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Published 23 May 2024, 07:54 BST

Official UK procurement notice

2024 May Local Bus Services - Batch 3

Official notice

Authority: Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£400,4255 contracts · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 26 Jun 2024awarded 28 Aug 2024
Awarded to Ron W Dew & Son Ltd +3 more5 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Authority is seeking to award bus services contracts to multiple suppliers for the following requirements:

  • The supply of local bus services (contracts 150, 203, 400, 401, 415, 900, C2, & PR1 ).
  • Contracts funded with money allocated by the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA) to support local bus services.
  • Until 17th August 2025 + 12 months + 12 months.
  • Cambridge, East Cambridgeshire, Huntingdonshire, Peterborough, and South Cambridgeshire.

The Authority is planning to award eight (8) separate contracts relating to the provision of Local Bus Services. The contracts start on Monday 19th August 2024. The contractor must be able to provide the full service required from this start date. The Authority reserves the right not to conclude a contract for the service for which the Tender is invited.

CPV: Motor vehicles for the transport of 10 or more persons · Road transport services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The 8 separate routes will be treated as individual LotsAwardedRenewal

The Authority has awarded eight (8) separate contracts relating to the provision of Local Bus Services.

The contracts started on the 30th of September 2024

The contractor must be able to provide the full service required from the start date stated on each Route Schedule.

The Authority used the Open Procedure for this project in accordance with the requirements of Regulation 27, PCRs2015. This is a single-stage process which addresses the mandatory and discretionary exclusions (through the completion of the part 1 & 2 SSQ) and quality assessments as a single stage.

The Process was managed on the Due North/Pro-Contract Portal, hosted by Bid-Eastern.

Delivery: East of England
Extensions: Initial contract term of 12 months with a 12 months + 12 months option to extend.Variant bids: 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
Quality: 50%Price: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 50
  • Price: 50
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

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
Yes
First published
23 May 2024, 07:54 BST
Last source update
11 Nov 2024, 14:04 GMT
Award evaluation window
26 Jun 2024 – …
Authority reference
DN725339
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-036425
Classification (CPV)
Motor vehicles for the transport of 10 or more personsRoad transport services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH11)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0469e0 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
26 Jun 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
26 Jun 2024, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

26 Jun 2024 → 11 Nov 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    26 Jun 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    26 Jun 2024, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    11 Nov 2024, 14:04 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    11 Nov 2024, 14:04 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 5
Awarded value £400,4255 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 65 from SMEs
Contracts signed 5latest 28 Aug 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Ron W Dew & Son LtdSME£250,750 †—Awarded
Lords TravelSME£30,043 †—Awarded
C G Myall & SonSME£87,776 †—Awarded
C G Myall & SonSME£8,891 †—Awarded
Stagecoach East£22,965 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 036425-2024-Contract 150, 400, 401 and 415-1 · Ron W Dew & Son LtdSME

    Signed
    28 Aug 2024
    Value
    £250,750
    Status
    active
  • Contract 036425-2024-Contract 203-2 · Lords TravelSME

    Signed
    28 Aug 2024
    Value
    £30,043
    Status
    active
  • Contract 036425-2024-Contract 900-3 · C G Myall & SonSME

    Signed
    28 Aug 2024
    Value
    £87,776
    Status
    active
  • Contract 036425-2024-Contract C2-4 · C G Myall & SonSME

    Signed
    28 Aug 2024
    Value
    £8,891
    Status
    active
  • Contract 036425-2024-Contract PR1-5 · Stagecoach East

    Signed
    28 Aug 2024
    Value
    £22,965
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
6bids · 6 electronic5——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority, 2nd floor, Pathfinder House, St Mary's Street, Huntingdon, East of England, PE29 3TNContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

5 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.