--- title: "Watford Community Housing Flexible Fleet Framework" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-eee145a8-7e6c-4186-ac33-9c1117f81f39" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-eee145a8-7e6c-4186-ac33-9c1117f81f39" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-eee145a8-7e6c-4186-ac33-9c1117f81f39.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-eee145a8-7e6c-4186-ac33-9c1117f81f39.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "ECHELON CONSULTANCY LTD" published: "2021-05-04" --- # Watford Community Housing Flexible Fleet Framework Buyer: ECHELON CONSULTANCY LTD Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-eee145a8-7e6c-4186-ac33-9c1117f81f39 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-eee145a8-7e6c-4186-ac33-9c1117f81f39) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-eee145a8-7e6c-4186-ac33-9c1117f81f39.json) ## Summary The Watford Community Housing Flexible Fleet Framework is a public procurement process initiated by Echelon Consultancy Ltd, aiming to establish a four-year framework for the provision of vehicles and associated flexible fleet services across the UK. This open procedure, now in the award stage, involves a total estimated value of £100 million, with a minimum threshold of £50 million. The contract period commenced on 1st April 2021 and will extend until 31st March 2025. The deadline for tender submissions was 11th February 2021, and the framework is accessible to all UK public sector bodies through a Joining Agreement. This procurement presents significant opportunities for large-scale vehicle and fleet service providers, particularly those specialising in flexible vehicle hire solutions, fleet management, and ancillary services like telematics and accident management. Businesses equipped to handle comprehensive fleet operations, including maintenance and breakdown services, would be well-suited to participate in this tender. The necessity for organisations with the capability to adapt to changing legislative and operational contexts underlines the competitive advantage for suppliers that can offer innovative and cost-effective solutions in the transportation sector. ## Notice Watford Community Housing ("WCH") sought Tenders from suitably skilled and experienced suppliers for the provision of vehicles and associated flexible fleet services under this four-year, single supplier framework. This framework seeks to offer the benefits of a flexible vehicle hire solution that can react to legislative and other operating context changes, incorporating the flexibility of a rental model whilst competing with the total cost of ownership of a fixed-term contract hire/lease arrangement. The framework will provide additional services to support the fleet operation including but not limited to the provision of fleet and accident management services and additional relevant services, for example fuel cards. The framework is to operate across the UK and will be open to all UK public sector bodies to access via a Joining Agreement between WCH, the Supplier and Pretium Frameworks Ltd, who WCH has appointed to administer the framework on its behalf. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b92e8974-deac-4ba9-b4f7-7586a5f36c8a | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Goods | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Large | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 4 May 2021 | | Submission deadline | 11 Feb 2021 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 30 Mar 2021 | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2021 - 31 Mar 2025 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £100,000,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £1,000,000,000 | | 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 | ECHELON CONSULTANCY LTD | | Locality | WATFORD | | Post town | Watford | | Postcode | WD17 1LA | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | | ITL 3 | TLH27 South West Hertfordshire | | Local authority | Watford | | Electoral ward | Central | | Westminster constituency | Watford | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | NORTHGATE VEHICLE HIRE | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages - 32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment - 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation - 39 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products - 50 - Repair and maintenance services - 64 - Postal and telecommunications services ### Codes - 30163100 - Agency fuel cards - 32441300 - Telematics system - 34100000 - Motor vehicles - 34144220 - Breakdown vehicles - 39151100 - Racking - 50100000 - Repair, maintenance and associated services of vehicles and related equipment - 50110000 - Repair and maintenance services of motor vehicles and associated equipment - 50111110 - Vehicle-fleet-support services - 50118100 - Breakdown and recovery services for cars - 50118200 - Breakdown and recovery services for commercial vehicles - 50118300 - Breakdown and recovery services for buses - 50118400 - Breakdown and recovery services for motor vehicles - 50118500 - Breakdown and recovery services for motorcycles - 64226000 - Telematics services ## Release History - 4 May 2021 at 16:30 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b92e8974-deac-4ba9-b4f7-7586a5f36c8a ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b92e8974-deac-4ba9-b4f7-7586a5f36c8a 4th May 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=36156&B=ECHELON Additional data - https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/45191 User / Company ## Notice URLs - https://www.wcht.org.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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