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Vehicle fleet maintenance contracts can be a tricky field to navigate if you’re new to it. However, it’s worth making the effort as they can secure a pipeline of work for your business.
The Department for Infrastructure is one public sector organisation that releases vehicle fleet maintenance contracts. Securing a contract for a public sector buyer will guarantee your payment. This can be reassuring, especially if you’re a new business.
The questions that a vehicle fleet maintenance contract will ask will vary depending on the buyer’s requirements. They can include, but aren’t limited to:
You will often find vehicle fleet maintenance contracts as part of a framework agreement. A framework agreement is a multi-supplier agreement for goods/services. Suppliers can have access to ongoing work whenever the buyer needs it. Framework agreements can run for years at a time with the possibility of an extension.
A benefit of being on a framework means suppliers don’t have to go through the whole tendering process each time. Often, a framework agreement is split into Lots for a specific good, service or geographical location. This means as a supplier you don’t have to be able to supply the whole agreement. You need only apply to the location or good/service you specialise in.
An example of a vehicle fleet maintenance framework agreement lots:
Social value is an every-important section within almost every tender response. It’s no different for vehicle fleet maintenance contracts. The social value of the project is vital if tendering within the public sector. It now has a mandatory weighting of 10% within the quality response. In some cases, it can be as large as 30%.
Social value is the economic, social and environmental aspects of a response. What is your organisation promising to lessen the environmental impact or give back to the local community? Your company’s sustainable development goals should maximise and promote good social values. You shouldn’t put anything down for the sake of it, buyers want to see you making commitments you can keep.
The social value model aims to:
When writing your vehicle fleet maintenance contract response, you will usually be required to provide case studies of your experience. The buyer wants to know that you are qualified and have the necessary experience required to fulfil the contract. You may be asked to provide three past case studies of work you’ve completed that’s of a similar calibre. Typically, they must be within the last three or five years.
You must also back up any statement of claim you make with concrete, auditable evidence. If you claim to be the best in the market, you must back it up with evidence. Avoid phrases such as ‘we have undertaken numerous projects that are similar in scope’. It doesn’t reflect well on you; they’ll want to know exactly how many, questioning your knowledge.
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DfI Roads and Rivers – Fleet Maintenance, North-West and Greater Belfast Areas
Department for Infrastructure- Northern Ireland- Budget: Undisclosed
DfI Roads and Rivers – Provision of Fleet Maintenance for Commercial Vehicles over 3,500 KG
Department for Infrastructure- Northern Ireland- Budget: £1,900,000
East Lindsey District Council Vehicle Fleet Maintenance
East Lindsey District Council- East Midlands- Budget: Undisclosed
Fleet Maintenance
Corby Borough Council- East Midlands- Budget: £240,000
Tender for the Provision of Fleet Maintenance
Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council- International- Budget: Undisclosed
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