CP2526-24 Purchase of 6 Preowned Gritters and Combined Part Exchange

Concepts

• winter maintenance
• exeter
• part exchange
• combined part exchange
• preowned salt spreaders
• gritters
• exchange
• preowned
• combined
• vehicles

Location

Exeter

Description

Devon County Council (DCC) are looking to request quotations for the purchase of a number of Preowned Salt Spreaders (Gritters). DCC are requesting quotes for six gritters. Five of these gritters are to be 18 tonne, 4x4, 6m3 vehicles and one is to be a 12-15 tonne, 4x2, 4m3 vehicle, total vehicle not to exceed 10ft 6 inches in height. The detailed specification and requirements for these vehicles can be found within the procurement documentation. The offered vehicles must, at a minimum meet ALL of the requirements listed within the specification document as part of the available procurement documents for all of the vehicles they intend to provide. Additionally, as part of this process DCC wish to Part exchange a number of our existing vehicles as part of this transaction and bidders will also be required to include pricings as part of their price submission for the Part Exchange of the Vehicles further specific details and images of the vehicles for part exchange are included within the procurement documentation available on the portal.

Total Quantity or Scope

Five of these gritters are to be 18 tonne, 4x4, 6m3 vehicles and one is to be a 14 tonne, 4x2, 4m3 vehicle.

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 34143000 - Winter-maintenance vehicles

Indicators

• Bids should cover the whole contract.
• Renewals are not available.
• Award on basis of price.

Other Information

The authority reserves the right to cancel the procurement process at any stage. The authority does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender, and reserve the right not to award a contract. The authority reserves the right to award the contract in part, or to call for new tenders should they consider this necessary. Economic operators remain responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by them or by any third party acting under instructions from them in connection with their participation in this procurement, whether incurred directly by them or their advisors or subcontractors and regardless of whether such costs arise as a consequence direct or indirect of any amendments to documents issued by the authority at any time, or as a consequence of the cancellation of the procurement by the authority. For the avoidance of doubt, the authority shall have no liability whatsoever to economic operators or their advisors or subcontractors, for any of their costs, including but not limited to those for any discussions or communications. Any contract(s) or agreement(s) entered into as a result of this contract notice shall be considered as a contract(s) or agreement(s) made under English law and subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts. If an economic operator considers that any information supplied by it during this procurement process is commercially sensitive or confidential in nature, this should be highlighted and the reasons for its sensitivity as well as the duration of that sensitivity specified. Economic operators should be aware that even where they have indicated that information is commercially sensitive, the authority may disclose it pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 in response to a request for information where such disclosure is considered to be in the public interest. Please note that the receipt by any of the authority of any materials marked ‘confidential’ or equivalent shall not be taken to mean that the authority accepts any duty of confidence by virtue of that marking.