713718450 - Light Mobility Vehicle

Legal basis

Id

2023/54

Scheme

UKPGA

Uri

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ↗

Procedure

Features

The Authority will conduct this procurement using the Competitive Flexible Procedure under the Procurement Act 2023. The Procurement will be made up of the following stages: Procurement Stages Stage 1: PSQs The Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) Stage commences with the publication of this UK4 Tender Notice. The PSQ questions and assessment methodology are set out in the PSQ Guidance document which can be found on the DSP. The PSQ will act as a down select of Tenderers, where up to 7 (seven) tenderers who achieve the highest scores will be invited to proceed to the next stage of the tender process. Tender Stages Stage 2(a): Limited Dialogue The Tenderers down selected at the PSQ stage will be issued with an Initial draft of the ITT, the draft will include Contractual Terms and Conditions, DEFFORM47, ITT Evaluation questions, Evaluation Methodology & Criteria. Limited dialogue will follow and will be confined to specific areas which will be communicated to Tenderers with the issue of the draft ITT. Stage 2(b): Vehicle Trials This stage will run concurrently with Stage 2(a) Limited Dialogue. Down selected Tenderers will be invited to partake in Vehicle Trials based in the UK with full details and evaluation criteria issued within the draft ITT. It is proposed that Tenderers that fail the trials will be notified immediately and eliminated at this stage and will not participate any further in the LMV procurement. Whilst the final ITT will not be issued until after finalisation of the limited dialogue stage, the Authority confirms that the details of the Cardinal Points Specifications that are to be trialled issued in the draft ITT are final. Assessment criteria and evaluation methodology in respect of the vehicle trials only will be fixed and will not form part of the limited dialogue stage. Stage 3: ITT Paper based Assessment Tenderers will be issued with the finalised Tender pack incorporating any changes post the limited dialogue stage. Tenderers will be invited to submit their Tenders. The Tenders will be evaluated in accordance with the assessment criteria and methodology set out in the DEFFORM47 to identify the Most Advantageous Tender (MAT). Stage 4: Award Stage Subject to final Authority approvals, and a mandatory standstill period, the Tenderer offering the MAT will be awarded the Contract. A summary of the award criteria is provided within this notice and will be fully explained in Tender Evaluation section of the DEFFORM47, which will be published in the DSP, with the ITT. The Authority reserves the right to amend & refine the award criteria before and during the Tender period in accordance with section 24 of the Procurement Act 2023. The Authority reserves the right to amend the procurement, where such amendment would not be substantial, as follows, including and not limited to; • amendments to the tender documents which may provide clarification • refining the specification as the competitive flexible procedure progresses • reducing timescales. If any amendments are made, the Authority will consider whether any applicable tender deadlines should be revised, and whether any tender documents or notices need to be re-issued.

Special regime

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy

allowed

Expected award period

Ends

31 May 2027, 23:59

Lot Details

No Lots Division Rationale

The LMV Programme will utilise a Common Based Platform, which can be configured to deliver the 9 (nine) required vehicle variants, this approach promotes standardisation, reduces fleet complexity and enables economies of scale. If the procurement contained lots then there is high potential of a mixed fleet of solutions based on multiple platforms from multiple suppliers, therefore the lotted approach is not to be used in this procurement.