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Published 3 Sept 2024, 12:06 BST

Official UK procurement notice

12303 School Swimming Transport (2025 – 2026)

Official notice

Authority: Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£623,333≈ £374k / year59.7% above published estimate
Submissions closed 4 Oct 2024awarded 22 Nov 2024
Awarded to Belle Vue (Manchester) Limited
Contract term 1 yr 8 moends 31 Aug 2026 · extension options published · starts 1 Jan 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This requirement is for the provision, to Stockport Council, of transport for School children and Teachers from multiple Schools to attend swimming sessions at a named swimming baths.

Transport will be required for all schools on each contract attending a named swimming baths.

The Contract will require transport to be provided for approx. 35 weeks within the academic year.

CPV: Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 1 yr 8 mo
Contract period: 1 Jan 2025 – 31 Aug 2026 (1 yr 8 mo)
Delivery: North West
Extensions: The contract will run from 01 January 2025 to 31 August 2026 with the option to extend for further periods of time up to 24 months in aggregate, to 31 August 2028.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
  • Price

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
3 Sept 2024, 12:06 BST
Last source update
22 Nov 2024, 11:04 GMT
Award evaluation window
4 Oct 2024 – …
Authority reference
DN740834
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-037781
Classification (CPV)
Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver
Delivery area
North West (UKD3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0497a3 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
4 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
4 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

4 Oct 2024 → 1 Jan 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    4 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    4 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    22 Nov 2024, 11:04 GMT
  4. Contract starts
    1 Jan 2025

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    22 Nov 2024, 11:04 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £995,5091 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 22 Nov 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Belle Vue (Manchester) Limited£995,509 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services 4th Floor, Waterside House, Waterside Plaza, Sale, North West, M33 7ZFContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The High CourtReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.