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title: "Short Duration Vehicle Hire"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03fb20"
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# Short Duration Vehicle Hire

Buyer: BOURNEMOUTH CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03fb20

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## Summary

The public procurement contracting process involves the Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council as the buying organisation. The tender is for the provision of "Short Duration Vehicle Hire" services in the road transport industry category. The procurement stage is complete, with U-Drive Ltd being the active supplier, and the contract value is £4,675,396 GBP. The main procurement method was an open procedure with a single primary supplier agreement established. The contracting authorities involved are the Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council & Dorset Council.

This tender for "Short Duration Vehicle Hire" presents opportunities for businesses in the services sector, specifically those providing road transport services. It is well-suited for SMEs interested in supplying passenger cars for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council's vehicle hire scheme. The tender's active status indicates ongoing business growth potential for suppliers like U-Drive Ltd, offering a chance to enter into long-term contracts and establish stable business relationships with the public sector.

## Notice

This Framework will be an agreement with a single primary Supplier, to establish the terms governing contracts to be awarded during a given period. Services may be requested under the Framework Agreement as and when required, according to needs of the Participating Authorities. Participating Authorities will call off services from the Supplier as laid out under the terms and conditions of this Framework Agreement. Contracting Authorities are BCP Council & Dorset Council

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This Framework will be an agreement with a single primary Supplier, to establish the terms governing contracts to be awarded during a given period. Services may be requested under the Framework Agreement as and when required, according to needs of the Participating Authorities. Participating Authorities will call off services from the Supplier as laid out under the terms and conditions of this Framework Agreement. Whilst for the purpose of this procurement Dorset Council is also a named Contracting Authority, there is no obligation on Dorset Council to enter a contract. Dorset Council has been named as a Contracting Authority for the purpose of reserving access to the Contract should Dorset Council wish to, subject to its own funding and requirements of its own vehicle hire scheme. The above indicative annual value for Dorset Council will be subject to Dorset Council's own contract award, should Dorset Council decide to enter a contract.

Renewal: The Authority has 1 option to extend the contract and each option shall be an additional 12 months. The maximum period of this contract shall therefore be 48 months and this period includes all options to extend.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032915-2023 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Nov 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 6 Oct 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 7 Nov 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £300,000 |
| Lots value | £3,000,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £4,675,396 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BOURNEMOUTH CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE COUNCIL |
| Locality | BOURNEMOUTH |
| Post town | Bournemouth |
| Postcode | BH2 6DY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset |
| ITL 3 | TLK63 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
| Local authority | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
| Electoral ward | Bournemouth Central |
| Westminster constituency | Bournemouth West |
| Delivery location | TLK24 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | U-DRIVE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

### Codes

- 34110000 - Passenger cars
- 60100000 - Road transport services

## Release History

- 7 Nov 2023 at 12:13 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032915-2023
- 8 Sep 2023 at 09:46 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026586-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://www.bcpcouncil.gov.uk
- https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/

## Provenance

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