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title: "792/2019 London Borough of Croydon Pool Car (Car Club) Service"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02d4dc"
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# 792/2019 London Borough of Croydon Pool Car (Car Club) Service

Buyer: CROYDON COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02d4dc

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## Summary

The Croydon Council is seeking suppliers for the "792/2019 London Borough of Croydon Pool Car (Car Club) Service," a tender in the transport services sector. This procurement process is currently complete, with a contract awarded for a three-year period, which includes options for two additional one-year extensions. The council intends to procure one diesel vehicle and 22 Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs), which will be primarily for council staff use between 8:00 and 18:00, while allowing public access at other times. The procurement followed an open process, evaluated based on quality (60%) and price (40%), with an estimated contract value of £1,242,000, signed on 5 May 2020.

This tender presents a valuable opportunity for businesses in the automotive and transportation sectors, particularly those specialising in hybrid and electric vehicle supply, fleet management, and car rental services. Companies offering environmentally friendly vehicle options or innovative transport solutions would be particularly well-suited to compete. Furthermore, with the growing demand for sustainable transport solutions and the council’s plans for future upgrades to fully electric vehicles, businesses that align with these trends can benefit significantly from participation in this procurement process.

## Notice

Croydon Council intend to procure a contractor to deliver a 3 year contract with an option to extend for a further 1+1+1 years for the supply of 1 diesel vehicle and 22 Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEV ) for hire (i.e. pool cars). The council will require sole use of the vehicles between the hours of 8:00 - 18:00, with the rest of this time being open for public use, one vehicle to be available 24/7 for council use. The current service is comprised of 23 pool cars for just under 400 employees (who are currently members of the scheme). There are 4765 pool car service members within the borough of Croydon currently active with a car club account as of May 2019. Utilisation sits between 80% and 95% since 2015 with the average for 2019 as 85.6%. There are 23 vehicles in total. 22 for council staff during the hours of 8am to 6pm and 1 vehicle provided for 24/7. The Council are looking for 1 diesel vehicle and 22 PHEVs for the Pool Car service with the option to switch in fully electric cars in the future.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

An open procurement process. The Council is seeking to identify the most economically advantageous tender taking into account the quality of the proposals and the price. Tender Response Documents shall be evaluated using the following criteria: * Quality 60% * Price 40% The Council shall not be bound to accept the lowest priced submission and reserves to itself the right at its absolute discretion to accept or not accept any Tender submitted.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019821-2021 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 13 Aug 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 4 May 2020 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,242,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CROYDON COUNCIL |
| Locality | CROYDON |
| Post town | Croydon |
| Postcode | CR0 1EA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI6 Outer London - South |
| ITL 3 | TLI62 Croydon |
| Local authority | Croydon |
| Electoral ward | Fairfield |
| Westminster constituency | Croydon West |
| Delivery location | TLI62 Croydon |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ZIPCAR (UK |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

### Codes

- 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

## Release History

- 13 Aug 2021 at 19:07 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019821-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.croydon.gov.uk
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:016829-2020:TEXT:EN:HTML

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