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title: "Fleet Vehicle Purchase"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02a601"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "TRANSPORT FOR WALES RAIL LIMITED (UTILITY BUYER)"
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# Fleet Vehicle Purchase

Buyer: TRANSPORT FOR WALES RAIL LIMITED (UTILITY BUYER)  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02a601

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## Summary

The recent procurement process undertaken by Transport for Wales Rail Limited involves the purchase of 51 fleet vehicles, identified under the title "Fleet Vehicle Purchase." This procurement is classified within the goods industry category, specifically focusing on motor vehicles. The procurement method employed was a limited procedure, allowing for a direct award without prior publication of a call for competition, to maintain business continuity following a transfer of the Wales and Borders passenger rail service to public sector responsibility. The contract was signed on 24th March 2021, with a contract value of £813,310, and the procurement process is now complete.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in the supply of motor vehicles, particularly those capable of providing fleet solutions swiftly due to the urgent nature of the procurement. Companies that specialise in procurement of vehicles from the commodity market and those that can demonstrate value for money in terms of pricing would be well-positioned to compete in similar future tenders. The purchasing organisation's focus on immediate availability means that suppliers with ready access to stock and a strong local presence in the UK would hold a competitive advantage.

## Notice

TThe purchase of 51 vehicles currently sourced via rental agreements with a lease company. The vehicles are used for operational purposes by Transport for Wales Rail Ltd and distributed across the Wales and Borders Network.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Purchase of a number of vehicles for the purpose of assisting the current train operator in providing rail passenger services. Direct award to incumbent provider for purchases where is it was possible to procure taking advantage of an advantageous opportunity available for a very short times at a price considerably lower than market prices

### Procurement Information

The Wales and Borders passenger rail service has recently been transferred to public sector responsibility. In order to maintain business continuity and to minimise any risk and disruption to the rail services the purchase of the vehicles was required in a very short timescale. It is considered that this purchase represents value for money as the purchase price from the incumbent lease provider was significantly less than the estimated and benchmarked market values and also lower than the prices of purchasing through the public sector frameworks when combined with additional rental costs for the fleet for the 16 weeks lead time for vehicles from the framework. The vehicles are immediately available as they are already in use and therefore allows for risk free business continuity without any disruption to the rail service provision and demonstrates value for money in the short timescale to purchase.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007824-2021 |
| Notice type | 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 | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Apr 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 24 Mar 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £813,310 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | TRANSPORT FOR WALES RAIL LIMITED (UTILITY BUYER) |
| Locality | RHONDDA CYNON TAF |
| Post town | Cardiff |
| Postcode | CF37 4TH |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL51 Central Valleys and Bridgend |
| Local authority | Rhondda Cynon Taf |
| Electoral ward | Pontypridd Town |
| Westminster constituency | Pontypridd |
| Delivery location | TLL Wales |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | DAYS RENTAL |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

### Codes

- 34100000 - Motor vehicles

## Release History

- 14 Apr 2021 at 13:54 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007824-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.tfwrail.wales
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA80566

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