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title: "Lease of vehicles for East Suffolk Services Limited"
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# Lease of vehicles for East Suffolk Services Limited

Buyer: EAST SUFFOLK SERVICES LTD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-043603

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## Summary

The East Suffolk Services Limited has awarded a contract for the lease of vehicles. The contract has been awarded to Norse Commercial Services Limited for a total value of £455,334.72. The procurement process was classified under the goods category, with the main procurement method being a limited procedure without prior publication of a call for competition.

This tender for the lease of vehicles by East Suffolk Services Limited presents an opportunity for businesses specialising in providing motor vehicles. Companies with expertise in supplying vehicles for public services in the UK market could find this tender suitable for growth. The procurement stage has reached the award phase, indicating that the contract has already been assigned to a supplier, Norse Commercial Services Limited.

## Notice

This is a contract award notice only. Lease of vehicles for use by East Suffolk Services Limited.

### Procurement Information

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below: Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority. Explanation: East Suffolk Services Limited (ESSL) considers the award of the Contract without prior publication of a contract notice is permitted by Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR) on the basis that due to the bespoke nature of vehicles within the fleet to be procured that due to technical reasons, there was no reasonable alternative supplier who could provide the vehicles within the timescales for the provision of vital services to the residents and businesses of East Suffolk. Further, the Authority relies on Regulation 32(2)(c) in that it was not foreseen that ESSL would be required to enter into lease arrangements to ensure the continuity of delivery of the public services. Exit from the Lease Agreements has brought about conditions of extreme urgency as there was insufficient time to comply with the relevant time limits to carry out a procurement exercise, taking into account vehicle acquisition lead-in times and to enable successful tenderers to mobilise in time for service commencement on 1st January 2024. Therefore, the direct award was necessary to allow for the essential services to be continued by ESSL to the residents and businesses of East Suffolk from 1st January 2024. ESSL also relies upon Regulation 32(5)(d) in that the supplier is winding up its business activities, the Lease Agreement that has been entered into between the supplier and ESSL has been negotiated on particularly advantageous terms than those now available on the open market and therefore, the negotiated procedure without prior publication has been used in this situation. ESSL has already commenced the procurement exercise for the new vehicles using an approved framework and to replace the vehicles on an operating lease first. The twelve month term of the lease Agreement has been agreed on the basis that the new vehicles can be in place as soon as possible to ensure compliance with the PCR 2015.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003205-2024 |
| 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 | 31 Jan 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 20 Dec 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £455,334 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | EAST SUFFOLK SERVICES LTD |
| Locality | WOODBRIDGE |
| Post town | Ipswich |
| Postcode | IP12 1RT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH6 Suffolk |
| ITL 3 | TLH63 East Suffolk |
| Local authority | East Suffolk |
| Electoral ward | Melton |
| Westminster constituency | Suffolk Coastal |
| Delivery location | TLH1 East Anglia |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | NORSE COMMERCIAL SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

### Codes

- 34100000 - Motor vehicles

## Release History

- 31 Jan 2024 at 13:07 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003205-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://www.eastsuffolkservices.co.uk/

## Provenance

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