Supplies - 236108-2020
20/05/2020    S98

United Kingdom-Newcastle upon Tyne: Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

2020/S 098-236108

Prior information notice

This notice is for prior information only

Supplies

Legal Basis:
Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name and addresses
Official name: Association of North East Councils Ltd trading as NEPO (Central Purchasing Body)
Postal address: Guildhall, Quayside
Town: Newcastle upon Tyne
NUTS code: UKC NORTH EAST (ENGLAND)
Postal code: NE1 3AF
Country: United Kingdom
Contact person: Keith Lamb
E-mail: enquiries@nepo.org
Telephone: +44 1916380040
Internet address(es):
Main address: www.nepo.org
Address of the buyer profile: www.nepo.org
I.2)Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3)Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: www.nepo.org
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
I.4)Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5)Main activity
General public services

Section II: Object

II.1)Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)Title:

NEPO224 Acquisition of Heavy Goods and Specialist Vehicles

Reference number: DN477584
II.1.2)Main CPV code
34000000 Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
II.1.3)Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4)Short description:

The Association of North East Councils Ltd trading as the North East Procurement Organisation will be inviting tenders for organisations to participate in a 48 month framework agreement for the acquisition of heavy goods and specialist vehicles on a purchase and contract hire basis. The framework agreement will be used by NEPO and will also be available to all other contracting authorities across the United Kingdom.

The framework agreement will also be available to all current and future members of the Procurement Partnership Ltd's (TPPL) buying club. A list of TPPL members can be obtained from http://www.tppl.co.uk/about-us/our-members/

The framework agreement will also be available to all full and associate members of the North East Procurement Organisation (NEPO). A list of NEPO Member Authorities is available here https://www.nepo.org/about and a full list of associate members is available here http://nepo.org/associate-membership/list

II.1.5)Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: 400 000 000.00 GBP
II.1.6)Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: yes
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 4
II.2)Description
II.2.1)Title:

Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) Chassis 12.5t – 44t

Lot No: 1
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
34130000 Motor vehicles for the transport of goods
34139000 Chassis
34140000 Heavy-duty motor vehicles
34143000 Winter-maintenance vehicles
II.2.3)Place of performance
NUTS code: UK UNITED KINGDOM
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

Purchase of either unconverted chassis or converted chassis from the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), who can supply direct, or via any of their franchise dealerships. The chassis to be supplied under this Lot will include day and sleeper cabs of various wheelbases that are acceptable for conversion with body types including but not limited to: tippers, drop side, flat, beavertail, curtain-side, box, Luton, refuse collection, bin lifts and recycling bodies, gritter, snowplough and auger spreaders, tanker, gully emptier, aerial platforms, hook loader and demountable body systems, jetter, cranes, mobile library and offices, vehicle and plant recovery, street lighting and highway maintenance bodies, and any other body type a contacting authority may require. The Lot will also include the options to offer spare parts and maintenance contract services.

If a converted vehicle is required under this lot, the convertor may either be nominated by the participant or the OEM will use their preferred convertor. For clarity, purchases from this Lot will be made from OEMs of chassis (unconverted/ converted) that have been appointed to the solution in this lot.

II.2.14)Additional information
II.2)Description
II.2.1)Title:

Convertors up to 44t

Lot No: 2
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
34130000 Motor vehicles for the transport of goods
34139000 Chassis
34140000 Heavy-duty motor vehicles
34143000 Winter-maintenance vehicles
II.2.3)Place of performance
NUTS code: UK UNITED KINGDOM
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

Purchase of converted chassis from the convertors appointed to the solution. Participants can if they choose to, nominate a preferred chassis for conversion. Alternatively, where the participant owns an existing chassis, they can pay for the body only for the purpose of mounting on an existing chassis. Convertors can make available for sale ex-demonstration vehicles to participants within this lot. Body type conversions to include but not limited to: tippers, dropside, flat, beavertail, curtain-side, box, Luton, refuse collection, bin lifts and recycling bodies, gritter, snowplough and auger spreaders, tanker, gully emptier, aerial platforms, hook loader and demountable body systems, jetter, cranes, mobile library and offices, vehicle and plant recovery, street lighting and highway maintenance bodies, and any other body type a participant may require. The Lot will also include the options to offer spare parts and maintenance contract services.

II.2.14)Additional information
II.2)Description
II.2.1)Title:

Contract Hire of Heavy Goods Vehicles

Lot No: 3
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
34100000 Motor vehicles - PA02 - PB04
34130000 Motor vehicles for the transport of goods - PA02 - PB04
34140000 Heavy-duty motor vehicles - PA02 - PB04
II.2.3)Place of performance
NUTS code: UK UNITED KINGDOM
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

Contract hire of vehicles operating on petrol, diesel, hybrid, electric, LPG (liquid petroleum gas), Hydrogen and Bio fuel. Types of HGVs to be hired includes but is not limited to the full range of vehicle categories and sizes covered in lots 1 and 2 but also any other heavy goods, specialist and municipal vehicles exceeding 12.5 tonnes.

II.2.14)Additional information
II.2)Description
II.2.1)Title:

Contract Hire of Minibuses, Coaches, Double-decked and Articulated Buses

Lot No: 4
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
34120000 Motor vehicles for the transport of 10 or more persons - PA02 - PB04
II.2.3)Place of performance
NUTS code: UK UNITED KINGDOM
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

Contract Hire of 5-75 seat (including accessible vehicles) and includes vehicles operating on petrol, diesel, hybrid, electric, LPG (liquid petroleum gas), Hydrogen and Bio fuel. Vehicles may be coach-built, OEM standard or van-based conversions.

II.2.14)Additional information
II.3)Estimated date of publication of contract notice:
14/08/2020

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Description
IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3)Additional information:

This is to be a joint NEPO/TPPL tender procurement conducted through NEPO and when a full tender is issued the contract notice and tender documentation will be available via NEPO's preferred e-tendering portal: https://procontract.due-north.com/Opportunities

In order to access the opportunity suppliers will need to register on the NEPO Portal if they don't already have an account. Further information on how to do this is available at https://www.nepo.org/suppliers/portal

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
15/05/2020