Published date: 14 February 2019

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 6 March 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Bus maintenance services - 50113200

Location of contract

West Midlands

Value of contract

£50,000 to £100,000

Procurement reference

BIP376979357

Published date

14 February 2019

Closing date

6 March 2019

Contract start date

1 April 2019

Contract end date

31 March 2020

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Telford and Wrekin Council (the 'Authority') is looking for an experienced and competent service provider to carry out Servicing, Safety Inspections and MOTs for its vehicle fleet, which includes coach built low floor minibuses, standard minibuses and light vans . Detail of vehicles are provided in the accompany documents.
All work to vehicles shall be in accordance with the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) Guide to maintaining roadworthiness - Commercial Goods and Passenger Carrying Vehicles (Revised 2018) and any other relevant statutory standards.
The location of the workshop provided by the Supplier must be located within a six mile radius of the Council's Fleet Depot at Unit 28 St Georges Industrial Estate, St Georges Road, Donnington, Telford TF2 7QZ.

More information

Links

Additional text

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-GB-Telford:-Fleet-MOTs,-Servicing-and-Safety-Inspections/94U5AH9T78
The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
•The Contracting Authority reserves the right not to award the contract in whole or in part, to cancel or amend the tender process and does not bind itself to accept any tender. The Contracting Authority shall not be liable under any circumstances for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by any tenderer or prospective tenderer in responding to this notice or in taking part in this procurement process and accepts no liability for any costs, charges or expenses, irrespective of the outcome of the competition, or if the competition is cancelled or postponed.
•Please note that all dates, time periods and figures in relation to values and volumes specified in this notice are approximate only and the Contracting Authority reserves the right to change any or all of them.
•Bidders are advised that the Contracting Authority is subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) and the Environmental Impact Regulations 2004 (EIR). If a Bidder considers that any of the information supplied as part of this procurement procedure should not be disclosed because of its commercial sensitivity, confidentiality or otherwise, they must, when providing this information, clearly identify the specific information they do not wish to be disclosed and clearly specify the reasons for its sensitivity. The Contracting Authority shall take such statements into consideration in the event that it receives a request pursuant to FOIA and/or the EIR which relates to the information provided by the interested party. However, if the information is requested the Contracting Authority may be forced to disclose such documentation, irrespective of a Bidder's wishes. Please note, it is not sufficient to include a statement of confidentiality encompassing all the information provided in the response.
•Bidders are advised that pursuant to the Local Government Transparency Code 2014, local authorities are also required to publish details of any contract, commissioned activity, purchase order, framework agreement and any other legally enforceable agreement with a value that exceeds £5,000. The Contracting Authority is also subject to the reporting requirements set out in Regulations 83 and 84 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to publish details as required pursuant to the Local Government Transparency Code 2014 and the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

About the buyer

Contact name

Debbie Germany

Address

Borough of Telford & Wrekin
Addenbrooke House
Telford
TF3 4NT
UK

Telephone

01952384065

Email

debbie.germany@telford.gov.uk