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Fleet Vehicle Purchase

TRANSPORT FOR WALES RAIL LIMITED (UTILITY BUYER)

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Award

14 Apr 2021 at 13:54

Summary of the contracting process

The recent procurement process undertaken by Transport for Wales Rail Limited involves the purchase of 51 fleet vehicles, identified under the title "Fleet Vehicle Purchase." This procurement is classified within the goods industry category, specifically focusing on motor vehicles. The procurement method employed was a limited procedure, allowing for a direct award without prior publication of a call for competition, to maintain business continuity following a transfer of the Wales and Borders passenger rail service to public sector responsibility. The contract was signed on 24th March 2021, with a contract value of £813,310, and the procurement process is now complete.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in the supply of motor vehicles, particularly those capable of providing fleet solutions swiftly due to the urgent nature of the procurement. Companies that specialise in procurement of vehicles from the commodity market and those that can demonstrate value for money in terms of pricing would be well-positioned to compete in similar future tenders. The purchasing organisation's focus on immediate availability means that suppliers with ready access to stock and a strong local presence in the UK would hold a competitive advantage.

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Notice Title

Fleet Vehicle Purchase

Notice 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.

Lot Information

Lot 1

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

Procurement Information

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.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-02a601
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007824-2021
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation


CPV Codes

34100000 - Motor vehicles

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£813,310 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Apr 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
24 Mar 20214 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
TRANSPORT FOR WALES RAIL LIMITED (UTILITY BUYER)
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
tfw.procurement@tfwrail.wales
Contact Phone
+44 2920720500

Buyer Location

Locality
RHONDDA CYNON TAF
Postcode
CF37 4TH
Post Town
Cardiff
Country
Wales

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL5 South East Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL51 Central Valleys and Bridgend
Delivery Location
TLL Wales

Local Authority
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Electoral Ward
Pontypridd Town
Westminster Constituency
Pontypridd

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

DAYS RENTAL

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