Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Maidstone Borough Council
Maidstone House, Kings Street
Maidstone
ME15 6JQ
UK
Contact person: Miss Louisa Coley
Telephone: +44 1892554189
E-mail: louisa.coley@tunbridgewells.gov.uk
NUTS: UKJ45
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.maidstone.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.maidstone.gov.uk/
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.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
MBC Fleet Maintenance
Reference number: DN688553
II.1.2) Main CPV code
50000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Maidstone Borough Council (MBC) is looking to procure a Service Provider for the maintenance
of its fleet of 68 light, medium and heavy vehicles. These vehicles are predominantly used to
deliver the Council’s street cleansing, grounds maintenance and commercial waste services
operated out of it’s Park Wood Depot on Bircholt Road, Park Wood. The service comes with an
equipped workshop at the Park Wood Depot including vehicle pit, lift and RBT. The Council
requires the fleet to be maintained in line with its Operator Licence and industry best practice
as well as offering the Service Provider to make use of the on-site facility to carry out
additional private work as agreed with the local authority.
Tenderers interested in this opportunity must register their interest through the Kent Business Portal (registration is free). Once registered, tenderers will be able view and respond to the documents.
Key Dates & Timeline for Procurement
Tender release: 6th September 2023
Expression of Interest Deadline: 12:00pm 4th October 2023
Deadline for submission of completed tenders: 12:00pm 11th October 2023
Evaluation: w/c 16th October 2023
Appointment of contractor: w/c 30th October 2023
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
50100000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ45
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Maidstone Borough Council (MBC) is looking to procure a Service Provider for the maintenance
of its fleet of 68 light, medium and heavy vehicles. These vehicles are predominantly used to
deliver the Council’s street cleansing, grounds maintenance and commercial waste services
operated out of it’s Park Wood Depot on Bircholt Road, Park Wood. The service comes with an
equipped workshop at the Park Wood Depot including vehicle pit, lift and RBT. The Council
requires the fleet to be maintained in line with its Operator Licence and industry best practice
as well as offering the Service Provider to make use of the on-site facility to carry out
additional private work as agreed with the local authority.
Tenderers interested in this opportunity must register their interest through the Kent Business Portal (registration is free). Once registered, tenderers will be able view and respond to the documents.
Key Dates & Timeline for Procurement
Tender release: 6th September 2023
Expression of Interest Deadline: 12:00pm 4th October 2023
Deadline for submission of completed tenders: 12:00pm 11th October 2023
Evaluation: w/c 16th October 2023
Appointment of contractor: w/c 30th October 2023
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 96
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
04/10/2023
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
11/10/2023
Local time: 12:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Mid Kent Legal
Maidstone
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
06/09/2023