Official UK procurement notice
22 118 - Subsidised 312 Bus Service (Handforth Dean/Wilmslow Circular)
Authority: Cheshire East Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAn opportunity has arisen where through developer funding Cheshire East Council can issue
a tender to support a new bus service. The bus service will operate between Handforth Dean
and Wilmslow Monday to Saturday.
CPV: Road transport services · Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1A condition of contract stipulates that the vehicle used must be a Euro 6 emissionsAwardedRenewalPublished value£200,000
A condition of contract stipulates that the vehicle used must be a Euro 6 emissions
compliant vehicle to meet the proposed Transport for Greater Manchester clean air zone
requirements.
The vehicle must also be a minimum capacity of 27 to promote the migration of passengers
from car to public transport.
The contract will be for 12 months with an option to extend for a further 12 months.
The values given in this notice are only estimations and are for the initial contract period of 1
year and include the option to extend for a further 12 months - the authority gives no
guarantee or warranty or makes any representation as to the accuracy of any indicative
volumes or as to the value of the work during the contract period.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 25
- Price: 75
- Price carries 75 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7.5 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 · publisher note attached- 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
- 8 Dec 2022, 09:57 GMT
- Last source update
- 21 Mar 2023, 08:42 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 11 Jan 2023 – …
- Authority reference
DN643318- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-008101- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-038bb7Find a Tender
- Performance terms
As per the requirements stated in the tender documents.
- Review procedure
Cheshire East Borough Council incorporated a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract was communicated to tenderers. That notification provided full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which was for a minimum of 10 calendar days provided time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract was entered into. The Public Contracts Regulations, 2015 (SINo 102) provides for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).
Publisher note: This procurement exercise will be conducted on Cheshire East Borough Council's electronic contract and tender management system at the www.the-chest.org.uk Organisations wishing to be considered for this contract must register their expression of interest and provide additional required information through the contract and tender management system. Expressions of interest must be by way of completion and return of the invitation to tender (‘ITT’) (in accordance with the requirements set out in the ITT) by the date and time specified in Section IV.2.2). If you have any technical problems with the contract and tender management system please contact the help-desk on: [email protected] or 03300050352. In order to participate, providers must register, complete and upload completed documentation and submit this via the Chest at the link provided in this notice. The project reference on The Chest is DN643318. The values given in this notice are only estimations — the Council gives no guarantee or warranty or makes any representation as to the accuracy of any indicative values. Contract is for the duration of 12 months with the option to extend by a further 12 months.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 11 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 11 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
11 Jan 2023 → 21 Mar 2023 · 3 dates- Submission deadline11 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened11 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published21 Mar 2023, 08:42 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete21 Mar 2023, 08:42 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| D&G Buses LimitedSME | £220,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 008101-2023-22 118-1 · D&G Buses LimitedSME
- Signed
- 4 Mar 2023
- Value
- £220,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids · 3 electronic | 3 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- D&G Buses LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria