Solutions SK on behalf of Stockport Council wishes to tender its Fleet Maintenance Services. It is envisaged that Solutions SK will award the contract to one provider who will deliver the services within the boundaries of Stockport Council.

Solutions SK currently has approximately 202 vehicles and Plant. The majority of these will require servicing in accordance with the service schedules set out per vehicle class. In addition to the maintenance of the Fleet is it is also expected that the successful provider will also need to service and maintain the vehicle Plant i.e. Trailers etc.

The term of the initial contract shall be up to 3 years, with an option to extend for up to a further 24 months. Solutions SK shall have the sole right to exercise this option. Solutions SK anticipates that the contract will commence on the 2.4.2018. It is expected that the contract will expire on the 31.3.2021, or if the option to extend is exercised, on the 31.3.2023.

Solutions SK on behalf of Stockport Council wishes to tender its Fleet Maintenance Services. It is envisaged that Solutions SK will award the contract to one provider who will deliver the services within the boundaries of Stockport Council.

Solutions SK currently has approximately 202 vehicles and Plant. The majority of these will require servicing in accordance with the service schedules set out per vehicle class. In addition to the maintenance of the Fleet is it is also expected that the successful provider will also need to service and maintain the vehicle Plant i.e. Trailers etc.

Stockport Council (the ‘Council’) has a statutory duty, provided by Section 50 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976, to ensure that all private hire vehicles(‘PHV’) and hackney carriage vehicles (‘HCV’) that operate within the local authorities boundaries undergo regular mechanical and bodywork compliance checks to ensure their suitability to be used as ‘taxis’ licensed by the Council.

The test consists of a Class IV MOT test as specified by the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (‘DVSA’), and Section 48 (of the same Act) compliance checks as specified by the Council. The combined test shall be referred to as the ‘HCV/ PHV Compliance Test’, ‘Test’ or ‘Partial Re-test’, in the tender documents.