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Published 28 Oct 2021, 16:37 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Cash in Transit - 2022 - 2027

Official notice

Authority: Merseytravel (Public body)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£480,000≈ £80k / year
Submissions closed 29 Nov 2021
Contract term 6 yrsends 31 Mar 2028 · extension options published · starts 1 Apr 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Merseytravel seeks a suitable supplier to provide Cash in Transit security services across its estate.

The scope includes

  • collection of sealed bags/containers from

o 6 Merseytravel Centres at bus stations across Merseyside;

o 2 Beatles Story locations in Liverpool City Centre;

o Merseytravel Head Quarters, Liverpool City Centre; and

o 3 Mersey Ferries Terminals.

  • collection of sealed containers and Bulk Coin from Mersey Tunnels Kingsway (Wallasey) and Queensway (Birkenhead) for prompt payment into the relevant Bank Account.
  • delivery of cash (ad hoc change orders), the denominations and amount being notified in advance on the previous morning by the individual location.

Collections are Monday to Saturday (including Bank Holidays at some locations).

Flexibility of service provision is required in terms of collection windows, frequency of collections, seasonal changes, business changes, special events and Bank Holiday collection arrangements

The contract will commence on 1 April 2022 for a period of 5 years, with a possible 1 year extension

  • Recurrence: every 5 years. The procurement process will start 9 months ahead of the contract expiring

CPV: Courier services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 6 yrsPublished value£480,000
Contract period: 1 Apr 2022 – 31 Mar 2028 (6 yrs)
Delivery: North West
Extensions: The renewal process for this procurement will start 9 months ahead of the contract end date. However the level of service required may change depending on what new products or processes are on the market that may impact on the need to use cash.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: 65%Price: 35%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 65
  • Price: 35
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 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
Closed
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
Yes · every 5 years. The procurement process will start 9 months ahead of the contract expiring
First published
28 Oct 2021, 16:37 BST
Last source update
28 Oct 2021, 16:37 BST
Award evaluation window
29 Nov 2021 – …
Authority reference
DN568131
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-027106
Classification (CPV)
Courier services
Delivery area
North West (UKD7)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02f14f Find a Tender

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
29 Nov 2021, 11:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Bids opened
29 Nov 2021, 11:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

28 Oct 2021 → 1 Apr 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Notice published
    28 Oct 2021, 16:37 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    29 Nov 2021, 11:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened
    29 Nov 2021, 11:00 GMT
  4. Contract starts
    1 Apr 2022, 00:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Merseytravel

Contracting authorityPublic bodyBody governed by public lawPublic Transport 1 Mann Island, Liverpool, North West, L3 1BPContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London

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