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Published 25 Jan 2021, 15:15 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Cambridgeshire County Council Invitation for the supply of Local Bus Services (43 routes)

Official notice

Authority: Cambridgeshire County Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£6,000,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 26 Feb 2021awarded 20 Aug 2021
Awarded to A2B TRAVEL GROUP LTD +9 more10 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Local public bus routes for the county of Cambridgeshire

CPV: Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver · Non-scheduled passenger transport · Public road transport services · Special-purpose road passenger-transport services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Provision of 48 public bus route services advertised under PCR threshold rules Open…AwardedRenewalPublished value£6,000,000

provision of 48 public bus route services advertised under PCR threshold rules Open procedure

Delivery: East of England
Extensions: 12 months by 12 monthsVariant bids: 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: 50%Price: 50%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality questions: 50%
  • Annual cost of for route: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality questions: 50
  • Annual cost of for route: 50
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 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
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
25 Jan 2021, 15:15 GMT
Last source update
7 Feb 2022, 10:47 GMT
Award evaluation window
26 Feb 2021 – …
Authority reference
DN522039
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-003380
Classification (CPV)
Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driverNon-scheduled passenger transportPublic road transport servicesSpecial-purpose road passenger-transport services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH11)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-028d0f Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
26 Feb 2021, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
7200 days from the deadline
Bids opened
26 Feb 2021, 14:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

26 Feb 2021 → 7 Feb 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    26 Feb 2021, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    26 Feb 2021, 14:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    7 Feb 2022, 10:47 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Feb 2022
  1. Status changed to complete
    7 Feb 2022, 10:47 GMT
  2. Buyer details updated
    7 Feb 2022, 10:47 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 10
Bids received 15
Contracts signed 10latest 20 Aug 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
A2B TRAVEL GROUP LTDSME——Awarded
Whippet Coaches LimitedSME——Awarded
C G Myall & SonSME——Awarded
GDS 2016 LtdSME——Awarded
Lords TravelSME——Awarded
Mil-Ken Travel LtdSME——Awarded
Ron W Dew & Son LtdSME——Awarded
Stagecoach East——Awarded
Stagecoach East Midlands——Awarded
Star Cabs Ltd——Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 003380-2022-DN522039-1-1 · A2B TRAVEL GROUP LTDSME

    Signed
    20 Aug 2021
    Value
    —
    Status
    active
  • Contract 003380-2022-DN522039-10-10 · Whippet Coaches LimitedSME

    Signed
    20 Aug 2021
    Value
    —
    Status
    active
  • Contract 003380-2022-DN522039-2-2 · C G Myall & SonSME

    Signed
    20 Aug 2021
    Value
    —
    Status
    active
  • Contract 003380-2022-DN522039-3-3 · GDS 2016 LtdSME

    Signed
    20 Aug 2021
    Value
    —
    Status
    active
  • Contract 003380-2022-DN522039-4-4 · Lords TravelSME

    Signed
    20 Aug 2021
    Value
    —
    Status
    active
  • Contract 003380-2022-DN522039-5-5 · Mil-Ken Travel LtdSME

    Signed
    20 Aug 2021
    Value
    —
    Status
    active
  • Contract 003380-2022-DN522039-6-6 · Ron W Dew & Son LtdSME

    Signed
    20 Aug 2021
    Value
    —
    Status
    active
  • Contract 003380-2022-DN522039-7-7 · Stagecoach East

    Signed
    20 Aug 2021
    Value
    —
    Status
    active
  • Contract 003380-2022-DN522039-8-8 · Stagecoach East Midlands

    Signed
    20 Aug 2021
    Value
    —
    Status
    active
  • Contract 003380-2022-DN522039-9-9 · Star Cabs Ltd

    Signed
    20 Aug 2021
    Value
    —
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
15bids · 15 electronic · 15 from abroad——£50,000 – £100,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Cambridgeshire County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Shire Hall, Castle Hill, Cambridge, East of England, CB3 0APContact name, email, phone

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • Cambridgeshire County CountyContracting authorityRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Cambridge, East of EnglandContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts of JusticeMediation bodyReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

10 commercial parties on the notice

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