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title: "Sustainable Fleet Solutions"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-034a58"
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published: "2024-01-24"
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# Sustainable Fleet Solutions

Buyer: NORTH WESTERN UNIVERSITIES PURCHASING CONSORTIUM  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-034a58

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## Summary

The Sustainable Fleet Solutions VEH 3137 NW Framework, led by the North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium, is a complete tender that aims to provide vehicle hire services for manual, automatic, petrol, diesel, and electric vehicles. The procurement is open and covers industry category "Passenger cars," with specific lots designated for vehicle hire, Car Club services, leasing, and Salary Sacrifice schemes. The current procurement stage is an award, with the contract signed on different dates for the various lots, such as 20th December 2023 for Lot 1 Vehicle Hire.

This tender offers business growth opportunities for suppliers involved in vehicle hire, leasing, and ultra-low emission vehicle solutions. Businesses catering to the transportation industry, particularly those offering vehicle rental and fleet management services, would be well-suited to compete in this procurement process. The Sustainable Fleet Solutions tender presents a chance for suppliers to engage with institutions like APUC, CPC, HEPCW, LUPC, NEUPC, NWUPC, and SUPC through a framework agreement, thereby expanding their market reach and potential contract opportunities.

## Notice

The Sustainable Fleet Solutions VEH 3137 NW Framework is looking to provide services for APUC, CPC, HEPCW, LUPC, NEUPC, NWUPC and SUPC members 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 1). The use of Virtual Fleet Car Club Services 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 2). Leasing services with an emphasis on the transition to ultra-low emission vehicles (ULEV) (Lot 3) and ULEV Salary Sacrifice Schemes.

### Lot Information

Lot 1 Vehicle Hire

Covers the hire of vehicles including both automatic and manual vehicles, both petrol and diesel vehicles along with ultra-low emission or low emission options. The vehicles will consist primarily of cars, including 4x4s off road vehicles, light commercial vehicles with a weight up to 3.5 tonnes (LCV) of varying size, self-drive minibuses.

Renewal: one 12 (twelve) month renewal

Lot 2 - Car Club

Car Club Services including the use of the Supplier's established virtual fleet to allow both pre-booking and ad-hoc short-term rental of vehicles once a Car Club membership has been created; the provision of onboard car club technology in Member owned fleet vehicles to facilitate Car Club style provision; and the provision of dedicated Car Club pool vehicles for Member use

Renewal: one 12 (twelve) month renewal

Lot 3 - Leasing

Covers the leasing of vehicles. Participating Consortia Members will have a requirement for both automatic and manual transmission, and both petrol and diesel vehicles alongside the option for ultra-low emission or low emission vehicles. Vehicles will consist primarily of cars, including 4x4s off road vehicles, light commercial vehicles with a weight up to 3.5 tonnes (LCV) of varying size and self-drive minibuses.

Renewal: one 12 (twelve) month renewal

Lot 4 - Salary Sacrifice for Ultra-Low Emission Vehicles

Provision of 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.

Renewal: one 12 (twelve) month renewal

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002500-2024 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 Jan 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 25 Jul 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 28 Sep 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | 40 months |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £250,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £25,000,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NORTH WESTERN UNIVERSITIES PURCHASING CONSORTIUM |
| Additional buyers | EUROPEAN UNION |
| 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 | 8 |
| Supplier names | ARNOLD CLARK CAR & VAN RENTAL; CAR HIRE (DAY OF SWANSEA) LTD T/A DAYS RENTA; CAR HIRE (DAY OF SWANSEA) LTD T/A DAYS RENTAL; ENTERPRISE RENT-A-CAR; GMP DRIVERCARE; KNOWLES ASSOCIATES TFM; LIMESQUARE VEHICLE RENTAL; WESSEX FLEET SOLUTIONS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 34110000 - Passenger cars
- 34120000 - Motor vehicles for the transport of 10 or more persons
- 34136000 - Vans
- 34136100 - Light vans
- 34136200 - Panel vans
- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

## Release History

- 24 Jan 2024 at 18:34 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002500-2024
- 20 Dec 2022 at 16:39 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036101-2022
- 27 Oct 2022 at 17:07 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030423-2022
- 19 Jul 2022 at 15:27 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019688-2022
- 24 Jun 2022 at 12:11 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017331-2022

## Notice URLs

- http://online.hscni.net
- http://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk/#!/members
- http://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/index/getadvice.htm
- http://www.hepcw.ac.uk/about-us-2/
- http://www.nationalparks.uk
- http://www.neupc.ac.uk/our-members
- http://www.oscr.org.uk
- http://www.police.uk/?view=force_sites
- http://www.scotland.police.uk
- https://nwupc.ac.uk/
- https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=45385&B=NWUPC
- https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/91080
- https://www.education-ni.gov.uk/
- https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/articles/list-public-bodies-which-ni-public-procurement-policy-applies
- https://www.gov.uk/find-local-council
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/charity-commission
- https://www.hospiceuk.org/about-hospice-care/find-a-hospice
- https://www.local.gov.uk
- https://www.lupc.ac.uk/member-list
- https://www.nationalfirechiefs.org.uk/Fire-and-Rescue-Services
- https://www.nhs.uk/servicedirectories/pages/nhstrustlisting.aspx
- https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/government-departments-in-northern-ireland
- https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/housing-associations
- https://www.northernireland.gov.uk/topics/your-executive/government-departments
- https://www.nwupc.ac.uk/our-members
- https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/nationalaccounts/uksectoraccounts/datasets/publicsectorclassificationguide
- https://www.police-information.co.uk/index.html
- https://www.psni.police.uk
- https://www.supc.ac.uk/about-us/our-members/our-members
- https://www.thecpc.ac.uk/members/

## Provenance

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