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Published 2 Feb 2024, 12:37 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Courier and/or Passenger Transport Services - Belfast Area [4997719]

Official notice

Authority: Business Services Organisation·Consortium: 6 public authorities

Framework agreement3 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitableMax 3 lots to bid
Sectors: Transport & Passenger Services (60)Postal and telecommunications services (64) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN0)
Framework ceiling (notional)£32,600,000total for 3 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue · 1 value update
Submissions closed 8 Aug 2024awarded 6 Nov 2024
Lots 3max 3 to bid

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Courier and/or Passenger Transport Services - Belfast Area [4997719]

CPV: Courier services · Hire of goods-transport vehicles with driver · Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver · Public road transport services · Road transport services · Special-purpose road passenger-transport services · Taxi services · Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 20 suppliers · 7 bids on the busiest of 3 lots (0.3 per place) · 6 appointed

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · all with a published value · a supplier may bid for at most 3 of them · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Passenger Transport - Belfast AreaAwardedRenewalPublished value£24,700,000
Delivery: Northern Ireland
Extensions: The value stated at II.2.6 is inclusive of VAT and is the highest value in the following range 0 GBP to 24 700 000 GBP which has been calculated on the basis of a 48 months Call-off Contract(s) and a maximum extension period(s) of up to and including 36 months, contingency for potential increase in usage, price increases and potential extension for procurement exercises.Variant bids: not allowed
60100000 Road transport services60112000 Public road transport services60120000 Taxi services60130000 Special-purpose road passenger-transport services60170000 Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver60180000 Hire of goods-transport vehicles with driver
Lot #2Courier Services - Belfast AreaAwardedRenewalPublished value£5,800,000
Delivery: Northern Ireland
Extensions: The value stated at II.2.6 is inclusive of VAT and is the highest value in the following range 0 GBP to 5 800 000 GBP which has been calculated on the basis of a 48 months Call-off Contract(s) and a maximum extension period(s) of up to and including 36 months, contingency for potential increase in usage, price increases and potential extension for procurement exercises.Variant bids: not allowed
60100000 Road transport services60112000 Public road transport services60120000 Taxi services60130000 Special-purpose road passenger-transport services60170000 Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver60180000 Hire of goods-transport vehicles with driver
Lot #3Motorcycle Courier - Belfast AreaAwardedRenewalPublished value£2,100,000
Delivery: Northern Ireland
Extensions: The value stated at II.2.6 is inclusive of VAT and is the highest value in the following range 0 GBP to 2 100 000 GBP which has been calculated on the basis of a 48 months Call-off Contract(s) and a maximum extension period(s) of up to and including 36 months, contingency for potential increase in usage, price increases and potential extension for procurement exercises.Variant bids: not allowed
60100000 Road transport services60112000 Public road transport services60120000 Taxi services60130000 Special-purpose road passenger-transport services60170000 Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver60180000 Hire of goods-transport vehicles with driver

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 · same split on all 3 lots
Price: 90%Social value: 10%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Social Value: 10
  • Price: 90
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 90 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 9 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
  • “Courier and/or Passenger Transport Services - Belfast Area [4997719]” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 20 suppliers, not a single contract.

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
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes
First published
2 Feb 2024, 12:37 GMT
Last source update
6 Nov 2024, 12:35 GMT
Award evaluation window
8 Aug 2024 – …
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-035911
Classification (CPV)
Courier servicesHire of goods-transport vehicles with driverHire of passenger transport vehicles with driverPublic road transport servicesRoad transport servicesSpecial-purpose road passenger-transport servicesTaxi servicesTransport services (excl. Waste transport)
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN0)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0436c7 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS) will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the Framework Agreement is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the Framework Agreement is entered into. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Publisher note: In section I.2 it is stated that this is a joint procurement and contract award is by a central purchasing body. This contract is not a joint contract, it is a central purchasing body contract operated by Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service on behalf of Health and Social Care HSC in Northern Ireland. The contracting authority has identified the most economically advantageous tender (MEAT) on the basis of the Price 90% and Social Value 10%, once full compliance was demonstrated with all of the elements of the specification, including Quality-Pass/Fail and any other requirements as listed in the tender documentation. Details of the Quality, Social Value and the evaluation process incorporating price and compliance are provided as part of the Tender Evaluation Methodology and Marking Scheme (TEMMS) (SS20b). The value shown in II.1.5 of Contract Notice 2024/S 000-020574 will be used in the assessment of issues relating to materiality should they arise during the period of the Framework Agreement. PIN 2024/S 000-003522 also refers..

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
8 Aug 2024, 15:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
8 Aug 2024, 15:30 BST

Timeline

26 Apr 2024 → 24 Feb 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    26 Apr 2024, 00:00 BST
  2. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    8 Aug 2024, 15:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    8 Aug 2024, 15:30 BST
  4. Notice published
    6 Nov 2024, 12:35 GMT
  5. Bids must remain valid until
    24 Feb 2025, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Jul 2024
  1. Published value published: £32,600,000
    5 Jul 2024, 12:07 BST
  2. Status changed to active
    5 Jul 2024, 12:07 BST
  3. Procurement method changed
    5 Jul 2024, 12:07 BST
  4. Deadline published: 8 Aug 2024, 15:00 BST
    5 Jul 2024, 12:07 BST
  5. Buyer details updated
    5 Jul 2024, 12:07 BST
  6. Status changed to complete
    6 Nov 2024, 12:35 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 6admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 77 from SMEs · busiest of 3 lots
Contracts signed 3latest 6 Nov 2024

3 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • Lot 1 - Passenger Transport - Belfast Area

    Signed
    6 Nov 2024
    Value
    —
    Status
    active

  • Lot 2 - Courier Services - Belfast Area

    Signed
    6 Nov 2024
    Value
    —
    Status
    active

  • Lot 3 - Motorcycle Courier - Belfast Area

    Signed
    6 Nov 2024
    Value
    £68,406
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Passenger Transport - Belfast Area7bids · 7 electronic · 5 from abroad7—£269,082 – £1,829,348
2 · Courier Services - Belfast Area7bids · 7 electronic · 2 from abroad7—£602,582 – £630,361
3 · Motorcycle Courier - Belfast Area7bids · 7 electronic · 1 from abroad7——
Whole notice———£68,406 – £1,829,348

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

6 public bodies on the notice

Business Services Organisation

Contracting authority 2 Franklin Street, Belfast, UK, BT2 8DQContact email

Consortium members and other public bodies

Framework contractors & participating bidders

6 commercial parties on the notice
  • DATA DISPATCH LTDFramework contractor Unit 33, Westlink Enterprise Centre, BELFAST, UK, BT12 5BJContact email, phone
  • Desmond Gerard HeaneyFramework contractor 18 DROMORE STREET, BANBRIDGE, UK, BT32 4BSContact email, phone
  • FONACAB BELFAST LIMITEDFramework contractor 209 Knock Road, Belfast, UK, BT5 6QEContact email, phone
  • GMTS LtdFramework contractor Unit 11, 45 Belfast Road, Downpatrick, UK, BT30 9UPContact email, phone
  • Unicabz777 limitedFramework contractor 134 donegall street, Belfast, UK, Bt1 2gyContact email, phone
  • VALUE CABS LTDFramework contractor 33-35 Grosvenor Road, BELFAST, UK, BT12 4GRContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.