Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Wolverhampton City Council
Civic Centre, St Peters Square
Wolverhampton
WV1 1SH
UK
Contact person: Sean Hynes
Telephone: +44 1902554950
E-mail: sean.hynes@wolverhampton.gov.uk
NUTS: UKG
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.wolverhampton.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: www.wolverhampton.gov.uk
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
Purchase of 1 x Wheel Loader inc R&M
Reference number: CWC23178B
II.1.2) Main CPV code
34000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
CWC required a replacement of the current wheel loader, operated by Waste Services at the Council's Waste Transfer Station (WTS) located at Crown Street. This new machine will be like for like replacement and more environmentally friendly than the older vehicle currently in service.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
220 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKG
Main site or place of performance:
Wolverhampton
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
CWC required a replacement of the current wheel loader, operated by Waste Services at the Council's Waste Transfer Station (WTS) located at Crown Street. This new machine will be like for like replacement and more environmentally friendly than the older vehicle currently in service.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 40
Cost criterion: Price
/ Weighting: 60
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
NA
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
The Council published a notice calling for competition on the Contracts Finder website on 1 August 2024 (Titled: CWC23178B - Purchase of 1 x Wheel Loader inc. R&M) (https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8418f98f-dda1-41fe-96a0-934931119b47) and received 5 tenders of which 2 were compliant. 3 tenders were rejected as non-compliant.
The Council completed the procurement process and awarded a contract to the economic operator identified in this contract award notice. However, the Council subsequently identified that in error the Council had failed to select the correct settings within the procurement portal to have a contract notice published on the Find a Tender Service website.
The Council considered whether to conclude the procurement processes notwithstanding that accidental omission and concluded that it was rational to do so on the following basis:
1) The Council provided transparency to the supplier market by publishing a notice on the Contracts Finder website. The Council considers that it is likely that suppliers wishing to deliver and supply services in England registered to Find a Tender Service would also register to Contracts Finder and would have identified the existence of the opportunity as a result.
2) The Council received tenders from 5 suppliers and concludes that therefore the Contracts Finder notice was effective in making the opportunity known in the market.
3) Taking all of the above factors into account the Council concluded that it has tested the market and advertised the opportunity to participate in the procurement sufficiently that it
was rational for the Council to conclude the contracts and that it would have been disproportionate to abandon the procurement.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
06/03/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Warwick Ward (Machinery) Limited
00988708
Barnsley
UK
NUTS: UKE
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 220 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
City of Wolverhampton Council
Wolverhampton
WV1 1SH
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
19/03/2025