Vehicle Valeting Contract for Government Procurement Service

Reference number: RM1841 SB169

Deadline date:13/05/2013

This deadline is for… The Request for Information Response Date. Please see ‘How to apply instructions to suppliers’ for more information.

Contract value:£0 – £0

Location where the contract is to be carried out: United Kingdom

Is this suitable for smaller suppliers? Yes

Is this contract suitable for a voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations? Yes

Name of the buying organisation: Government Procurement Service

Description of the contract

The requirement is for the provision of a valeting service for all departmental vehicles across the Midlands, North East, North West and Scotland fleet network area. There are approximately 150 vehicles.(but this subject to change). Bidders are invited to tender for the following regions individually: – Midlands – North East – North West – Scotland Bidders can bid for one or more areas. The indicative requirement will be for ad-hoc valeting per vehicle but only at the request of the department. The frequency of the service required will be dependent on business needs.

Documents

Appendix B – Service Description (Appendix B – Service Description (Midlands).pdf, 157kb)

Invitation to Tender (Invitation to Tender.pdf, 189kb)

Classification of the contract

50111000 Fleet management, repair and maintenance services

50111100 Vehicle-fleet management services

50111110 Vehicle-fleet-support services

50112200 Car maintenance services

50112300 Car-washing and similar services

Additional information

Contract type: Services – Unspecified

Is it a framework agreement? No

Is this contract related to a programme of funding? No

Contract will be awarded based on: Most economically advantageous tender in terms of: The criteria below:

Priority	Description of criteria	Percentage weighting
0	Value for Money	0.00

Estimated length of contract: 36 Months

Who to contact

Contact name Tiffany Morgan

Organisation name Government Procurement Service

Address Room 2Y92 Concept House, Cardiff Road, Newport, Gwent, NP10 8QQ

Telephone 01633 811600

Extension number:

Fax

Email Spot.Buying@gps.gsi.gov.uk

Web address www.gps.cabinetoffice.gov.uk

How to apply

To participate in any possible future procurement which results from this RFI, Potential Providers must first be registered on the Government Procurement Service e-Sourcing Suite. If you have not yet registered on the eSourcing Suite, this can be done online at https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk by following the link ‘Register for GPS eSourcing’. Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so at the Invitation to Tender stage. Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found at http://gps.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/i-am-supplier/respond-tender Once you have registered on the eSourcing Suite, you will need to express and interest for the Vehicle Valeting Contract This is done by emailing ExpressionOfInterest@gps.gsi.gov.uk. Your email must clearly state: • the name of this procurement Vehicle Valeting Contract and the RM reference number RM1841 • the name of the registered supplier; and • the name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email. Government Procurement Service will then process this email and assign your organisation to the opportunity. The registered user will receive a notification email to alert them once this has been done. The Invitation to Tender will be issued by close of play on Wednesday 8th May 2013 and therefore suppliers can register on the e-Sourcing Suite between the issue date of this Contracts Finder advert and the deadline date. The deadline date for submission of Requests For information will be 4pm Monday 13th May 2013. It is advised however that Potential Providers register as soon as practically possible in order to receive the Invitation to Tender and have a sufficient amount of time to respond. For technical assistance on use of the eSourcing Suite please contact the Helpdesk: Freephone: 0345 010 3503 Email: supplier@gps.gsi.gov.uk