Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2019-08-30
Buyer: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (‘NSS’)
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 34110000: Passenger cars
Estimated value: 55000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2019-10-11
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The Authority is seeking to establish a framework agreement for the leasing of an unlimited range of cars and for associated services
Including servicing, maintenance, roadside support and repair of the vehicles during the term of each lease. The framework agreement may be used by all mainland and island NHS Scotland Health Boards and Special Boards (including the Common Services Agency) and by all entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978,
(i.e. NHS Scotland Health Boards and Special Health Boards, plus the Authority and other NHS organisations) and all joint integration
Boards established under the Public Bodies (joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014. All Scottish Hospices.
The Authority is seeking to establish a framework agreement for the leasing of an unlimited range of cars and for associated services
Including servicing, maintenance, roadside support and repair of the vehicles during the term of each lease.
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in breach of any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland)Regulations 2015. In addition please see contract/tender documents.
See contract/tender documentation which incorporates requirements of the ESPD (Scotland) and the financial period for reporting in the previous 3 financial years.
A minimum level of 9 000 000 GBP turnover in each of the last 3 years and related to the relevant activities must be evidenced via the provided accounts.
A number of the technical performance requirements are mandatory — these are detailed in the contract/tender documentation.
Evidenced experience of running and delivering similar services to a fleet size of minimum 1 200 cars on a user/chooser open range
The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as National Services Scotland) (‘the Authority’) acting through its division
National Procurement, is undertaking this procurement of lease vehicles and associated services (‘Services’) on behalf of all entities
Constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, (i.e. all NHS Scotland Health Boards, Special Health Boards and the Authority or other NHS Organisation established pursuant to the NHS (Scotland) Act 1978), any integrated Joint Boards established pursuant to the new Public Bodies (Joint Working) Scotland Act 2014 (collectively hereafter referred to as ‘Participating Authorities’), where applicable. All Scottish Hospices.
Indicative contract spend of 55 000 000 reflects current annual spend of 13 750 000 GBP over planned 4-year framework duration.

Eligibility requirements: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in breach of any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland)Regulations 2015. In addition please see contract/tender documents.

Award value: 55000000