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Published 12 May 2023, 12:18 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Bus Stop Maintenance · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Milton Keynes Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£1,472,790exc. VAT11.2% above published estimate
Submissions closed 14 Jun 2023awarded 28 Sept 2023
Awarded to Axiomb2

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Milton Keynes City Council requires a service for the cleaning and maintenance of bus stop infrastructure and the surrounding 2m footprint and for the printing and installation of information at bus stops.MKCC has around 1,050 bus stops, with 650 of the stops having shelters. Of these, 200 are not in use. Where a stop is in use, but does not have a shelter, a bus stop pole with a flag and case marks the location. Passenger Transport surveys and ad hoc cleaning requests are evidence that bus users care about the condition and cleanliness of their bus stops, and scheduled visits will ensure that expectations are met. Further information can be found in the specification.Suppliers that would like to take part in this tender process are invited to Express Interest upon which the will be given access to the full tender documentation delivery through this e-tendering system.When the tender documents have been made available involved suppliers will receive notification via email an

CPV: Public-service buses · Repair and maintenance of public conveniences · Repair and maintenance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,472,790
Delivery: South East · Milton Keynes City Council l Civic Offices l 1 Saxon Gate East l Milton Keynes l MK9 3EJ
Extensions: Option to extend for further 5 years in 12 month intervalsVariant 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
Quality: 40%Price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 40
  • Price: 60
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Please refer to tender documents.

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
Yes
First published
12 May 2023, 12:18 BST
Last source update
8 Jan 2024, 15:51 GMT
Award evaluation window
14 Jun 2023 – …
Authority reference
2022-098
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-000554
Classification (CPV)
Public-service busesRepair and maintenance of public conveniencesRepair and maintenance services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ12)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03c844 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

Please see tender documents.

Review and risk notes
Review procedure

The Council will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the Contract is communicated to tenderers. Applicants who are unsuccessful shall be informed by the Contracting Authority as soon as possible after the decision has been made as to the reasons why the Applicant was unsuccessful. Applicants may seek further clarification from the Contracting Authority following receipt of this information and the Contracting Authority will provide further clarification as appropriate. If any clarification regarding the award of the Contract has not been successfully resolved, an Applicant can consider its option under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.Applicants would need to obtain their own legal advice.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
14 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
14 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

14 Jun 2023 → 8 Jan 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    14 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    14 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    8 Jan 2024, 15:51 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 4 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    8 Jan 2024, 15:51 GMT
Published amendments (2 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—Bid openingIV.2.714 Jun 202321 Jun 2023+7 d
—DateIV 2.714 Jun 202328 Jun 2023+14 d

2 amendments published without a description.

Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2023-05: 1 release · 12 May 2023

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,637,0321 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 88 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 28 Sept 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Axiomb2SME£1,637,032 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Bus Stop Maintenance · Axiomb2SME

    Signed
    28 Sept 2023
    Value
    £1,637,032
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
8bids · 8 electronic8——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Milton Keynes City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Civic Office, 1 Saxon Gate East, Milton Keynes, South East, MK9 3EJContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court Royal Court of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Axiomb2Awarded supplier 12 Hollister Chase, Shenley Lodge, , Milton Keynes, UK, MK5 7DH

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