United Kingdom-Scunthorpe: Prior Information Notice Regarding Upcoming Fleet Equipment and Vehicle Tenders

Type of document: Pre-information procedures
Country: United Kingdom
OJEU Ref: (2020/S 108-263372/EN)
Nature of contract: Supply contract
Procedure: Not applicable
Type of bid required: Not applicable

Prior information notice without call for competition
Supplies

This notice is for prior information only
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: North Lincolnshire Council
Postal address: Church Square House, High Street
Town: Scunthorpe
Postal code: DN15 6NL
Country: United Kingdom
Contact Person: All communication through
Email: procurement@northlincs.gov.uk
Internet address(es):
Main address:
Address of the buyer profile:

I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge,at:
Additional information can be obtained from:
the above mentioned address
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: Prior Information Notice Regarding Upcoming Fleet Equipment and Vehicle Tenders
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 34000000
II.1.3) Type of contract: Supplies
II.1.4) Short Description:
North Lincolnshire Council has a number of items of fleet equipment to replace and will shortly be looking to launch some tenders for specific vehicles. Due to the Covid-19 situation the Authority wishes to notify the market of the intent to purchase (although the Authority gives no guarantee that all these items will be procured) and would like to ask suppliers to confirm if they are in a position to respond to tenders during this pandemic situation. This is a prior information notice to give notice to the market that North Lincolnshire Council is considering publishing tenders to purchase the following vehicles:
(a) motor cycles/motor scooters;
(b) small vans up to 3 500 kgs;
(c) standard 17 seat minibuses;
(d) coach built/van converted accessible minibuses;
(e) commercial vehicles between 3 500 kgs and 7 500 kgs — vans/tippers;
(f) large commercial vehicles above 7 500 kgs;
(g) road sweepers;
(h) agricultural/horticultural equipment;
(i) ride on rowing machines.
II.1.5) Estimated total value:
Value excluding VAT: 1000000.00 Currency: GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots:
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.2) Description:
II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code: UKE13
Main site or place of performance:North Lincolnshire.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
North Lincolnshire Council has a number of items of fleet equipment to replace and will shortly be looking to launch some tenders for specific vehicles. Due to the Covid-19 situation the authority wishes to notify the market of the intent to purchase (although the Authority gives no guarantee that all these items will be procured) and would like to ask suppliers to confirm if they are in a position to respond to tenders during this pandemic situation. This is a prior information notice to give notice to the market that North Lincolnshire Council is considering publishing tenders to purchase the following vehicles:
(a) motor cycles/motor scooters;
(b) small vans up to 3 500 kgs;
(c) standard 17 seat minibuses;
(d) coach built/van converted accessible minibuses;
(e) commercial vehicles between 3 500 kgs and 7 500 kgs — vans/tippers;
(f) large commercial vehicles above 7 500 kgs;
(g) road sweepers;
(h) agricultural/horticultural equipment;
(i) ride on rowing machines.
Exact quantities and timescales are not known at this time.
II.2.5) Award criteria

II.2.6) Estimated value:
Value excluding VAT: 1000000.00 Currency: GBP
II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:2020-07-01
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description

IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement(GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: no
IV.2) Administrative information

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
VI.3) Additional information:
Please note this PIN is to inform the market of our intent to publish some tenders for replacement fleet equipment and vehicles. We reserve the right to not publish the tenders. We are asking suppliers if they have the capacity to submit tenders during this Covid-19 pandemic to inform our procurement plan. Suppliers who do not respond will not be excluded from applying for any tender opportunities that are advertised by North Lincolnshire Council.

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:2020-06-02