--- title: "Fleet purchase" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04ce4e" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04ce4e" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04ce4e.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04ce4e.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "EAST SUFFOLK SERVICES LIMITED" published: "2025-01-08" --- # Fleet purchase Buyer: EAST SUFFOLK SERVICES LIMITED Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04ce4e [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04ce4e) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04ce4e.json) ## Summary East Suffolk Services Limited (ESSL) has completed a public tender process for the purchase of fleet vehicles, classified under the motor vehicles industry category (CPV: 34100000). Located in Woodbridge, Suffolk (UKH1), this procurement reached the award stage and resulted in a contract signed on the 19th of December 2024, valued at £451,492.2. The procurement was carried out under a limited method with the award procedure occurring without prior publication due to technical reasons and conditions of extreme urgency, as outlined by ESSL. The awarded contract ensures the continuity of vital services in East Suffolk, starting from the 1st of January 2025. This tender presents significant business growth opportunities, particularly for companies capable of responding swiftly to urgent procurement needs, such as those that can supply bespoke motor vehicles on short notice. Given the special circumstances under which this contract was awarded, businesses that specialise in fleet supply and those adept at negotiating advantageous terms under urgent conditions will find this type of procurement favourable. Norse Commercial Services Limited secured this contract, emphasising the potential for large suppliers to capitalise on such procurement opportunities in times of market delays or urgency. ## Notice This is a contract award notice only. ### Procurement Information 1. Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting Authority. 2. Purchase of services on particularly advantageous terms from a service provider which is definitively winding up its business activities. 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 purchase vehicles to ensure the continuity of delivery of the public services. Purchase of the vehicles has been brought about conditions of extreme urgency as brought about by delays in the market, which were out of ESSL's control. ESSL completed a procurement exercise for leasing new fleet vehicles using an approved framework to replace many of the vehicles on an operating lease. The delivery of some of these vehicles would have been much later than initially anticipated. This would have resulted in ESSL's fleet being substantially reduced, impacting on their ability to provide vital services. 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 2025. ESSL also relies upon Regulation 32(5)(d) in that the supplier is winding up its business activities, the purchase 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. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000547-2025 | | 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 | 8 Jan 2025 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 19 Dec 2024 | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | £451,492 | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Cancelled | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | EAST SUFFOLK SERVICES LIMITED | | 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 - 8 Jan 2025 at 15:33 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000547-2025 ## Notice URLs - https://www.eastsuffolkservices.co.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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