Watford Community Housing Flexible Fleet Framework

Concepts

• watford
• motor vehicles
• wch
• watford community housing flexible fleet framework
• watford community housing
• flexible fleet services
• social housing provider
• benefits of a flexible vehicle hire solution
• pretium frameworks ltd
• flexibility of a rental model

Location

Watford

Description

Watford Community Housing ("WCH") is seeking Tenders from suitably skilled and experienced suppliers for the provision of vehicles and associated flexible fleet services under this four-year, single supplier framework. This framework seeks to offer the benefits of a flexible vehicle hire solution that can react to legislative and other operating context changes, incorporating the flexibility of a rental model whilst competing with the total cost of ownership of a fixed-term contract hire/lease arrangement. The framework will provide additional services to support the fleet operation including but not limited to the provision of fleet and accident management services and additional relevant services, for example fuel cards. The framework is to operate across the UK and will be open to all UK public sector bodies to access via a Joining Agreement between WCH, the Supplier and Pretium Frameworks Ltd, who WCH has appointed to administer the framework on its behalf.

Total Quantity or Scope

This framework seeks to offer the benefits of a flexible vehicle hire solution that can react to legislative and other operating context changes, incorporating the flexibility of a rental model whilst competing with the total cost of ownership of a fixed-term contract hire/lease arrangement. The framework will provide additional services to support the fleet operation including but not limited to the provision of fleet and accident management services and additional relevant services, for example fuel cards. Full details are available in the procurement documents. The framework is to operate across the UK and will be open to: • any entity within the same group of companies as the Trust from time to time (a “Trust Member”); • any entity or joint venture company that the Trust or any other Trust Member holds an interest in from time to time (a “Trust JV”); • any Social Housing Provider in the United Kingdom (excluding the Trust, the Trust Members and the Trust JVs); • any supply chain member of any Social Housing Provider in the United Kingdom, including direct labour organisations and suppliers (excluding the Trust, the Trust Members and the Trust JVs); • any national, regional or local health authority in the United Kingdom including, without limitation, any NHS Trust, and any organisation providing a service to these bodies; • any local or regional authority in the United Kingdom (including any arms length organisation or service provider working on their behalf) delivering any public or private sector construction related projects including, without limitation, housing, education, highways and infrastructure work; and • any service provider delivering services to any other Government Agency in the United Kingdom including, without limitation, the Ministry of Defence and the Highways Agency • and, in the case of the organisations listed in bullet points (iii) to (vii) above, who has entered into an Access Agreement with the Trust and whose identity has been notified in writing by Pretium to the Supplier. Access to public sector bodies other than the Contract Authority will be an Access Agreement between WCH, the Framework Supplier and Pretium Frameworks Ltd, who WCH has appointed to administer the framework on its behalf. Full details of the scope and requirements of the Framework and the procurement process, including how to Tender are included within the procurement and Tender documents.

CPV Codes

• 34100000 - Motor vehicles
• 30163100 - Agency fuel cards
• 32441300 - Telematics system
• 34144220 - Breakdown vehicles
• 39151100 - Racking
• 50100000 - Repair, maintenance and associated services of vehicles and related equipment
• 50110000 - Repair and maintenance services of motor vehicles and associated equipment
• 50111110 - Vehicle-fleet-support services
• 50118100 - Breakdown and recovery services for cars
• 50118200 - Breakdown and recovery services for commercial vehicles
• 50118300 - Breakdown and recovery services for buses
• 50118400 - Breakdown and recovery services for motor vehicles
• 50118500 - Breakdown and recovery services for motorcycles
• 64226000 - Telematics services

Indicators

• Bids should cover the whole contract.
• Renewals are not available.
• Performance considerations apply.
• Professional qualifications are sought.
• Staff qualifications are relevant.
• Award on basis of price and quality.

Other Information

The Contracting Authority reserves the right to cancel the procurement and not to proceed with the Framework at any stage of the procurement process. The Contracting Authority also reserves the right not to award the Framework. Neither the Contracting Authority nor any person on whose behalf of whom this procurement is undertaken is to be liable for any costs incurred by those expressing and interest or Tendering for this Framework. The Contracting Authority will be facilitating a participants’ briefing on 19 January between 10.30am and 11.30am via MS Teams. Bidders wishing to attend will need to register their places via EU Supply.