Vehicle Hire, Car Club & Leasing

The NWUPC has a requirement to establish a Framework Agreement for the provision of Vehicle Hire, Car Club and Vehicle Leasing. NWUPC is managing this procurement process in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (the “Regulations”) on behalf of members of NWUPC, NEUPC, APUC, HEPCW, SUPC, LUPC and CPC consortia. 1.3 Scope and Objective of the Framework Agreement 1.3.1 The NWUPC is seeking to establish a multi-provider Framework Agreement on behalf of the members of NWUPC, NEUPC, HEPCW, APUC, SUPC, LUPC and CPC for Vehicle Hire, Car Club and Vehicle Leasing.

1.3.2 Tenderers shall accept and acknowledge that by issuing this ITT NWUPC shall not be bound to accept any Tender and reserves the right not to conclude a Framework Agreement for Vehicle Hire, Car Club and Vehicle Leasing for which Tenders are invited nor does it constitute an offer to enter into a contractual relationship.

1.3.3 All costs incurred in relation to preparing and submitting a Tender are to be borne by the Tenderer. NWUPC shall not accept liability for any associated costs sustained by Tenderers.

1.3.4 This Framework Agreement will commence on 1st February 2017 for an initial period of 24 months until 31st January 2019 with the option to extend the Framework Agreement for a further 12 months until 31st January 2020 and a further 12 months until 31st January 2021 subject to satisfactory Economic Operator performance.

1.3.5 The Framework Agreement will be split into three lots as follows: Lot 1 – Vehicle Hire Lot 2 – Car Club Lot 3 – Vehicle Leasing

1.3.6 The Tenderer can apply for a single lot or for multiple lots. You will need to complete and return a separate ITT and the appropriate appendices for each of the lots You wish to apply for. However you must indicate in section 4 Lot Application which of the lots You wish to apply for. This document refers to Lot 1 Vehicle Hire. A separate ITT document is available, and should be completed for the other Lots. Each bid will be assessed on its own merits and each lot will be awarded separately. Successful award on a particular lot does not enable You to supply under any other Lot.

Please see Tender Docs for further information