Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Crown Commercial Service
The Capital Building, Old Hall Street
Liverpool
L3 9PP
UK
Contact person: The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service
Telephone: +44 3450103503
E-mail: supplier@crowncommercial.gov.uk
NUTS: UKC
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.gov.uk/ccs
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Vehicle Lease, Fleet Management & Salary Sacrifice
Reference number: RM6268
II.1.2) Main CPV code
34100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Crown Commercial Service (CCS) as the Authority has put in place a pan Government framework agreement for the provision of vehicle lease, fleet management and vehicle salary sacrifice car schemes to be utilised by Central Government Departments and all other UK Public Sector Bodies, including Local Authorities, Health, Police, Fire and Rescue, Education, Devolved Administrations, British Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories, nationalised industry, voluntary bodies, charities and private sector organisations procuring on behalf of these bodies.
This framework agreement has replaced the previous CCS agreement Vehicle Lease, Fleet Management and Flexible Rental Solutions Framework RM6096.
The scope of the framework covers the provision of lease vehicles up to 3.5 tonnes; the lease of specialist, commercial and municipal vehicles up to and including 7.5 tonnes (and over 7.5 tonnes); and the provision of independent fleet management services and salary sacrifice vehicle car schemes in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK).
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
2 000 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 2a
II.2.1) Title
Lease of specialist, commercial and municipal vehicles up but not including 7.5 tonnes
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
09000000
31158000
31158100
31610000
34100000
34144900
34200000
50111000
50117100
50118100
50118200
50118300
50118400
50118500
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This lot provides the lease of specialist, commercial and municipal vehicles up to and including 7.5 tonnes including related lease management services and other associated services.
Suppliers on this lot will provide leased vehicles on an ad hoc basis or for a fixed term as specified by individual Buyers. Suppliers may choose to provide fleet management services under this lot, although this is not a mandatory requirement.
The deliverables for Lot 2a are described within Attachment 1a - Framework
Schedule 1 (Specification) of the bid pack.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60
Price
/ Weighting:
40
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
A framework contract has been awarded to 13 suppliers.
Lot No: 2b
II.2.1) Title
Lease of specialist, commercial and municipal vehicles 7.5 tonnes and over
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
09000000
31158000
31158100
31610000
34100000
34144900
34200000
50111000
50117100
50118100
50118200
50118300
50118400
50118500
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This lot provides the lease of specialist, commercial and municipal vehicles over 7.5 tonnes including related lease management services and other associated services.
Suppliers on this lot will provide leased vehicles on an ad hoc basis or for a fixed term as specified by individual Buyers. Suppliers may choose to provide fleet management services under this lot, although this is not a mandatory requirement.
The deliverables for Lot 2b are described within Attachment 1a - Framework Schedule 1 (Specification) of the bid pack.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60
Price
/ Weighting:
40
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
A framework contract will be awarded to 6 suppliers.
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Lease of vehicles up to 3.5 tonnes
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
09000000
31158000
31158100
31610000
34100000
34144900
34200000
50111000
50117100
50118100
50118200
50118300
50118400
50118500
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This lot provides the lease of passenger and light commercial vehicles up to 3.5 tonnes, including related lease management services and other associated services.
Suppliers on this lot will provide leased vehicles on an ad hoc basis or for a fixed term as specified by individual Buyers. Suppliers may choose to provide fleet management services under this lot although this is not a mandatory requirement.
The deliverables for Lot 1 are described within Attachment 1a - Framework Schedule 1 (Specification) of the bid pack.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60
Price
/ Weighting:
40
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
A framework contract has been awarded to 17 suppliers.
Lot No: 3
II.2.1) Title
Independent fleet management services
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
09000000
31158000
31158100
31610000
34100000
34144900
34200000
50111000
50117100
50118100
50118200
50118300
50118400
50118500
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This lot provides independent fleet management services for passenger and commercial vehicles including, but not limited to, the sourcing of purchased vehicles from RM6060 (or the new agreement RM6244) and leased vehicles from Lots 1, 2a and 2b of this agreement. Suppliers are not permitted to fund vehicles themselves.
Suppliers on this lot will offer:
i) a managed service to the Buyer, with sole responsibility for providing Fleet Management services for the Buyer’s fleet. Suppliers will provide vehicles on contract hire (or other funding arrangements)
ii) a fully inclusive, end to end fleet management service which is not connected to a leasing contract.
The deliverables for Lot 3 are described within Attachment 1a - Framework Schedule 1 (Specification) of the bid pack.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60
Price
/ Weighting:
40
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
A framework contract has been awarded to 10 suppliers.
Lot No: 4
II.2.1) Title
Salary sacrifice car schemes
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
09000000
31158000
31158100
31610000
34100000
34144900
34200000
50111000
50117100
50118100
50118200
50118300
50118400
50118500
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This lot provides salary sacrifice car schemes that are tailored to meet the Buyer’s organisational needs and promote the uptake of ultra low and zero emission vehicles to eligible employees.
Suppliers on this lot will implement, manage and market the Buyer’s scheme and support the Buyer to meet their organisational policy and environmental commitments as well as their obligations under the Government's Road to Zero targets.
The deliverables for Lot 4 are described within Attachment 1a - Framework Schedule 1 (Specification) of the bid pack.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60
Price
/ Weighting:
40
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
A framework contract has been awarded to 12 suppliers.
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:
2022/S 000-020086
IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
07/02/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 41
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 41
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
See Contracts Finder Notice for full supplier list
9th Floor, The Capital, Old Hall Street
Liverpool
L3 9PP
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 2 000 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The value provided in Section II.1.7 is only an estimate. We cannot guarantee to suppliers any business through this Commercial Agreement.
As part of this contract award notice the following can be accessed at: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c355c5cf-f467-45b3-a63f-74a072f629a1
1) Redacted Commercial Agreement
2) List of Successful Suppliers
3) Approved Customer list
4) Transparency Agenda
On 02/04/2014, Government introduced its Government Security Classifications (GSC) scheme which replaced Government Protective Marking Scheme (GPMS). A key aspect is the reduction in the number of security classifications used. All bidders were required to make themselves aware of the changes as it may impact this requirement. This link provides information on the GSC at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-security-classifications
Cyber Essentials is a mandatory requirement for Central Government contracts which involve handling personal information or provide certain ICT products/services. Government is taking steps to reduce the levels of cyber security risk in its supply chain through the Cyber Essentials scheme. The scheme defines a set of controls which, when implemented, will provide organisations with basic protection from the most prevalent forms of threat coming from the internet. To participate in this procurement, bidders were required to demonstrate they comply with the technical requirements prescribed by Cyber Essentials, for services under and in connection with this procurement.
CCS reserved the right to award a framework to any bidder whose final score was within 1% of the last position. For Lot 2a, 13 suppliers were awarded a place as opposed to the number of 10 as was originally stated in the Contract Notice and For Lot 4, 12 suppliers were awarded a place as opposed to the number of 8 as was originally stated in the Contract Notice that was published on 25/07/2022.
Places Awarded per Lot:
Lot 1 - Lease of vehicles up to 3.5 tonnes : 17
Lot 2a - Lease of specialist, commercial and municipal vehicles up but not including 7.5 tonnes : 13
Lot 2b - Lease of specialist, commercial and municipal vehicles 7.5 tonnes and over : 6
Lot 3 - Independent fleet management services : 10
Lot 4 - Salary sacrifice car schemes : 12
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service
9th Floor, The Capital, Old Hall Street
Liverpool
L3 9PP
UK
Telephone: +44 3450103503
E-mail: supplier@crowncommercial.gov.uk
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service
9th Floor, The Capital, Old Hall Street
Liverpool
L3 9PP
UK
Telephone: +44 3450103503
E-mail: supplier@crowncommercial.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
08/03/2023