Framework for the Provision of Vehicle Hire

Tender description

The Council of the Borough of Kirklees (the "Council") is conducting this procurement process using the open procedure in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ("PCR"). The procurement documentation has been made available following the publication of the Contract Notice on the UK e-notification service. Tenders were invited by the Council from Suppliers with relevant experience and ability to demonstrate sufficient capacity for the provision of various Vehicle Hire to any location within the administrative area of Kirklees Council (the "Services"). The Council wish to form a Framework of approved Suppliers for the hire of various vehicles to cover locations within the Council's remit. The scope of the Services will form the basis for standard day to day "spot hire" and long-term hires depending on the Council's requirements. Lot 1: Invitations to Tender will be advertised and managed through the regional procurement portal (https://yortender.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=YORTENDER). Interested economic operators for the service must express their interest in this opportunity via YORtender, by downloading the documentation and submitting their full tender response by the deadline detailed at Section lV.2.2 of the Contract Notice. Bidders should submit their Tender Submission Document and Pricing Schedule together by the deadline for initial tenders. Bidders who fail to satisfy the minimum requirements stipulated in the SQ will be eliminated from the process and will not be subject to further evaluation. Tenders are invited by the Council from Suppliers with relevant experience and ability to demonstrate sufficient capacity for the provision of various Vehicle Hire to any location within the administrative area of Kirklees Council. The Council wish to form a Framework of approved Suppliers for the hire of various vehicles to cover locations within the Council's remit. The scope of the Services will form the basis for standard day to day "spot hire" and long-term hires depending on the Council's requirements. The estimated value of the framework Services to be awarded is currently approximately £2.2m per annum, equating to £8.8m over the four (4) year Framework term. Please note, that these are current spend estimate figures. The Council's Transport Services Team are reviewing all hire vehicles within the Council with the view to reducing the number of vehicles they have on hire.