--- title: "Supply Of 4 Single Deck Electric Buses For Nottinghamshire County Council and 5 Single Deck Electric Buses For Leicester City Council" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-2de5cb05-623b-461e-a60e-969742ab60ca" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-2de5cb05-623b-461e-a60e-969742ab60ca" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2de5cb05-623b-461e-a60e-969742ab60ca.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2de5cb05-623b-461e-a60e-969742ab60ca.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2020-09-17" --- # Supply Of 4 Single Deck Electric Buses For Nottinghamshire County Council and 5 Single Deck Electric Buses For Leicester City Council Buyer: NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-2de5cb05-623b-461e-a60e-969742ab60ca [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-2de5cb05-623b-461e-a60e-969742ab60ca) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2de5cb05-623b-461e-a60e-969742ab60ca.json) ## Summary The procurement process involves the Nottinghamshire County Council, seeking bids for the "Supply of 4 Single Deck Electric Buses" for Nottinghamshire and 5 electric buses for Leicester City Council. This tender falls under the transport equipment category, with a total budget of £3.252 million. The contract period is set to commence on 1 March 2020 and run until 1 March 2029. The procurement method is an open procedure, with the tender period closing on 2 December 2019. The delivery addresses are located in the East Midlands, United Kingdom. This tender offers substantial opportunities for businesses specialising in electric vehicle manufacturing and associated charging equipment solutions. Companies that can provide Ultra-Low Emissions Buses, particularly those experienced in meeting stringent environmental standards, would be well-positioned to compete. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations may particularly benefit from this tender, given its inclusiveness towards diverse bidders. ## Notice Supply Of 4 Single Deck Electric Buses For Nottinghamshire County Council and 5 Single Deck Electric BusesFor Leicester City Council.There are two lots on this tender and bidders can bid for either or both lots. LOT ONE-Nottinghamshire County Council (NCC) is looking to, to purchase four single deck electric buses, along with associated tethered plug-in vehicle charging equipment. These zero emission vehicles are to be used on NCC's bus services.These routes will form part of NCC's supported bus service network and will initially be operated by NCC. The routes will be operated in a suburban environment in the Rushcliffe and Mansfield areas of Nottinghamshire. Each vehicle covers between 191 miles/307 kilometres and 224 miles/360 kilometres per day including dead mileage, the Peak Vehicle Rate (PVR) is four vehicles. Tenders are invited for the supply of vehicles and equipment, from a single source of supply, in respect of operating the bus services detailed within this document, using electric, low floor accessible buses, along with associated tethered plug-in charging equipment. Each vehicle must be certified as an Ultra-Low Emissions Bus at point of delivery. Full specifications of Nottinghamshire County Councils requirements are included in the invitation to tender documents. The budget for the vehicles and charging equipment described in Lot 1 is PS1.452 million (excluding VAT). Bids that are over this value will be regarded as non-compliant and will not be evaluated.Full details of this procurement are included in the invitation to tender documents, re DN 431291. LOT 2 Leicester City Council (LCC) is seeking to purchase five single-deck single entrance fully electric buses for operation on the Birstall Park and Ride 303 route. Route details and timetable can be found in Part 3B of the tender documents. This service currently has a peak vehicle requirement of 3 buses and one operational branded spare. Each bus has a weekday mileage of around 140 miles. There are aspirations to increase frequency in the near future, which would increase the PVR to 4 buses. All buses will have a length of up to 12.5 metres and capacity for at least 58 persons and a minimum 35 seats and one wheelchair space. LCC will ideally be looking for a solution which provides the maximum operating distance on a single overnight charge (less than 6 hours) from a dedicated charging depot at Birstall Park and Ride site. As well as avoiding the requirement for any in-service charging, this allows flexible use of the vehicles on other services should this be required. LCC has a fixed funding limit of PS1,800,000 excluding VAT for these vehicles which is subject to the buses coming into operation by January 2021. LCC's detailed requirements are defined in the ITT documentation. All applications to tender must be made via https://procontract-due-north.com ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/90407bc1-abce-4cc3-9af7-3ed7e30f386f | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Goods | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | SME | | All stages | Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 17 Sep 2020 | | Submission deadline | 2 Dec 2019 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 29 Jul 2020 | | Contract period | 30 Jul 2020 - 31 Jul 2025 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £3,252,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £3,116,000 | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL | | Locality | NOTTINGHAM | | Post town | Nottingham | | Postcode | NG2 7QP | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire | | ITL 3 | TLF16 South Nottinghamshire | | Local authority | Rushcliffe | | Electoral ward | Trent Bridge | | Westminster constituency | Rushcliffe | | Delivery location | TLF East Midlands (England) | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 2 | | Supplier names | BYD (U.K.; PELICAN ENGINEERING COMPANY (SALES | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation ### Codes - 34000000 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation ## Release History - 17 Sep 2020 at 10:44 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/90407bc1-abce-4cc3-9af7-3ed7e30f386f - 1 Nov 2019 at 15:42 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ac80304d-272a-4c90-b165-1a2aee120537 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/90407bc1-abce-4cc3-9af7-3ed7e30f386f 17th September 2020 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ac80304d-272a-4c90-b165-1a2aee120537 1st November 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=a404df36-f7c4-e911-80f8-005056b64545 Advert ## Notice URLs - http://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk - https://procontract-due-north.com ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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