-2025
Authority: Westmorland and Furness Council (Local council)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionWestmorland and Furness Council requires Service Providers to provide various Winter maintenance services within the Council area to support out internal highway’s teams as follows:
Tractor and Gritter Routes - Provision of tractor and driver to carry out gritting services to specific winter routes using either the suppliers own gritter or a Council provided gritter.
Ad hoc Drivers – Provision of drivers on an ad-hoc basis to drive Council Gritting vehicles.
Snow Clearance - Provision of operated plan and equipment to carry out snow clearance works.
CPV: Gritter vehicles · Snow-clearing services
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Tractor RoutesAwarded
Tractor and Gritter Routes - Provision of tractor and driver to carry out gritting services to specific winter routes using either the suppliers own gritter or a Council provided gritter.
Lot #2Ad-Hoc DriversAwarded
Ad hoc Drivers – Provision of drivers on an ad-hoc basis to drive Council Gritting vehicles.
Lot #3Snow ClearanceAwarded
Snow Clearance - Provision of operated plan and equipment to carry out snow clearance works.
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).
Published sub-criteria (1)
- Cost: 100%
Published award criteria (1)
- Cost: 100
- Price carries 100 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 10 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 · 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
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 26 Jun 2024, 12:27 BST
- Last source update
- 13 Jan 2025, 17:13 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 26 Jul 2024 – …
- Authority reference
DN730050- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-001094- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0472b8Find 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 (DN730050) 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. Westmorland and Furness Council is fully supportive of all aspects of diversity including ethnicity, race, religion, age, disability and sexual orientation. In this respect Westmorland and Furness 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. If the Contracting Authority decides to enter into a Contract with the successful supplier, this does not mean that there is any guarantee of subsequent contracts being awarded. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to contract award is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of potential suppliers.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 26 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 26 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
Timeline
26 Jul 2024 → 13 Jan 2025 · 4 dates- Submission deadline26 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened26 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts1 Oct 2024, 00:00 BST
- Notice published13 Jan 2025, 17:13 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete13 Jan 2025, 17:13 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Tractor Routes1 award | |||
| C DavidsonSME, D C LabbateSME, DH Wilson LtdSME, Northern Plant Trading Company Limited, T T Kirkbride Agricultural Contracting Services LtdSME, TE WilsonSMEjoint award | £312,700 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Ad-Hoc Drivers1 award | |||
| C Davidson Contractors LtdSME, Metcalfe Bros LtdSME, Michael StockdaleSMEjoint award | £35,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 3 · Snow Clearance1 award | |||
| C Davidson Contractors LtdSME, D H WilsonSME, Metcalfe Bros LtdSME, Northern Plant TradingSME, T T Kirkbride Agricultural Contracting Services LtdSMEjoint awardLot 3 Snow Clearance Works | £30,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Winter Maintenance Services 2024-2025 · C DavidsonSME, D C LabbateSME, DH Wilson LtdSME, Northern Plant Trading Company Limited, T T Kirkbride Agricultural Contracting Services LtdSME, TE WilsonSME
- Signed
- 23 Sept 2024
- Value
- £312,700
- Period
- … – 31 May 2025
- Status
- active
Lot 2 Ad-hoc drivers · C Davidson Contractors LtdSME, Metcalfe Bros LtdSME, Michael StockdaleSME
- Signed
- 23 Sept 2024
- Value
- £35,000
- Period
- … – 31 May 2025
- Status
- active
Lot 3 Snow Clearance Works · C Davidson Contractors LtdSME, D H WilsonSME, Metcalfe Bros LtdSME, Northern Plant TradingSME, T T Kirkbride Agricultural Contracting Services LtdSME
- Signed
- 23 Sept 2024
- Value
- £30,000
- Period
- … – 31 May 2025
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Tractor Routes | 9bids | — | — | — |
| 2 · Ad-Hoc Drivers | 9bids | — | — | — |
| 3 · Snow Clearance | 5bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
12 commercial parties on the notice- C DavidsonAwarded supplier
- C Davidson Contractors LtdAwarded supplier
- D C LabbateAwarded supplier
- D H WilsonAwarded supplier
- DH Wilson LtdAwarded supplier
- Metcalfe Bros LtdAwarded supplier
- Michael StockdaleAwarded supplier
- Northern Plant TradingAwarded supplier
- Northern Plant Trading Company Ltd.Awarded supplier
- T T Kirkbride Agricultural Contracting ServicesAwarded supplier
Show 2 more suppliers
- T T Kirkbride Agricultural Contracting Services LtdAwarded supplier
- TE WilsonAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.