The Procurement Partnership Ltd: Finance and Leasing DPS

UK-Hertford: Financial leasing services.
Section I: Contracting Authority
      I.1) Name and addresses
             Hertfordshire County Council
             County Hall, Pegs Lane, Hertford, SG13 8BQ, United Kingdom
             Tel. +44 1954250517, Email: tenders@tppl.co.uk
             Main Address: http://www.hertfordshire.gov.uk, Address of the buyer profile: http://www.supplyhertfordshire.uk/
             NUTS Code: UKH23
      I.2) Joint procurement
      The contract involves joint procurement: No.
      In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not provided       
      The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: Yes.
      I.3) Communication
      The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Hertford:-Financial-leasing-services./Y382V7F4V5
      Additional information can be obtained from: the abovementioned address
      Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically via https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Hertford:-Financial-leasing-services./Y382V7F4V5 to the abovementioned address       
      Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at: Not provided
      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: Finance and Leasing DPS       
      Reference Number: TPPLHCCFL01
      II.1.2) Main CPV Code:
      66114000 - Financial leasing services.

      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES
      II.1.4) Short description: The Council invites organisations to participate in a 60-month DPS for finance and leasing across 4 categories; operating lease, finance lease, loans, and fleet and accident management .

The DPS will be accessible by the Council and members of TPPL. The DPS may be used 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 finance and leasing. Links to the definable groups are provided in section VI.3) Additional Information.       
      II.1.5) Estimated total value:
      Value excluding VAT: 260,000,000       
      Currency: GBP
      II.1.6) Information about lots:
      This contract is divided into lots: Yes       
      Tenders may be submitted for: All lots
      Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: Not provided
      The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots: Not provided

II.2) Description
II.2) Description Lot No. 1
      
      II.2.1) Title: Operating Lease       
      Lot No: Category 1       
      II.2.2) Additional CPV codes:
      66114000 - Financial leasing services.
      
      II.2.3) Place of performance:
      UK UNITED KINGDOM
      
      II.2.4) Description of procurement: Category 1: Operating Lease. Including, but not limited to, operating leases (and any variation thereof, e.g. contract hire or sale and leaseback) for equipment and/or machinery with associated services in the following categories:

Agricultural
Airport equipment
Batteries (for hybrid or fully electric vehicles)
Buses and coaches
Commercial vehicles (light and heavy)
Construction and plant
Electric vehicle charging (Light and heavy duty)
Food processing and packaging
Healthcare/Medical
Hydrogen fuel infrastructure, (production and refuelling)
Information technology, including hardware (and the installation of) and software
Leisure equipment
Materials handling
Modular buildings
Office equipment
Passenger vehicles
Recycling equipment
Specialist vehicles
Telecommunications
Workshop equipment

Applications to participate are welcomed from Suppliers that do not provide operating leases for all the above variations of equipment stated. Estimated total value of contracts to be awarded under this Category during the 60-month period is £100,000,000.
      II.2.5) Award criteria:
            Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents            
      II.2.6) Estimated value:
      Value excluding VAT: 100,000,000       
      Currency: GBP       
      II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system:
      Duration in months: 60       
      This contract is subject to renewal: No       
      Description of renewals: Not provided
      II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited:
       Not provided
      Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: Not provided
      II.2.10) Information about variants:
      Variants will be accepted: No
      II.2.11) Information about options:
      Options:       No             
      Description of options: Not provided
      II.2.12) Information about electronic catalogues:
      Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue: 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       
      Identification of the project: Not provided             
      II.2.14) Additional information: Variations of asset types, leasing products, or types of loan facilities that may not be easily identifiable as part of this guidance document or the original contract notice can be specified by individual Customers during their tender processes under the DPS. .       
II.2) Description Lot No. 2
      
      II.2.1) Title: Finance Lease       
      Lot No: Category 2       
      II.2.2) Additional CPV codes:
      66114000 - Financial leasing services.
      
      II.2.3) Place of performance:
      UK UNITED KINGDOM
      
      II.2.4) Description of procurement: Category 2: Finance Lease. Including, but not limited to, finance leases (and any variation thereof, e.g. sale and leaseback) for equipment and/or machinery within associated services in the following categories:

Agricultural
Airport equipment
Batteries (for hybrid or fully electric vehicles)
Buses and coaches
Commercial vehicles (light and heavy)
Construction and plant
Electric vehicle charging (Light and heavy duty)
Food processing and packaging
Healthcare/Medical
Hydrogen fuel infrastructure, (production and refuelling)
Information technology, including hardware (and the installation of) and software
Leisure equipment
Materials handling
Modular buildings
Office equipment
Passenger vehicles
Recycling equipment
Specialist vehicles
Telecommunications
Workshop equipment

Applications to participate are welcomed from Suppliers that do not provide finance leases for all the above variations of equipment stated. Estimated total value of contracts to be awarded under this Category during the 60-month period is £100,000,000.
      II.2.5) Award criteria:
            Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents            
      II.2.6) Estimated value:
      Value excluding VAT: 100,000,000       
      Currency: GBP       
      II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system:
      Duration in months: 60       
      This contract is subject to renewal: No       
      Description of renewals: Not provided
      II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited:
       Not provided
      Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: Not provided
      II.2.10) Information about variants:
      Variants will be accepted: No
      II.2.11) Information about options:
      Options:       No             
      Description of options: Not provided
      II.2.12) Information about electronic catalogues:
      Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue: 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       
      Identification of the project: Not provided             
      II.2.14) Additional information: Variations of asset types, leasing products, or types of loan facilities that may not be easily identifiable as part of this guidance document or the original contract notice can be specified by individual Customers during their tender processes under the DPS.       
II.2) Description Lot No. 3
      
      II.2.1) Title: Loans       
      Lot No: Category 3       
      II.2.2) Additional CPV codes:
      66190000 - Loan brokerage services.
      
      II.2.3) Place of performance:
      UK UNITED KINGDOM
      
      II.2.4) Description of procurement: Category 3: Loans. Including but not limited to, loan facilities for the acquisition of equipment and/or machinery in the following categories:

Agricultural
Airport equipment
Batteries (for hybrid or fully electric vehicles)
Buses and coaches
Commercial vehicles (light and heavy)
Construction and plant
Electric vehicle charging (Light and heavy duty)
Food processing and packaging
Healthcare/Medical
Hydrogen fuel infrastructure, (production and refuelling)
Information technology, including hardware (and the installation of) and software
Leisure equipment
Materials handling
Modular buildings
Office equipment
Passenger vehicles
Recycling equipment
Specialist vehicles
Telecommunications
Workshop equipment

Applications to participate are welcomed from Suppliers that do not provide loan facilities for all the above variations of equipment stated. Estimated total value of contracts to be awarded under this Category during the 60-month period is £50,000,000.
      II.2.5) Award criteria:
            Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents            
      II.2.6) Estimated value:
      Value excluding VAT: 50,000,000       
      Currency: GBP       
      II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system:
      Duration in months: 60       
      This contract is subject to renewal: No       
      Description of renewals: Not provided
      II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited:
       Not provided
      Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: Not provided
      II.2.10) Information about variants:
      Variants will be accepted: No
      II.2.11) Information about options:
      Options:       No             
      Description of options: Not provided
      II.2.12) Information about electronic catalogues:
      Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue: 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       
      Identification of the project: Not provided             
      II.2.14) Additional information: Variations of asset types, leasing products, or types of loan facilities that may not be easily identifiable as part of this guidance document or the original contract notice can be specified by individual Customers during their tender processes under the DPS.       
II.2) Description Lot No. 4
      
      II.2.1) Title: Fleet and Accident Management       
      Lot No: Category 4       
      II.2.2) Additional CPV codes:
      50111000 - Fleet management, repair and maintenance services.
      
      II.2.3) Place of performance:
      UK UNITED KINGDOM
      
      II.2.4) Description of procurement: Fleet management services, including but not limited to, fleet procurement, fleet funding, contract hire (with/without maintenance), grey fleet management, fleet software management, fleet insurance, rental, fuel cards, driver training, license checking, remarketing/disposal, maintenance management, and safety/risk management.

Accident management services including but not limited to, first notification of loss, client own damage claims, third-party intervention, third-party claims management, loss recovery, downtime management, uninsured loss recovery, access to national repair network, and online portal/systems for customers.

Applications to participate are welcomed from Suppliers that do not provide all of the above services. Estimated total value of contracts to be awarded under this Category during the 60-month period is £10,000,000.
      II.2.5) Award criteria:
            Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents            
      II.2.6) Estimated value:
      Value excluding VAT: 10,000,000       
      Currency: GBP       
      II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system:
      Duration in months: 60       
      This contract is subject to renewal: No       
      Description of renewals: Not provided
      II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited:
       Not provided
      Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: Not provided
      II.2.10) Information about variants:
      Variants will be accepted: No
      II.2.11) Information about options:
      Options:       No             
      Description of options: Not provided
      II.2.12) Information about electronic catalogues:
      Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue: 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       
      Identification of the project: Not provided             
      II.2.14) Additional information: Variations of fleet/accident management services that may not be easily identifiable as part of this guidance document or the original contract notice can be specified by individual Customers during their tender processes under the DPS.       


Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial And Technical Information
   III.1) Conditions for participation
      III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
      List and brief description of conditions:          
      Not Provided       
      III.1.2) Economic and financial standing          
      Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents       
      List and brief description of selection criteria:       
      Not Provided    
      Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required (if applicable) :       
      Not Provided    
      III.1.3) Technical and professional ability    
      Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
      List and brief description of selection criteria:       
      Not Provided      
      Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required (if applicable) :          
      Not Provided   
      III.1.5) Information about reserved contracts (if applicable)   
      The contract is reserved to sheltered workshops and economic operators aiming at the social and professional integration of disabled or disadvantaged persons: No       
      The execution of the contract is restricted to the framework of sheltered employment programmes: No    
      
   III.2) Conditions related to the contract
      III.2.1) Information about a particular profession    
      Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision:          
      Not Provided    
      III.2.2) Contract performance conditions          
      Not Provided          
      III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
      Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract: No

Section IV: Procedure
   IV.1) Description RESTRICTED
      IV.1.1) Type of procedure: Restricted   
   
   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system    
         The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement - NO        
         The procurement involves the setting up of a dynamic purchasing system       
         The dynamic purchasing system might be used by additional purchasers           
         In the case of framework agreements justification for any duration exceeding 4 years: Not Provided    
   
   
   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction:
      An electronic auction will be used: No
      Additional information about electronic auction: Not provided
   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
      The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No       
   IV.2) Administrative information
      IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure:
         Notice number in the OJ S: Not provided       
      IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
       Date: 19/08/2021 Time: 12:00
      IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates: Not Provided       
      IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English,       
      IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: Not Provided      
      

Section VI: Complementary Information
   VI.1) Information about recurrence
   This is a recurrent procurement: No    
   Estimated timing for further notices to be published: Not provided
   VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
   Electronic ordering will be used Yes       
   Electronic invoicing will be accepted Yes       
   Electronic payment will be used Yes       
   VI.3) Additional Information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.The DPS may be used 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
https://www.gov.uk/find-school-in-england
https://education.gov.scot/ParentZone
https://gov.wales/address-list-schools
http://apps.education-ni.gov.uk/appinstitutes/default.aspx
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/open-academies-and-academy-projects-in-development
http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/AcuteTrustListing.aspx
http://www.wales.nhs.uk/nhswalesaboutus/structure
https://aace.org.uk/uk-ambulance-service/
http://www.scottishambulance.com/TheService/organised.aspx
http://online.hscni.net/hospitals/health-and-social-care-trusts/
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.cosla.gov.uk/councils
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.police.uk/forces/
https://www.police.uk/pu/contact-the-police/
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
https://www.nationalfirechiefs.org.uk/Fire-and-Rescue-Services
http://www.nifrs.org/areas-districts/
http://www.firescotland.gov.uk/your-area.aspx
http://www.oscr.org.uk/
http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/registerhomepage.aspx
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/current-registered-providers-of-social-housing
http://directory.scottishhousingregulator.gov.uk/Documents/Landlord%20Register.pdf
https://gov.wales/registered-social-landlords
https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/housing-associations
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/national-probation-service/about#divisional-areas
https://communityleisureuk.org/members/

The Agreement is available to all current and future members of The Procurement Partnership Limited’s (TPPL) buying club. A list of members of TPPL can be obtained from http://www.tppl.co.uk/about-us/our-members/
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Hertford:-Financial-leasing-services./Y382V7F4V5

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/Y382V7F4V5
   VI.4) Procedures for review
   VI.4.1) Review body:
             The High Court
       Royal Court of Justice, The Strand, London, WC2A 2LL, United Kingdom
   VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures:
             N/A
          N/A, United Kingdom
   VI.4.3) Review procedure
   Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:    
    Not Provided    
   VI.4.4) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
          N/A
       N/A, United Kingdom
   VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 20/07/2021

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