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title: "Sustainable Fleet Solutions"
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# Sustainable Fleet Solutions

Buyer: NORTH WESTERN UNIVERSITIES PURCHASING CONSORTIUM  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-2f73b2e1-d072-41bb-b5b7-aeca129d915f

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## Summary

The North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium has awarded a contract for the Sustainable Fleet Solutions framework. The framework covers services such as vehicle hire, leasing, and salary sacrifice for ultra-low emission vehicles. The contract period is from 1st October 2022 to 30th September 2026. The procurement method used was an open procedure, with a tender deadline of 25th July 2022. The total contract value is £25,000,000, and the main procurement category is services related to passenger cars.

This tender presents growth opportunities for businesses providing vehicle hire, leasing, and services related to ultra-low emission vehicles. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) particularly stand to benefit from participating in this tender. Businesses operating in the automotive industry, especially those focusing on sustainable transport solutions, are well-suited to compete for the different lots within the Sustainable Fleet Solutions framework.

## Notice

The Sustainable Fleet Solutions Framework VEH3137 NW will be split into 4 (four) lots: Lot 1 - Vehicle Hire Lot 2 - Car Club Lot 3 - Leasing Lot 4 - Salary Sacrifice for Ultra-Low Emission Vehicles Lot 1 will provide vehicle hire services for members of APUC, CPC, HEPCW, LUPC, NEUPC, NWUPC and SUPC to facilitate vehicle hire for manual and automatic, petrol and diesel fueled, electric powered over a broad option of vehicles up to a maximum hire length of two years. Lot 2 will provide Car Club services in the form of the use of Virtual Fleet Car Club on an ad hoc basis, the leasing of Onboard Car Club Technology along with required support to utilise Member fleet as Car Club vehicles and finally the leasing of dedicated Car Club Pool Vehicles. Lot 3 will provide leasing services on a broad range of vehicles. An emphasis has been made to facilitate a transition to ultra-low emission vehicles (ULEV) over the lifetime of the framework. Lot 4 will provide an Ultra Low Emission Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme enabling the employees of participating organisations to obtain a new fully maintained and insured ultra low emission vehicle in exchange for a monthly deduction from their gross salary. This Framework Agreement will commence on 1st October 2022 for an initial period of 36 months until 30th September 2025 with the option to extend the Agreement for 12 months until 30th September 2026 subject to satisfactory Economic Operator performance. Please note that this notice relates only to the award of Lots 1 & 3 of this tender exercise. The award process for Lot 2 Car Club and Lot 4 Salary Sacrifice has not been concluded and, as such, will be covered in a separate contract notice in line with the conclusion of the contract. Please note that the contract conclusion is still to be finalised with additional supplier(s) on Lot 1. Once the contract(s) are concluded, a further contract award notice will be published.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6e16d01c-1864-4e7b-a8b8-8ec20b9c37da |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 27 Oct 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 25 Jul 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 28 Sep 2022 |
| Contract period | 30 Sep 2022 - 30 Sep 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £25,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £25,000,000 |
| 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 | NORTH WESTERN UNIVERSITIES PURCHASING CONSORTIUM |
| Locality | SALFORD |
| Post town | Manchester |
| Postcode | M5 4WT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester |
| ITL 3 | TLD34 Greater Manchester South West |
| Local authority | Salford |
| Electoral ward | Ordsall |
| Westminster constituency | Salford |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 4 |
| Supplier names | ARNOLD CLARK CAR & VAN RENTAL; CAR HIRE (DAY OF SWANSEA) LTD T/A DAYS RENTAL; LIMESQUARE VEHICLE RENTAL; WESSEX FLEET SOLUTIONS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

### Codes

- 34110000 - Passenger cars
- 34120000 - Motor vehicles for the transport of 10 or more persons
- 34136000 - Vans
- 34136100 - Light vans
- 34136200 - Panel vans

## Release History

- 27 Oct 2022 at 18:33 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6e16d01c-1864-4e7b-a8b8-8ec20b9c37da

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6e16d01c-1864-4e7b-a8b8-8ec20b9c37da
  27th October 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=45385&B=NWUPC
  The notice pertains to the award of Sustainable Fleet Solutions VEH 3137 NW: Lot 1 Vehicle Hire Lot 3 Leasing The award process for Lot 2 Car Club and Lot 4 Salary Sacrifice has not been concluded.

## Notice URLs

- https://nwupc.ac.uk/

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