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title: "215_20 Specialist Vehicles"
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# 215_20 Specialist Vehicles

Buyer: ESPO  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c2b6c42a-2555-492e-82ee-4f89f310682e

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## Summary

The procurement process involves the buying organisation ESPO (Eastern Shires Purchasing Organisation), which is based in Leicester, England. The framework titled "215_20 Specialist Vehicles" aims to renew a national framework for the outright purchase of a diverse range of specialist vehicles, classified under the motor vehicles industry category. The tender is at the award stage, with the contract value estimated at £200 million. The contract period is set to commence on 1st December 2020 and will conclude on 30th November 2024. Interested suppliers were required to submit their tenders before the deadline of midday on 26th October 2020, via the East Midlands Tenders portal.

This tender presents significant opportunity for businesses looking to expand within the public procurement sector, particularly those involved in manufacturing or supplying vehicles for local authorities and public sector organisations. Suitable competitors may include small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) specialising in vehicle manufacturing, conversions, or customisations, as well as larger firms engaged in providing commercial vehicles. Companies offering refuse collection vehicles, buses, coaches, and various specialist vehicles could benefit from this extensive framework, which is designed to cater to a broad range of public sector customer needs across the UK.

## Notice

Renewal of a national framework for the outright purchase of a wide range of specialist vehicles. The framework has a large national customer network of users and is one of the country's key frameworks of its type. The framework is intended to meet the requirements of local authorities and relevant public sector organisations. Lot 1: Refuse Collection Vehicles (RCV's) Lot 2: Compact sweepers Lot 3: Chassis mounted sweepers Lot 4: Winter maintenance vehicles (inc' demountables) Lot 5: Gully emptiers Lot 6: Minibuses over 3.5t (inc' conversions) Lot 7: Minibuses under 3.5t (inc' conversions) Lot 8: Midibuses (inc' conversions) Lot 9: Buses & coaches Lot 10: Customised vehicles (eg. mobile libraries) Lot 11: Chassis Lot 12: Tippers Lot 13: Blue light (pumping, aerial & special appliances) Lot 14: Hot boxes Lot 15: Hook loaders Lot 16: Skip loaders An eAuction process may be used to award subsequent call off contracts following the reopening of competition among the parties to the Framework Agreement. As a Central Purchasing Body as defined by the EU Procurement Directive 2014/24/EU, the Framework Agreement is open for use by Public Bodies (defined at https://www.espo.org/ESPO/media/Documents/FAQs/ESPO-s_powers_to_trade__website_-2016-12-22.pdf) that also fall into one of the following classifications of user throughout all administrative regions of the UK: Local Authorities; Educational Establishments (including Academies); Central Government Departments and Agencies; Police, Fire & Rescue and Coastguard Emergency Services; NHS and HSC Bodies, including Ambulance Services; Registered Charities; Registered Social Landlords; The Corporate Office of the House of Lords, The Corporate Officer of the House of Commons; or any public body established by or under the Scotland Act 1998 or any Act of the Scottish Parliament. Details of the classification of end user establishments and geographical areas are available at: http://www.espo.org/About-us-(1)/FAQs/Legal To tender: (a) Go to www.eastmidstenders.org, (b) Register (c) Search for tender opportunity '215_20' d) Express an interest (e) Download the tender from the website. Please note: the closing time and date for submission of tenders is 12:00 midday, 26/10/2020. Additional information: ESPO has established a commercial trading company, ESPO Trading Limited, whose target clients are third sector organisations such as national and local charities, public sector mutual organisations and other organisations involved in the delivery of services to or for the public sector. The successful Supplier may be asked to enter into an additional separate framework agreement (the Second Framework) with ESPO Trading Limited on materially similar terms to that found in the tender pack to be entered into by ESPO itself. Any Second Framework agreement will be a purely commercial agreement and will, for the avoidance of doubt, not be governed by the Public Contract Regulations 2015 or other public procurement legislation. ESPO Trading Limited may enter into the second framework agreement with the successful supplier and make it available to third sector clients who themselves are not required to follow the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or other public procurement legislation. Accordingly, this is provided for bidders' information only. To tender: (a) Go to www.eastmidstenders.org, (b) Register (c) Search for tender opportunity '215_20' d) Express an interest (e) Download the tender from the website. Please note: the closing time and date for submission of tenders is 12:00 midday, 26/10/2020.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/43ab0465-887f-4217-a344-9671226c7af5 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Apr 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 26 Oct 2020 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Nov 2020 |
| Contract period | 1 Dec 2020 - 30 Nov 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £200,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £200,000,000 |
| 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 | ESPO |
| Locality | LEICESTER |
| Post town | Leicester |
| Postcode | LE19 1ES |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland |
| Local authority | Blaby |
| Electoral ward | Enderby |
| Westminster constituency | South Leicestershire |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 41 |
| Supplier names | AEBI SCHMIDT; ALLAN FULLER; ANGLOCO; BUCHER MUNICIPAL; BUNCE (ASHBURY; C P DAVIDSON & SONS; COURTSIDE CONVERSIONS; DAF TRUCKS; DENNIS EAGLE; ECON ENGINEERING; EMERGENCY ONE (UK; EURO COMMERCIALS (SOUTH WALES; EVM DIRECT; FARID HILLEND ENGINEERING; FAUN ZOELLER (UK; GEESINK NORBA; GM COACHWORK; GM SWEEPERS; GOWRINGS MOBILITY; GUEST MOTORS; HAKO MACHINES; HIAB NORTH; JAMES A. CUTHBERTSON; KARCHER; MACPAC REFUSE BODIES; MAN TRUCK AND BUS; MELLOR COACHCRAFT; NTM-GB; OPTARE GROUP; RENAULT TRUCKS; ROMAQUIP; ROSENBAUER; SCANIA GREAT BRITAIN; SCARAB SWEEPERS; STANFORD COACHWORKS; STOCKS SWEEPERS; TERBERG MATEC; TORTON BODIES; TREKA BUS; VENARI GROUP; WHALE TANKERS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

### Codes

- 34100000 - Motor vehicles
- 34223370 - Tipper trailers
- 34921100 - Road sweepers

## Release History

- 7 Apr 2021 at 14:10 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/43ab0465-887f-4217-a344-9671226c7af5
- 28 Sep 2020 at 08:42 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/98ab126a-0184-41ee-9a99-264b15b5a914

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/43ab0465-887f-4217-a344-9671226c7af5
  7th April 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/98ab126a-0184-41ee-9a99-264b15b5a914
  28th September 2020 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- http://www.eastmidstenders.org
  East Mids Tenders

## Notice URLs

- http://www.espo.org/
- http://www.espo.org/About-us-(1)/FAQs/Legal
- https://www.espo.org/ESPO/media/Documents/FAQs/ESPO-s_powers_to_trade__website_-2016-12-22.pdf

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