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Purchase of Coaches

North Lanarkshire Council

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09 Aug 2024 at 01:00

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Summary of the contracting process

North Lanarkshire Council has concluded the procurement process for the purchase of five second-hand coaches to fulfil their school transport obligations under the tender ID NLC-NTP-24-006. The procurement falls under the general public services category and serves the region of North Lanarkshire, particularly Motherwell and Coatbridge (UKM84). This award stage of the procurement, completed on 9 August 2024, involved a limited procedure without prior publication, a necessity due to the urgent requirement for vehicles by the start of the school term in August 2024. The total contract value is £430,000, with a contract signed on 8 August 2024.

This tender presents opportunities for businesses specialising in transport and vehicle services, particularly those capable of supplying second-hand coaches. The procurement has been awarded to local SMEs, Shawburn Mini Bus Hire Ltd and MacPhails Coaches Ltd, who have provided two and three coaches respectively. Such procurements can serve as a critical avenue for growth, especially for small-to-medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that can meet specific technical needs in a timely manner. Additionally, businesses with the capability to supply transport services or second-hand vehicles that comply with regulatory standards stand to benefit significantly from similar future opportunities.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Purchase of Coaches

Notice Description

The Council has purchased 5 coaches to fulfil their school transport obligations. The coaches were 2nd hand.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The Council purchased 5 coaches to fulfil their school transport obligations, to ensure availability prior to the return of school pupils following the summer holidays in August 2024. The purchase was for 2nd hand coaches. Following work to identify sources for the required vehicles, all coaches underwent appropriate checks and inspections and have been approved as suitable for their intended purpose.

Procurement Information

Regulation 33(b)(ii) where the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator for any of the following reasons: competition is absent for technical reasons but only, where no reasonable alternative or substitute exists and the absence of competition is not the result of an artificial narrowing down of the parameters of the procurement. There was an opportunity to purchase vehicles from 2 local suppliers who had the required number of vehicles. To prepare a tender, test the market and find other reliable sources would have been time prohibitive as these vehicles needed to be in our fleet and operational by the start of the new school term in August 2024. Prior to concluding any purchase each bus was subject to an independent service check to ensure they would be fit for purpose.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000774866
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG511783
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract 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
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

CPV Codes

34121000 - Buses and coaches

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£430,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
9 Aug 20242 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
8 Aug 20242 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
North Lanarkshire Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
MOTHERWELL
Postcode
ML1 1AB
Postcode Area
Motherwell
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM3 West Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM34 North Lanarkshire
Delivery Location
TLM84 North Lanarkshire
Local Authority
North Lanarkshire
Electoral Ward
Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig
Westminster Constituency
Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

MacPhails Coaches Ltd

Shawburn Mini Bus Hire LTD

Further Information

Notice Documents

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