Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Association of North East Councils Ltd trading as NEPO (Central Purchasing Body)
Guildhall, Quayside
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 3AF
UK
Contact person: Michelle Armstrong
Telephone: +44 1916380040
E-mail: michelle.armstrong@nepo.org
NUTS: UKC
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.nepo.org
Address of the buyer profile: www.nepo.org
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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
NEPO202 Remarketing of Vehicles and Plant
Reference number: DN476741
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79342400
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Association of North East Councils trading as NEPO intend to establish a 48 month framework agreement for the provision of a managed remarketing service for the disposal by auction of vehicles and plant. Contractors will be responsible for the collection, preparation for sale, storage, remarketing, sale of vehicles and plant and similar assets with the prompt return of sale proceeds after disposal. The sale process must be managed by the contractors to return optimum residual sale proceeds after disposal. The sale process must be managed by the contractor/s to return maximum value. NEPO intends to make this framework agreement available for use by all contracting authorities throughout all administrative regions of the UK (as defined by the Public Contracts regulations 2015).
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79342400
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The framework agreement for the supply of a service for the remarketing of vehicles and plant is to be made available for use by all contracting authorities throughout the UK (as defined by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015) including but not limited to government departments and their agencies, non-departmental public bodies, central government, NHS bodies, local authorities, emergency services, coastguard emergency services, educational establishments, registered social landlords and registered charities who have a need to purchase the above services. The framework agreement is awarded to a maximum of seven (7) suppliers on a none ranked basis with awarded suppliers mapped on a matrix which demonstrates their specialisms and their ability to supply. The contracting authority will issue a call-off by way of direct award without opening up competition or through the operation of a mini-competition. The call-off contract will be on the terms specified in the framework call-off terms and conditions, supplemented as appropriate by such details as price and quantity which will be specified in the call-off order. NEPO procured the framework agreement using the open tender procedure. Tenderers were evaluated in accordance with the award criteria contained within the invitation to tender documents. The most economically advantageous tenderers were awarded to the Framework Agreement. NEPO does not give any guarantee and/or warrant the actual value of the services (if any) which will be placed with the awarded suppliers by any contracting authority using the framework agreement pursuant to this process and accepts no liability thereof. In accordance with the framework agreement, each contracting authority will enter into a call-off contract. The call-off contract is to be entered into by both the contracting authority and awarded provider and will be based on the terms and conditions as provided for in the framework agreement.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 40 %
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
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2020/S 180-435862
Section V: Award of contract
Title: Managed Remarketing of Vehicles and Plant
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
19/10/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 7
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 7
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Brightwells Ltd
2052714
Herefordshire
Leominster
HR6 0DE
UK
NUTS: UKG11
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Manheim Ltd
03183918
Leeds Road
Leeds
LS26 0JE
UK
NUTS: UKE
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Commercial Vehicle Auctions Ltd
1231851
Doncaster
DN4 8DE
UK
NUTS: UKE
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
G3 Remarketing Ltd
6929699
Leeds
LS26 8ZA
UK
NUTS: UKE
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Liquidity Services (UK) Ltd
4092016
London
EC3A 2BG
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Ramco (UK) Ltd
02722506
Lincolnshire
Skegness
PE25 3RS
UK
NUTS: UKF3
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Wilsons Auctions Ltd
NI11967
Gateshead
Birtley
DH3 2SW
UK
NUTS: UKC22
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
NEPO is a central purchasing body as defined in the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (PCR15). The agreement will be available for use by all NEPO members. A list of member organisations is available in the About section of the NEPO website at: www.nepo.org This agreement is also available to all current and future NEPO associate members. Current associate members are listed in the relevant section of the NEPO website at: www.nepo.org/ associate-membership/list NEPO has made the resulting agreement available for use by all contracting authorities throughout all administrative regions of the UK (as defined by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015) including but not limited to government departments and their agencies, non-departmental public bodies, central government, NHS bodies, local authorities, emergency services, coastguard emergency services, educational establishments registered social landlords and registered charities who have a need to purchase the above services. Please see the following websites for further details:
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Dl1/Directories/Localcouncils/index.htm
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education
https://www.gov.uk/check-a-university-is-officially-recognised/recognised-bodies
http://www.schoolswebdirectory.co.uk/localauthorities.php
http://www.ukschoolsdirectory.net
https://www.gov.uk/find-school-in-england
https://education.gov.scot/ParentZone
http://hwb.wales.gov.uk/
https://www.education-ni.gov.uk/
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/open-academies-and-academy-projects-in-development 7/8
http://unistats.direct.gov.uk/institutions/ http://www.hefce.ac.uk/workprovide/unicoll/heis/
http://www.hefce.ac.uk/workprovide/unicoll/fecs/
http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/AcuteTrustListing.aspx
http://www.wales.nhs.uk/nhswalesaboutus/structure
http://www.scottishambulance.com/TheService/organised.aspx
http://www.hscni.net/index.php?link=trusts
http://www.scottishambulance.com/AboutUs/HowWeOrganised.aspx
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Dl1/Directories/A-ZOfCentralGovernment/index.htm
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations
http://www.northernireland.gov.uk/gov.htm
http://www.nidirect.gov.uk/local-councils-in-northern-ireland
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2012/02/2421/1
https://www.communities-ni.gov.uk/contact
https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/articles/list-public-bodies-which-ni-public-procurement-policy-applies
https://www.ons.gov.uk/
https://www.police.uk/forces/
http://www.police-information.co.uk/index.html
http://www.psni.police.uk/index.htm
http://www.scotland.police.uk/
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/maritime-and-coastguard-agency
http://www.fireservice.co.uk/ information/ukfrs
http://www.gov.scot/Topics/archive/law-order/Police/PoliceServiceofScotland
http://www.fire.org.uk/fire-brigades.html
http://www.nifrs.org/areas-districts/
http://www.firescotland.gov.uk/your-area.aspx
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/current-registered-providers-of-social-housing
http://directory.scottishhousingregulator.gov.uk/pages/default.aspx
https://gov.wales/topics/housing-and-regeneration/publications/registered-social-landlords-in-wales/?lang=en
https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/housing-associations
http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/About_us/Regulation/Registering_charities_index.aspx
http://www.oscr.org.uk/ https://idea.org.uk/
http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/ registerhomepage.aspx
http://www.sell2wales.gov.uk/Search/search_Auth.aspx
http://www.communities.gov.uk/newsroom/factsandfigures/housingplanning1/facts/socialhousing/?id=1822644
A complete list of permissible users is shown on the NEPO website below:
https://www.nepo.org/associate-membership/permissible-users
Organisations wishing to access the NEPO agreement will be required to register as a NEPO associate member in the first instance. Further information can be found at: www.nepo.org
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
NEPO
Guildhall, Quayside
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 3AF
UK
Telephone: +44 1916380040
E-mail: michelle.armstrong@nepo.org
Internet address(es)
URL: www.nepo.org
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
NEPO
Guildhall, Quayside
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 3AF
UK
Telephone: +44 1916380040
E-mail: michelle.armstrong@nepo.org
Internet address(es)
URL: www.nepo.org
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
NEPO
Guildhall, Quayside
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 3AF
UK
Telephone: +44 1916380040
E-mail: michelle.armstrong@nepo.org
Internet address(es)
URL: www.nepo.org
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
04/01/2021