Notice Information
Notice Title
Site Shunters and Trailer Maintenance
Notice Description
The authority have 5 'hooklift' Shunter Vehicles and 4 Tri-Axle Trailers trailers based at various sites across 7 locations within Essex. These vehicles require regular maintenance and repair. The authority has an ongoing requirement for a contractor to provide regular maintenance and ad hoc remedial works for these vehicles. The contracting authority is Essex County Council and any Successor Body meaning one or more entities which assumes any of the Council's functions (as applicable) as a result of Local Government Reform (LGR). Such successor body or bodies may be, without limitation, a local authority, a combined authority, a combined county authority, a strategic authority or any other status determined pursuant to the Devolution and LGR Legislation.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: The extension option could be used if the service is still required in it's current form and the supplier has been performing well.
Planning Information
The engagement process is being carried out by collecting responses to a short MS Form Survey. The survey can be accessed here: https://forms.office.com/e/a9hbTCWdwv Please note the survey deadline has been extended to the 07/08/2025
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0565e8
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081706-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
50 - Repair and maintenance services
-
- CPV Codes
50000000 - Repair and maintenance services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £420,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £420,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- £420,000 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- £420,000 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 10 Dec 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 9 Sep 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 7 Aug 2025Expired
- Award Date
- 5 Oct 20254 months ago
- Contract Period
- 19 Dec 2025 - 19 Dec 2030 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- 2030-08-15
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- wasteservice.procurement@essex.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- CHELMSFORD
- Postcode
- CM1 1QH
- Post Town
- Chelmsford
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH3 Essex
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH36 Heart of Essex
- Delivery Location
- TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLH3 Essex, TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Chelmsford
- Electoral Ward
- Moulsham and Central
- Westminster Constituency
- Chelmsford
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081706-2025
10th December 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/065726-2025
15th October 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/048893-2025
14th August 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/045370-2025
1st August 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042965-2025
24th July 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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