Award

Vehicle Hire Self Drive - St Helens Borough Council

ST.HELENS COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

30 Jul 2024 at 11:39

Tender

16 Apr 2024 at 13:59

Tender

18 Mar 2024 at 16:25

Summary of the contracting process

St Helens Council, as the lead authority for the Liverpool City Region group, including Knowsley, Sefton, Wirral, and Liverpool local authorities, has awarded a contract for the provision of vehicle hire services. This contract aims to supply vehicles for business use across multiple departments within the council and schools in St. Helens. The procurement method employed was an open procedure, and the total contract value is £3,000,000. The contract, commencing on 6 July 2024, will run for 22 months until 30 April 2026. The procurement stage is now at the Award stage, following the tender period which ended on 3 May 2024. The contract falls under the category of "Transport services (excl. Waste transport)" and will be delivered within England, United Kingdom.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses involved in the vehicle hire sector, particularly those capable of providing passenger and light commercial hire in addition to adapted minibuses, heavy commercial, and plant hire. SMEs are particularly encouraged to participate, offering a chance to scale up operations and gain a valuable foothold in public sector procurement. Successful suppliers include large companies like Arnold Clark Finance Ltd. and Enterprise Rent-A-Car UK, as well as several SMEs like Autohorn Ltd and C P Davidson & Sons Ltd, indicating a diverse range of business sizes can feasibly compete for such contracts. This contract not only provides immediate business but also the potential for ongoing relationships with public sector entities in the Liverpool City Region.

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Notice Title

Vehicle Hire Self Drive - St Helens Borough Council

Notice Description

St Helens Council as lead Council for the Liverpool City Region group (LCR) which also include Knowsley, Sefton, Wirral and Liverpool local authorities are seeking to invite tenders for the provision of vehicle hire services as detailed in the tender documents. The provision of vehicles on hire are intended to be for business use only and need to meet the requirements of the hirer within the Customers' departmental regulations. The opportunity will be divided into Lots, LOT 1 - 6 Passenger & Light Commercial Hire, LOT 7 -Adapted Minibuses, Lot 8 - Heavy Commercial & Plant Hire. LOT 1 - 6 will be awarded on a fixed rate ad-hoc Call Off arrangement as and when required for use by the Liverpool City Region (LCR) which include St. Helens, Sefton, Knowsley, Wirral and Liverpool Council's and will be managed via the Council's respective Fleet Manager or their representative. The hire contract will also be utilised by schools within the borough of St Helens, they will be responsible for organising their hire requirements directly with the hire company The period of the contract shall be awarded for a 22 month period and is due to commence from 6 July 2024

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/40bfa403-88ea-47f8-bf97-9f254cb768c9
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)


CPV Codes

60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£3,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£3,000,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Jul 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
3 May 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
30 Jun 20241 years ago
Contract Period
5 Jul 2024 - 30 Apr 2026 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
ST.HELENS COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SALE
Postcode
M33 7ZF
Post Town
Manchester
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD3 Greater Manchester
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD34 Greater Manchester South West
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)

Local Authority
Trafford
Electoral Ward
Sale Central
Westminster Constituency
Wythenshawe and Sale East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
19
Supplier Names

ARNOLD CLARK FINANCE

AUTOHORN

C P DAVIDSON & SONS

CAR HIRE (DAY OF SWANSEA) LTD T/A DAYS RENTAL

DAWSONGROUP BUS AND COACH

DAWSONGROUP ENVIRONMENTAL MUNICIPAL CIVIL

ECON ENGINEERING

ENTERPRISE RENT-A-CAR

EURO MUNICIPAL

FULCRUM AUTOMOTIVE SOLUTIONS

KARCHER

LEEDS COMMERCIAL

LONDON HIRE

ND BROWN

NORTHGATE VEHICLE HIRE

PSD VEHICLE RENTAL

RIVERSIDE TRUCK RENTAL

THRIFTY CAR AND VAN RENTAL

WEST WALLASEY CAR HIRE LTD T/A FLEET HIRE SERVICES

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