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Published 16 Oct 2023, 17:21 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Campus Shuttle Bus Service

Official notice

Authority: University of Kent (Education)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£500,000≈ £207k / year
Submissions closed 15 Nov 2023awarded 15 Jan 2024
Awarded to Zeelo Ltd
Contract term 2 yrs 5 moends 19 Jun 2026 · extension options published · starts 15 Jan 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The main purpose of this Contract is for the provision of a shuttle bus service operating between the University’s two main campuses that are Canterbury and Medway.

CPV: Hire of buses and coaches with driver · Road transport services · Special-purpose road passenger-transport services · Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrs 5 moPublished value£500,000
Contract period: 15 Jan 2024 – 19 Jun 2026 (2 yrs 5 mo)
Delivery: South East
Extensions: The contract will commence on the 15/01/2024 and run for a period of three (3) years until 19/06/2026 which will be agreed on an annual basis in 12 month instalments (1+1+1+1+1). The University reserves the right to extend the contract for two additional years at the end of the original contract period, which will be agreed annually in 12 month instalments.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
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60
  • Price: 40
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

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
16 Oct 2023, 17:21 BST
Last source update
7 Mar 2024, 10:03 GMT
Award evaluation window
15 Nov 2023 – …
Authority reference
MH23_001
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-007290
Classification (CPV)
Hire of buses and coaches with driverRoad transport servicesSpecial-purpose road passenger-transport servicesTransport services (excl. Waste transport)
Delivery area
South East (UKJ4)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-040c7f Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
Submission deadline
15 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
15 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

15 Nov 2023 → 7 Mar 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    15 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    15 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
  3. Contract starts
    15 Jan 2024
  4. Notice published
    7 Mar 2024, 10:03 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    7 Mar 2024, 10:03 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 7
Contracts signed 1latest 15 Jan 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Zeelo Ltd——Awarded

Contracts

  • Campus Shuttle Bus Service · Zeelo Ltd

    Signed
    15 Jan 2024
    Value
    —
    Period
    … – 19 Jun 2026
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
7bids · 7 electronic——£1,163,410 – £3,000,343

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Kent

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation XN5452 The Registry, Canterbury, Kent, South East, CT2 7NZContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution Mediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point LondonContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Zeelo LtdAwarded supplierGB251424336 110 Clifton Street, London, South East, EC2A 4HTContact email, phone

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