Official UK procurement notice
ASN School Transport Provision
Authority: East Ayrshire Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe provision of taxi's, mini-buses and other transport for transporting children/young adults with additional support needs to and from school.
- Recurrence: Will be re-tendered on a 4 yearly cycle
CPV: Minibuses · Motor vehicles for the transport of fewer than 10 persons · Special-purpose road passenger-transport services · Taxi services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 25 suppliers
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£12,000,000
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).
- “ASN School Transport Provision” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 25 suppliers, not a single contract.
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
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · Will be re-tendered on a 4 yearly cycle
- First published
- 21 Mar 2023, 16:33 GMT
- Last source update
- 21 Mar 2023, 16:33 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 1 May 2023 – …
- Authority reference
PS/23/28- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-008219- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03b4d8Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
As stated in the invitation to tender documents
Publisher note: NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=726676. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363 Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/ A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: Tenders will be required to provide Community Benefits as part of this contract, these will be discussed with successful parties following award of contract. (SC Ref:726676) Download the ESPD document here: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=726676
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗
- Appointment period ends
- 28 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 1 May 2023, 12:00 BST
Timeline
21 Mar 2023 → 31 Jul 2023 · 4 dates- Notice published21 Mar 2023, 16:33 GMT
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown28 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened1 May 2023, 12:00 BST
- Bids must remain valid until31 Jul 2023, 23:59 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Kilmarnock Sheriff CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria