Short Duration Vehicle Hire (SDVH)

Concepts

• short duration vehicle hire
• bournemouth
• transport services
• motor vehicles
• full contract duration
• self drive vehicle hire
• vehicle fleet management
• own vehicle
• medium term self-drive vehicle hire arrangements
• participating authorities

Location

Description

The purpose of this procurement is to establish a Framework Agreement with a single Service Provider for the call off of Self Drive Vehicle Hire to be used by staff of the Participating Authorities. The procurement process is led by Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council (BCP) "Lead Authority", in collaboration with Dorset Council (DC). The Participating Authorities operate their own vehicle fleet to enable delivery of a wide range of services within the Dorset community. There is a requirement to supplement this fleet through short to medium term self-drive vehicle hire arrangements. The Participating Authorities will be the main users of the Framework and the estimated volumes and values of the requirement detailed in the procurement documentation are based on the historical requirements for all these Participating Authorities. The service is required to be available to all the directorates, establishments and departments of the Participating Authorities. This contract may also be accessed by organisations associated with each Council. This includes but is not limited to Poole Housing Partnership Ltd (PHP), Bournemouth Building & Maintenance Ltd (BBML) and Seascape South Limited. Any new companies the Council's create or Partnerships may also access and use the contract. The length of the contract will be three years with an option to extend a further 1 year (3+1). Therefore if the full extension(s) is taken, then the full contract duration shall be 4 years. The anticipated start date of the contract will be 1 November 2021.

CPV Codes

• 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
• 34100000 - Motor vehicles
• 50111100 - Vehicle-fleet management services

Indicators

• Contract is suitable for SMEs.

Other Information

Suppliers interested in this opportunity can access the full procurement documentation by visiting BCP Council's Tendering system www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk Suppliers should search for the opportunity through Supplying the South West. There are further details of the opportunity on the advert published on www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk and instructions on how suppliers can access the procurement documentation for completion. Responses to the opportunity must be submitted electronically through www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk before the deadline shown on the system. If you are unable to access the advert for the opportunity through www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk please contact the Council using the contact details provided. Link to Advert for Suppliers to Access Tender Documents https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=abc46f89-88da-eb11-810c-005056...