Notice Information
Notice Title
Renewal of Vehicle Lease Agreement for Bristol Centre of Enablement
Notice Description
Direct Award in accordance with Schedule 5, Paragraph 2 - where a change of supplier would cause disproportionate technical difficulties or significant inconvenience or duplication of costs. Vehicle Lease agreement for long/short wheelbase vehicles. Vans have bespoke internal fit out of racking to accommodate stock, work benches, and tail lift facilities to meet H&S legislation. The lease agreement shall provide a critical element of service provision for the Trust and our patients who require a responsive service. This award shall enable the Trust to continue with managing the safe transport of heavy items (e.g. wheelchairs) between sites and patient locations. The lease agreement covers the additional support services associated with the vehicles which includes: servicing, tires, recovery, replacement vehicles, MOTs. signwriting, unlimited mileage and internal fit outs and provides a responsive and optimal solution for the Trust.
Procurement Information
The vehicles are heavily customised internally with racking, storage, work benches and tail-lifts to support the Trust's service clients who rely upon the services offered by Bristol Centre for Enablement. Transitioning to a new supplier would involve significant technical and operational challenges, including the reconfiguration of equipment, retraining of staff, and potential service disruption. Additionally, market intelligence indicates limited capacity and responsiveness among alternative suppliers to meet our specific requirements within the necessary timeframes. A direct award is justified under Schedule 5, Paragraph 2 of the Procurement Act 2023, on the grounds of technical complexity and the need to maintain cost-effectiveness and continuity of service.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05d518
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068903-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK5 - Transparency Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
-
- CPV Codes
34136000 - Vans
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £503,536 £500K-£1M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 28 Oct 20251 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 28 Oct 20251 months ago
- Contract Period
- 12 Nov 2025 - 11 Nov 2028 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NORTH BRISTOL NHS TRUST
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@nbt.nhs.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BRISTOL
- Postcode
- BS10 5NB
- Post Town
- Bristol
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK5 West of England
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK51 Bristol, City of
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Bristol, City of
- Electoral Ward
- Horfield
- Westminster Constituency
- Bristol North West
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068903-2025
28th October 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
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