Vehicle Parts, Tyres, Lubricants & Workshop Equipment

Description

The Association of North East Councils trading as the North East Procurement Organisation (NEPO) is seeking to establish a multi-supplier, multi-lot Framework Agreement for the provision of Vehicle Parts, Tyres, Lubricants & Workshop Equipment for use by contracting authorities throughout the United Kingdom. NEPO intends to publish an Invitation to Tender via the Open eTendering system. Suppliers wishing to be considered for this Framework Agreement must register their expression of interest and submit a tender through the Open eTendering system at https://open-uk.org/ Tenders must be submitted via the link above. Submissions via email or post will not be accepted. Guidance for how to create an account, search for opportunities and respond is included within the Suppliers Hub. If you require further support please email open.support@nepo.org Lot 1: Vehicle Spare Parts Supply of Original Equipment Manufacturer ("OEM") vehicle parts (or equivalent of matching quality standard), batteries, windscreens, and other spares. Parts can be for all vehicle types, including cars, light & medium commercials, heavy goods, and specialist vehicles (e.g. agricultural/plant machinery). Lot 2: Tyres, Replacement and Repair Supply of all tyres required by Contracting Authorities accessing the framework. This includes tyres (and associated fitting services where required) for cars, light commercial vehicles, heavy goods vehicles, and specialist vehicles (e.g. agricultural/plant machinery). Lot 3: Lubricants and Workshop Consumables Purchase of a variety of vehicle lubricants (including those suitable for commercial/heavy goods/specialist vehicles), including engine, hydraulic, transmission oils, grease, brake fluid, penetrating oil, adblue, absorbent granules and additives. This lot includes for workshop and vehicle consumables, e.g. sweeper brushes, EV charging cables. Lot 4: Workshop Equipment Supply of garage/workshop tools/equipment (and associated services), including, but not limited to vehicle/column lifts, compressors, cranes, work benches, tool chests, stands, brake testers, steel pits, headlight aligners, emissions analysers, mobile or stationary lubricant pumps/measures/meters/waste handling, load simulators, presses, storage (including of hazardous/CoSHH materials), and ramps. Lot 5: Managed Solutions Provision of managed solutions for Members, covering any combination of requirements under lots 1 - 3, including one-stop shop provision of all parts, tyres, and lubricants from a single provider. This might include a managed stores provision at a Member's facility/depot, with stock held on an imprest and/or consignment basis. Including but not limited to:  Managed provision of vehicle parts, including for passenger, commercial, specialist, and truck/trailer vehicles. To include use/access of systems to streamline ordering and transaction processing, including ability/facility to update job cards and other relevant records.  Full 'turnkey' tyre management solutions, fleet checks, recutting/regrooving, tracking adjustments, repairs (major/minor), out of hours calls, roadside assistance, and environmental disposals (including of 3rd party supplied tyres).  Supply, and management of, all car, truck, specialist (e.g. agricultural, HGV) oils, lubricants, and consumables. Includes, adblue, anti-freeze, engine oils, gear/transmissions oils, hydraulic fluids, cabling, fasteners, pipes, fuses, batteries, glues, and adhesives. Lubricants and fluids can be supplied on a bulk basis, and managed solutions cover full turnkey options, through to provision of loan tanks.