Award

Fleet Maintenance & Short Term Hire

THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

13 Jun 2024 at 12:23

TenderUpdate

27 Jun 2023 at 13:34

Tender

15 Jun 2023 at 14:47

Summary of the contracting process

Thames Water Utilities Limited has issued a tender for Fleet Maintenance & Short Term Hire services. The procurement is in the Award stage. The contract title is "Fleet Maintenance & Short Term Hire," falling under the services industry category. The organisation is located in Reading, United Kingdom. The tender aims to improve fleet efficiency and management, offering opportunities for businesses in vehicle maintenance, plant maintenance, and short-term vehicle hire. The procurement method is a Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition.

This tender by Thames Water Utilities Limited presents lucrative opportunities for businesses specialising in fleet maintenance and short-term vehicle hire services. With a focus on efficiency and new innovations, the procurement process is in the Award stage, with a deadline of 2024-03-18. Suppliers such as Enterprise Rent-A-Car UK Ltd and Plantexpand Ltd have already been awarded contracts. Businesses interested in providing comprehensive fleet management solutions are well-suited to compete for this contract, aligning with Thames Water's aim to enhance fleet operations and accountability across all aspects of vehicle and plant maintenance.

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Notice Title

Fleet Maintenance & Short Term Hire

Notice Description

Our fleet is a vital resource in us delivering life's essential service to our customers, and so maintaining it successfully is crucial to keeping our frontline operation working. We believe there is an opportunity to improve the efficiency of our fleet and maximise the benefit to our operations, by introducing new innovations and ways of working across our fleet maintenance and management. We are keen to evaluate different fleet management models to ensure we implement the most efficient and beneficial solution, and priorities accountability across our fleet. Thames Water intends to award either individual Framework Agreements for Vehicle Maintenance, Plant Maintenance, and Short Term Vehicle Hire, or a single Framework Agreement for a Complete Fleet Management Service that combines all the individual aspects.

Lot Information

Vehicle Maintenance

Lot 1 is for the provision of SMR (Service, Maintenance and Repair), Tyres, Glass, Breakdown, Compliance, and Fleet Administration for all the vehicles in our fleet (c. 2700), including cars, vans, 4x4s, HGV, and ancillary equipment. Our fleet currently only consists of ICE (Internal Combustion Engine) vehicles, however we will actively start introducing EV (Electric Vehicles) into our fleet from late 2024 (for LCVs (light commercial vehicles) only). Alternative Fuel Vehicles will be considered for HGV and plant at a later date. The Lot 1 framework agreement will be awarded to a single supplier.

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.

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

Plant Maintenance

Lot 2 is for the provision of SMR (Service, Maintenance and Repair), Tyres, Glass, Breakdown, and Compliance for all the plant assets in our fleet (c. 1000), including pumps, trailers, excavators, generators, etc. Our fleet currently only consists of ICE (Internal Combustion Engine) plant assets, but we will look to consider Alternative Fuel options at a later date. The Lot 2 framework agreement will be awarded to a single supplier.

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.

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.

Short Term Vehicle Hire & Mobility

Lot 3 is for the provision of short- and long-term hire vehicles, including cars, vans, 4x4s, and HGVs, as well as mobility solutions for our frontline employees, whilst our c. 2500 road-going fleet vehicles are off the road due to maintenance and repair throughout the year. The Lot 3 framework agreement will be awarded to a single supplier.

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.

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.

Complete Fleet Management Service

Lot 4 is for the provision of a complete fleet management solution that includes vehicle maintenance, plant maintenance, and short-term vehicle hire. This lot is an alternative option to Lots 1, 2 and 3, allowing Thames Water the chance to understand the benefits of implementing a complete managed service for our fleet maintenance and hires, compared to awarding individual providers for the different requirements. The scope will include SMR (Service, Maintenance and Repair), Tyres, Glass, Breakdown, and Compliance for all the vehicles and plant assets in our fleet (c. 3700), as well as Fleet Administration for the vehicles in our fleet, and short- and long-term hire vehicles, and mobility solutions for our frontline employees, whilst our vehicles are off the road due to maintenance and repair. Our fleet currently only consists of ICE (Internal Combustion Engine) vehicles, however we will actively start introducing EV (Electric Vehicles) into our fleet from late 2024 (for LCVs (light commercial vehicles) only). Alternative Fuel Vehicles will be considered for HGV and plant at a later date. The Lot 4 framework agreement will be awarded to a single supplier.

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.

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.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03d6b3
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018331-2024
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

45 - Construction work

50 - Repair and maintenance services

60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)


CPV Codes

34100000 - Motor vehicles

34350000 - Tyres for heavy/light-duty vehicles

45259000 - Repair and maintenance of plant

50100000 - Repair, maintenance and associated services of vehicles and related equipment

50110000 - Repair and maintenance services of motor vehicles and associated equipment

50111000 - Fleet management, repair and maintenance services

50511000 - Repair and maintenance services of pumps

50530000 - Repair and maintenance services of machinery

60183000 - Hire of vans with driver

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£59,808,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£119,616,000 £100M-£1B
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
13 Jun 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
4 Jul 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
18 Mar 20241 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

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
TLI London, TLJ South East (England)

Local Authority
Reading
Electoral Ward
Thames
Westminster Constituency
Reading Central

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

ENTERPRISE RENT-A-CAR

PLANTEXPAND

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