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Published 14 May 2024, 14:18 BST

Official UK procurement notice

BSIP Bus Service Enhancements - SO92 - HDG/2024/716

Official notice

Authority: Stoke-on-Trent City Council (Local council)

19 lotsServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£1,481,375total for 19 lots
Submissions closed 18 Jun 2024awarded 16 Aug 2024
Awarded to First Potteries Ltd +2 more9 awards
Contract term Ends 26 Mar 2026

What is being bought19 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Stoke on Trent City Council wish to appoint contractors to provide additional bus services to enhance the existing bus network by increasing the frequency, hours of operation and introducing weekend services across the existing commercial network.

CPV: Buses and coaches · Public-service buses · Special-purpose road passenger-transport services · Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

Lots and requirements (19)Procurement structure

19 lots · 10 with a published value (£1,481,376 together) · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1S092/1 - Service 6A - Blythe Bridge - Longton City CentreCancelledLot estimate not published
Lot #2Lot B - S092/2 - Service 9A - Tunstall – Mill Hill – Bradeley – City CentreCancelledPublished value£700,000

Lot B - S092/2 - Service 9A - Tunstall – Mill Hill – Bradeley – City Centre

Monday - Friday (excluding bank holidays)

Contract period: … – 26 Mar 2026
Delivery: West Midlands
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #3Lot C - S092/3 - Service 9A - Tunstall – Mill Hill – Bradeley – City CentrePublished value£143,500

Lot C - S092/3 - Service 9A - Tunstall – Mill Hill – Bradeley – City Centre.

Saturdays and Good Friday

Contract period: … – 26 Mar 2026
Delivery: West Midlands
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #4Lot C - S092/3 - Service 9A - Tunstall – Mill Hill – Bradeley – City CentreCancelledLot estimate not published

Lot C - S092/3 - Service 9A - Tunstall – Mill Hill – Bradeley – City Centre.

Saturdays and Good Friday

Delivery: West Midlands
Lot #5Lot D - S092/4 - Service 19 and 19ACancelledLot estimate not published

Lot D - S092/4 - Service 19 and 19A .

New Off Peak Service - City Centre – Sneyd Green circular services. Mon - Fri (excl bank

holidays)

Delivery: West Midlands
Lot #6Lot D - S092/4 - Service 19 and 19APublished value£111,563

Lot D - S092/4 - Service 19 and 19A .

New Off Peak Service - City Centre – Sneyd Green circular services. Mon - Fri (excl bank holidays)

Contract period: … – 26 Mar 2026
Delivery: West Midlands
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #7Lot E - S092/5 - Service 19 and 19ACancelledLot estimate not published

Lot E - S092/5 - Service 19 and 19A

New Peak Hour Service - City Centre – Sneyd Green circular services - Mon - Fri (excl Bank

Holidays)

Delivery: West Midlands
Lot #8Lot F - S092/6 - Service 21CancelledLot estimate not published

Lot F - S092/6 - Service 21

New Sunday Service - City Centre – Stoke - Trentham - Sundays and Bank Holidays

Delivery: West Midlands
Lot #9Lot G - S092/7 - Services 21 and 43CancelledLot estimate not published

Lot G - S092/7 - Services 21 and 43

New Sunday Service - Sundays and Bank Holidays

21 - City Centre – Stoke - Trentham

43 - City Centre – Milton – Baddeley Green

Delivery: West Midlands
Lot #10Lot H - S092/8 - Service 22CancelledLot estimate not published

Lot H - S092/8 - Service 22

New Sunday Service - Longton – Blurton – Trentham – Newcastle. Sunday and Bank Holidays

Delivery: West Midlands
Lot #11Lot J - S092/9 - Service 11 and 22 - Mon- Fri (excluding Bank Holidays)CancelledLot estimate not published

Lot J - S092/9 - Service 11 and 22 - Mon- Fri (excluding Bank Holidays)

Additional evening journeys - Mon - Fri (excl bank holidays)

11 - Longton – Stoke – Newcastle

22 - Longton – Blurton – Trentham – Newcastle

Delivery: West Midlands
Lot #12LOT K - S092/10 - Service 11 and 22CancelledLot estimate not published

LOT K - S092/10 - Service 11 and 22.

Additional evening journeys - Saturdays and Good Friday

11 - Longton – Stoke – Newcastle

22 - Longton – Blurton – Trentham – Newcastle

Delivery: West Midlands
Lot #13S092/1 - Service 6A - Blythe Bridge - Longton City CentrePublished value£19,250
Contract period: … – 26 Mar 2026
Delivery: West Midlands
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #14Lot F - S092/6 - Service 21Published value£54,250

Lot F - S092/6 - Service 21

New Sunday Service - City Centre – Stoke - Trentham - Sundays and Bank Holidays

Contract period: … – 26 Mar 2026
Delivery: West Midlands
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #15Lot G - S092/7 - Services 21 and 43Published value£71,750

Lot G - S092/7 - Services 21 and 43

New Sunday Service - Sundays and Bank Holidays

21 - City Centre – Stoke - Trentham

43 - City Centre – Milton – Baddeley Green

Contract period: … – 26 Mar 2026
Delivery: West Midlands
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #16Lot H - S092/8 - Service 22Published value£54,250

Lot H - S092/8 - Service 22

New Sunday Service - Longton – Blurton – Trentham – Newcastle. Sunday and Bank Holidays

Contract period: … – 26 Mar 2026
Delivery: West Midlands
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #17Lot J - S092/9 - Service 11 and 22 - Mon- Fri (excluding Bank Holidays)Published value£178,500

Lot J - S092/9 - Service 11 and 22 - Mon- Fri (excluding Bank Holidays)

Additional evening journeys - Mon - Fri (excl bank holidays)

11 - Longton – Stoke – Newcastle

22 - Longton – Blurton – Trentham – Newcastle

Contract period: … – 26 Mar 2026
Delivery: West Midlands
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #18LOT K - S092/10 - Service 11 and 22Published value£36,750

LOT K - S092/10 - Service 11 and 22.

Additional evening journeys - Saturdays and Good Friday

11 - Longton – Stoke – Newcastle

22 - Longton – Blurton – Trentham – Newcastle

Contract period: … – 26 Mar 2026
Delivery: West Midlands
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #19Lot E - S092/5 - Service 19 and 19APublished value£111,563

Lot E - S092/5 - Service 19 and 19A

New Peak Hour Service - City Centre – Sneyd Green circular services - Mon - Fri (excl Bank Holidays)

Contract period: … – 26 Mar 2026
Delivery: West Midlands
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 · same split on all 19 lots
Price: 200
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • price: 100
  • price: 100
Published award criteria (2)
  • price: 100
  • Price: 100
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 200 of 200 points: a 10% discount moves about 20 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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
14 May 2024, 14:18 BST
Last source update
26 Sept 2024, 09:53 BST
Award evaluation window
18 Jun 2024 – …
Authority reference
DN719969
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-030719
Classification (CPV)
Buses and coachesPublic-service busesSpecial-purpose road passenger-transport servicesTransport services (excl. Waste transport)
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG23)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-045977 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Submission deadline
18 Jun 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
18 Jun 2024, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

18 Jun 2024 → 26 Sept 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    18 Jun 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    18 Jun 2024, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    26 Sept 2024, 09:53 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    26 Sept 2024, 09:53 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 10
Awarded value £1,369,8139 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 9latest 16 Aug 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Not linked to a lot9 awards
First Potteries Ltd£19,250 †—Awarded
D&G Bus LimitedSME£36,750 †—Awarded
D&G Bus Limited£700,000 †—Awarded
D&G Bus Limited£143,500 †—Awarded
Stantons of StokeSME£111,563 †—Awarded
First Potteries Ltd£54,250 †—Awarded
First Potteries Ltd£71,750 †—Awarded
First Potteries Ltd£54,250 †—Awarded
D&G Bus LimitedSME£178,500 †—Awarded

1 further award records carry no date or value.

Contracts

  • Contract 030719-2024-HDG/2024/716-1 · First Potteries Ltd

    Signed
    16 Aug 2024
    Value
    £19,250
    Status
    active
  • Contract 030719-2024-HDG/2024/716-10 · D&G Bus LimitedSME

    Signed
    16 Aug 2024
    Value
    £36,750
    Status
    active
  • Contract 030719-2024-HDG/2024/716-2 · D&G Bus Limited

    Signed
    16 Aug 2024
    Value
    £700,000
    Status
    active
  • Contract 030719-2024-HDG/2024/716-3 · D&G Bus Limited

    Signed
    16 Aug 2024
    Value
    £143,500
    Status
    active
  • Contract 030719-2024-HDG/2024/716-5 · Stantons of StokeSME

    Signed
    16 Aug 2024
    Value
    £111,563
    Status
    active
  • Contract 030719-2024-HDG/2024/716-6 · First Potteries Ltd

    Signed
    16 Aug 2024
    Value
    £54,250
    Status
    active
  • Contract 030719-2024-HDG/2024/716-7 · First Potteries Ltd

    Signed
    16 Aug 2024
    Value
    £71,750
    Status
    active
  • Contract 030719-2024-HDG/2024/716-8 · First Potteries Ltd

    Signed
    16 Aug 2024
    Value
    £54,250
    Status
    active
  • Contract 030719-2024-HDG/2024/716-9 · D&G Bus LimitedSME

    Signed
    16 Aug 2024
    Value
    £178,500
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Stoke-on-Trent City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Civic Centre, Glebe Street, Stoke-on-Trent, UK, ST4 1HHContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

6 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.