Notice Information
Notice Title
Supply of Fleet Vehicles
Notice Description
Thames Water intends to award a Framework Agreement(s) for the provision of motor vehicles for our commercial fleet, which currently consists of c.2000 vehicles in total. The scope will cover all variations of Light Commercial Vehicles (LCVs) and 4x4s. The aim of the agreement is to source suppliers to cover our current fleet requirements for Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) vehicles, and to cover our upcoming transition to Electric/Alternative fuel vehicles, therefore playing an integral role in our strategic priority of becoming carbon net zero by 2030.
Lot Information
Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) Vehicles
Thames Water intends to award a Framework Agreement(s) for the provision of motor vehicles for our commercial fleet, which currently consists of c.2000 vehicles in total. The scope will cover all variations of Light Commercial Vehicles (LCVs) and 4x4s. The aim of the agreement is to source suppliers to cover our current fleet requirements for Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) vehicles, and to cover our upcoming transition to Electric/Alternative fuel vehicles, therefore playing an integral role in our strategic priority of becoming carbon net zero by 2030.
Options: Thames Water envisages that the contract will be awarded for an initial term of 3 years with options to extend up to a maximum duration of 8 years
Renewal: Thames Water envisages that the contract will be awarded for an initial term of 3 years with options to extend up to a maximum duration of 8 years
Electric & Alternative Fuel VehiclesLot 2 is for the provision of Electric and Alternative Fuel Vehicles, which will be leased during the initial term, with the expectation that we can choose to purchase at the end of the lease term if required, or to purchase additional EV requirements outright in future, dependent on development of the EV market. Lot 2 will be awarded to multiple suppliers.
Options: Any agreement awarded would be for an initial duration of 3 years, with options to extend annually up to a maximum overall term of 8 years. This agreement will include options for the lease or outright purchase of electric and/or alternative fuel vehicles.
Renewal: Thames Water envisages that the contract will be awarded for an initial term of 3 years with options to extend up to a maximum duration of 8 years.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-031c64
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000643-2023
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Negotiated procedure with prior 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
34131000 - Pick-ups
34136000 - Vans
34144900 - Electric vehicles
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £48,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- £48,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 10 Jan 20233 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 21 Mar 2022Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 12 Dec 20223 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Between 3 and 8 years
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Active, Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED
- Contact Name
- Thames Water
- Contact Email
- procurement.support.centre@thameswater.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- READING
- Postcode
- RG1 8DB
- Post Town
- Reading
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ16 Berkshire West
- Delivery Location
- TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Reading
- Electoral Ward
- Thames
- Westminster Constituency
- Reading Central
Further Information
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