Official UK procurement notice
Cheshire South & West Student Transport Services
Authority: Cheshire College South and West (Education)
What is being bought7 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionRequest for Student Transportation Services for Cheshire South & West College to the Ellesmere Port, Chester and Crewe Campuses
CPV: Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
Lots and requirements (7)Procurement structure
7 lots · no lot values published · a supplier may bid for at most 7 and win at most 7 of them · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Route Family 1Cancelled
Route Family CC1, CC21, CC15D, CC15
Terminating at Crewe Campus
Lot #2Route Family 2Awarded
Route Family 2 - CC2, CC5, CC8
Terminating at Crewe College
Lot #3Route Family 3Awarded
Route Family 3 -CC4, CC9, CC13, CC16, CC18
Termination at Crewe
Lot #4Route Family 4Cancelled
Route Family 4 - CC3, CC7, CC11, CC12
Termination at Crewe Campus
Lot #5Route Family 5Awarded
Route Family 5 - CC10, CC20, CC20D
Termination at Crewe Campus
Lot #6Route Family 6Cancelled
Route Family 6 - CC14, CC17
Termination at Crewe
Lot #7Route Family 7Cancelled
Route Family 7 - CC19
Termination at Ellesmere Port and Chester
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (5)
- Service Delivery & Capacity: 20%
- Staffing: 5%
- Customer Care: 20%
- Added Value: 5%
- price: 50%
Published award criteria (5)
- Service Delivery & Capacity: 20.00%
- Staffing: 5.00%
- Customer Care: 20.00%
- Added Value: 5.00%
- Price: 50.00%
- Suitability
In the first instance, candidates should register with multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract. Contract details can be found under the 'Opportunities’ section of the multiquote.com homepage. A Selection Questionnaire (SQ)must be completed and returned (via multiquote.com) as part of the request to participate process. Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to participate process evidence of business quality standards, accreditations, and relevant experience. Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in proving false or inaccurate information may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the process.
- Economic & financial standing
In the first instance, candidates should register with multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract. Contract details can be found under the 'Opportunities’ section of the multiquote.com homepage. A Selection Questionnaire (SQ)must be completed and returned (via multiquote.com) as part of the request to participate process. Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to participate process evidence of business quality standards, accreditations, and relevant experience. Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in proving false or inaccurate information may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the process.
Minimum: Minimum Insurance Levels: £10m PL & EL - Technical & professional ability
In the first instance, candidates should register with multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract. Contract details can be found under the 'Opportunities’ section of the multiquote.com homepage. A Selection Questionnaire (SQ)must be completed and returned (via multiquote.com) as part of the request to participate process. Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to participate process evidence of business quality standards, accreditations, and relevant experience. Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in proving false or inaccurate information may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the process.
Minimum: Minimum Insurance Levels: £10m PL & EL
- 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 · publisher note attached- 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 13 Jan 2023, 18:39 GMT
- Last source update
- 28 Mar 2023, 16:11 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 13 Feb 2023 – …
- Authority reference
CA11661 -- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-009019- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-039788Find a Tender
- Review procedure
The authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point that information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. If an appeal regarding the award of contract has not been successfully resolved then the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the rules to take action in the High Court. Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months).
Publisher note: Section II.3) – dates refer to the initial contract period and do not include the options of any extensions. Section IV.3.5) – any dates shown are an estimate. In the first instance, candidates should register with www.multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract, full details of the contract will be available. The Contracting Authority shall not be under any obligation to accept any tender. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to cancel the entire or parts of the tender, without such an action conferring any right to compensation on the Tenderers. The Contracting Authority has no liability to settle any cost incurred by the tenderer as a result of the tendering procedure.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 13 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 13 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
13 Feb 2023 → 28 Mar 2023 · 3 dates- Submission deadline13 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened13 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published28 Mar 2023, 16:11 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete28 Mar 2023, 16:11 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 2 · Route Family 21 award | |||
| Pauls Coaches | £975,270 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 3 · Route Family 31 award | |||
| Mikro Coaches LimitedSME | £1,342,780 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 5 · Route Family 51 award | |||
| Pauls Coaches | £1,001,730 † | — | Awarded |
4 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracts
Route Family 2 · Pauls Coaches
- Signed
- 28 Mar 2023
- Value
- £975,270
- Status
- active
Route Family 3 · Mikro Coaches LimitedSME
- Signed
- 28 Mar 2023
- Value
- £1,342,780
- Status
- active
Route Family 5 · Pauls Coaches
- Signed
- 28 Mar 2023
- Value
- £1,001,730
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 · Route Family 2 | 4bids | — | — | — |
| 3 · Route Family 3 | 4bids | — | — | — |
| 5 · Route Family 5 | 4bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Tenet Education ServicesReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Mikro CoachesAwarded supplier
- Pauls CoachesAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.