Fleet Vehicle Purchase

Concepts

• motor vehicles
• fleet vehicle purchase
• rhondda cynon taf
• tthe purchase
• purchase of a number of vehicles
• vehicles
• direct award
• transport for wales rail ltd
• borders network
• incumbent provider

Location

Wales:

Description

TThe purchase of 51 vehicles currently sourced via rental agreements with a lease company. The vehicles are used for operational purposes by Transport for Wales Rail Ltd and distributed across the Wales and Borders Network.

Total Quantity or Scope

Purchase of a number of vehicles for the purpose of assisting the current train operator in providing rail passenger services. Direct award to incumbent provider for purchases where is it was possible to procure taking advantage of an advantageous opportunity available for a very short times at a price considerably lower than market prices

Award Detail

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 34100000 - Motor vehicles

Legal Justification

The Wales and Borders passenger rail service has recently been transferred to public sector responsibility. In order to maintain business continuity and to minimise any risk and disruption to the rail services the purchase of the vehicles was required in a very short timescale. It is considered that this purchase represents value for money as the purchase price from the incumbent lease provider was significantly less than the estimated and benchmarked market values and also lower than the prices of purchasing through the public sector frameworks when combined with additional rental costs for the fleet for the 16 weeks lead time for vehicles from the framework. The vehicles are immediately available as they are already in use and therefore allows for risk free business continuity without any disruption to the rail service provision and demonstrates value for money in the short timescale to purchase.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** (WA Ref:109698)