Published date: 7 February 2017

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: 9 March 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Breakdown vehicles - 34144220

  • Breakdown and recovery services for cars - 50118100

  • Breakdown and recovery services for commercial vehicles - 50118200

    • Breakdown and recovery services for motor vehicles - 50118400

    • Breakdown and recovery services for motorcycles - 50118500

Location of contract

West Midlands

Value of contract

£2,000,000 to £3,000,000

Procurement reference

20170207150008-30493

Published date

7 February 2017

Closing date

9 March 2017

Contract start date

1 July 2017

Contract end date

30 June 2022

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

Warwickshire Police and West Mercia Police are to invite suitable vehicle operators to tender for the provision of Vehicle recovery services for the alliance. The Contract term will be for a maximum period of 5years. The contract will be on a 3+1+1 with a rolling 12month extension after 36months. The first initial appointment will be a 3 year fixed period, years 4 and 5 will be appointment on a year by year basis subject to the following:

• The Service provider maintaining levels of performance which are acceptable to the alliance throughout the preceding contract period.
• The Service provider offering levels of safety and adhering to requirements of the tender specification and service level agreement.

Due to the geographical coverage, the contract will be broken down into the various Lots. Bidders are eligible to bid for one or more Lots, in your tender submission (covering letter). Please ensure you clearly highlight the Lot(s) that you intend to bid, the alliance reserves the right to:

1. Award up to three or more operators per Lot, this is dependant upon the geographical location and the coverage needed for all recovery areas, and also depends on the number of bids received.

2. To award the same recovery operator with multiple Lots, providing they are successful with the specific Lot(s).

3. Where there are multiple operators within each Lot the alliance reserve the right to prioritise the recovery work load in a pro-rota basis starting with the highest scoring operator, followed by the second highest scoring bidder. Prioritising the work will be applied in a format of a ranking system.

4. The alliance also reserve the right not award any of the Lots.

The contract will be broken down into the following Lot(s); please note operators will not be allowed to choose either light or heavy vehicle recoveries. This contract is and shall cover a combination of the two vehicle categories.

West Mercia Police Vehicle Recovery- Coverage
• Lot 1: Shrewsbury
• Lot 2: Herefordshire
• Lot 3: Telford and Wrekin
• Lot 4: Kidderminster
• Lot 5: Worcester
• Lot 6: Redditch and Bromsgrove
• Lot 7: Great Malvern

Warwickshire Police Vehicle Recovery- Coverage
• Lot 8: North Warwickshire and North Warwickshire- Rural
• Lot 9: South Warwickshire
• Lot 10: Rugby

This is an Open EU procurement procedure, the ITT and full specification and supporting documents can be downloaded by registering and expressing your interest on the Blue Light Tendering system https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=BLUELIGHT If you have any questions or comments in relation to this tender they must be submitted via the Blue Light portal. Completed tenders must be returned through the same e-tendering system. The closing date for return of the tender is 9th March 2017 at 12 noon (UK time) Firms are invited to study the requirement outlined in the tender documentation and provide their best bid to meet the needs identified.

More information

Links

About the buyer

Contact name

Steven Ho

Address

Hindlip Hall
Worcester
WR3 8SP
ENG

Email

steven.ho@westmercia.pnn.police.uk

Website

www.westmercia.police.uk