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Published 9 Jan 2023, 17:08 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

BC-10746 Walton Le Dale High School School Transportation 2023

Official notice

Authority: Walton-le-Dale High School (Education)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£700,000exc. VAT58.2% below published estimate
Submissions closed 17 Feb 2023awarded 23 Mar 2023
Awarded to Moving People Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Walton-Le-Dale High School is a mixed community secondary school with 785 pupils in Preston, Lancashire.The proposed contract will be for the outsourced provision of Home to School Transport (HTST) services to the Client. It is the Client’s expectation that the Successful Bidder shall be responsible for the operation of the school transport function including employment and management of staff and a provide a range of vehicles that meet the requirements of the contract and all legal and health and safety requirements. The Successful bidder will provide transportation of an appropriate capacity and to the timeframes specified in Section 7: Specification. The client has expressed a wish for all current routes to remain unchanged.

CPV: Hire of buses and coaches with driver

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedPublished value£700,000

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: 40%Price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 40
  • Price: 60
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    As per the tendering documentation

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
9 Jan 2023, 17:08 GMT
Last source update
1 Sept 2023, 11:15 BST
Award evaluation window
17 Feb 2023 – …
Authority reference
BC-10746
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-025743
Classification (CPV)
Hire of buses and coaches with driver
Delivery area
North West (UKD4)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03960f Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
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Submission deadline
17 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
17 Feb 2023, 12:05 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

17 Feb 2023 → 1 Sept 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    17 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    17 Feb 2023, 12:05 GMT
  3. Notice published
    1 Sept 2023, 11:15 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    1 Sept 2023, 11:15 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £292,6481 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 23 Mar 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Moving People LtdSME£292,648 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • BC-10746 Walton Le Dale High School School Transportation 2023 · Moving People LtdSME

    Signed
    23 Mar 2023
    Value
    £292,648
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

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

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Walton-le-Dale High School

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Brindle Road, Bamber Bridge, Preston, North West, PR5 6RNContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Court of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Moving People LtdAwarded supplier05621834 Hawkside, Longsight Road, Clayton-le-Dale, Blackburn, North West, BB2 7JA

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria