--- title: "Direct Award for the Purchase of Ex-Hire Vehicles and Plant" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0388f2" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0388f2" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0388f2.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0388f2.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "SWISCO LIMITED" published: "2022-11-28" --- # Direct Award for the Purchase of Ex-Hire Vehicles and Plant Buyer: SWISCO LIMITED Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0388f2 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0388f2) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0388f2.json) ## Summary SWISCo Ltd, a regional authority entity owned by Torbay Council, has completed a procurement process for the direct award of the purchase of 46 vehicles and plant items currently being hired. The procurement, classified under goods, involved negotiating with multiple suppliers without publishing a contract notice. The procurement was necessary due to reliability issues of the inherited fleet, leading to significant hire costs. Suppliers, including Days Rental Ltd, Eagle Plant, Glenspray Motors Ltd, Mason Kings, MHF (UK) Ltd, Riverside Truck Rental Ltd, and Refuse Vehicle Solutions Ltd, are involved in the active award stage. This tender presents an opportunity for businesses skilled in providing second-hand goods vehicles and plant items to compete for supplying 46 operational vehicles to SWISCo Ltd. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) such as Days Rental Ltd, Eagle Plant, Glenspray Motors Ltd, Mason Kings, MHF (UK) Ltd, Riverside Truck Rental Ltd, and Refuse Vehicle Solutions Ltd have successfully secured contracts in this procurement. Businesses with expertise in the second-hand transport vehicles market and a focus on reliability and cost-saving solutions can potentially benefit from similar future procurement opportunities facilitated by SWISCo Ltd. ## Notice SWISCo Ltd, a wholly owned company of Torbay Council, is proposing to purchase of 46 vehicles and plant which are currently being hired. ### Lot Information Lot 1 The purpose of this notice is to inform the market that SWISCo Ltd (a wholly owned company of Torbay Council) is intending on purchasing 46 operational vehicles and heavy plant items that are currently being hired. ### Procurement Information SWISCo Ltd inherited an ageing fleet from its predecessor TOR2, which has resulted in reliability issues affecting operational performance. Subsequently this has also proven to be a heavy cost burden to SWISCo due to the need to hire vehicles to replace those that have broken down. SWISCo have the opportunity to purchase 46 operational vehicles and heavy plant items that are currently being hired, to achieve an immediate hire-cost saving and realise savings against the purchase price of new or second-hand vehicles. The sale price for each vehicle has been negotiated with the supplier on an individual basis and is not linked to any requirement for SWISCo to purchase more than one vehicle from the supplier. In view of this each vehicle purchase or purchase of multiple vehicles of the same type when viewed as individual supply contracts are below the regulated procurement threshold for supplies. In issuing this VEAT notice SWISCo has taken into consideration that due to the intention to purchase all of the vehicles within the same timeframe and to make multiple purchases from each of the suppliers the total spend across all 46 vehicles is above the regulated procurement threshold. The technical reasons for purchasing from the named suppliers are: 1. The hire vehicles and plant are currently being used by SWISCo, the purchases will not result in any reduction in operational performance due to there being no lead times. 2. The condition and operational history are also known to SWISCo, which reduces the risk when purchasing second-hand vehicles and plant. 3. In purchasing these vehicles and plant items directly from the hire companies, SWISCo Ltd have been quoted competitive prices which have been verified through extensive market research of equivalent vehicles for sale on both a new and used basis. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033714-2022 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Goods | | Procurement method | Limited | | Procurement method details | Negotiated without publication of a contract notice | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | SME | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 28 Nov 2022 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 22 Nov 2022 | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | £1,645,400 | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | SWISCO LIMITED | | Locality | PAIGNTON | | Post town | Torquay | | Postcode | TQ4 7QR | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK4 Devon | | ITL 3 | TLK42 Torbay | | Local authority | Torbay | | Electoral ward | Collaton St Mary | | Westminster constituency | South Devon | | Delivery location | TLK42 Torbay | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 7 | | Supplier names | DAYS RENTAL; EAGLE PLANT (WESSEX EAGLE; GLENSPRAY MOTORS; MASON KINGS; MHF (UK; REFUSE VEHICLE SOLUTIONS; RIVERSIDE TRUCK RENTAL | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 16 - Agricultural machinery - 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation ### Codes - 16720000 - Used tractors - 34115300 - Second-hand transport vehicles - 34137000 - Second-hand goods vehicles ## Release History - 28 Nov 2022 at 18:29 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033714-2022 ## Notice URLs - http://www.torbay.gov.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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