Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2018-01-17
Buyer: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("the Authority")
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 34110000: Passenger cars
Estimated value: 62000000 GBP
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.
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 62 000 000 reflects current annual lease spend of GBP 15 500 000 over planned 4 year framework duration.
The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is NP700-17. For more information see:
The statement of requirements will detail the community benefit background and objectives. The contract will mandate that suppliers respond in its tender outlining current community benefits and proposals if successful and mandating that they support the overall community benefit concept and process including a contract and supplier management process post award.
The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 8561. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343
Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2361
The Authority will notify economic operators who submitted a tender or (where no deselection notification has previously been made) applied to be selected to tender, of its decision to award the framework agreement which notification will contain among other information, a summary of the reasons why the economic operator was unsuccessful. The notification will incorporate a “standstill period' of a minimum of 10 clear calendar days (or a minimum of 15 if the communication method used is not electronic) between the date on which the Authority despatches the notice(s) and the date on which the Authority proposes to conclude the relevant framework agreement. The bringing of court proceedings against the Authority during the standstill period will automatically continue the prohibition on entering into the framework agreement until the court proceedings are determined, discontinued or disposed of, or the court, by interim order, brings to an end the prohibition. The remedies that may be awarded by the courts before the framework agreement has been entered into include the setting aside of the decision to award the framework agreement to the winning tenderer(s). The bringing of court proceedings against the Authority after the framework agreement has been entered into will not affect the framework agreement unless grounds for the imposition of special penalties under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 can be established. Otherwise the remedies that may be awarded by the courts where the framework agreement has been entered into are limited to the award of damages.


Winner: Inchcape Fleet Solutions
Award value: 62000000
Number of bids: 7