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Published 12 Aug 2021, 09:46 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Demand Responsive Transport (DRT) Service

Authority: Leicestershire County Council (Local council)

2 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitable

Sectors: Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting (31)Transport & Passenger Services (60) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF)

Budget not disclosedValue not published

Submissions closed 9 Sept 2021awarded 6 Jul 2022

Awarded to Woods Coaches, Liftango Ltd2 awards

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Leicestershire County Council (the Authority) requires a transport operator to operate a new demand responsive transport (DRT) service. The service will be funded by the Government’s Rural Mobility Fund, which aims to trial on-demand bus services in rural or suburban areas. The objectives of the DRT service, as set out by the Department for Transport (DfT) are to:

Improve access to employment, education, healthcare and other services
Enable greater social inclusion and reduce isolation
Provide a public transport offer that attracts a diverse customer base
Support the Government’s commitments to tackling air pollution and reducing carbon emissions by reducing reliance on private vehicles

CPV: Electronic, electromechanical and electrotechnical supplies · Public road transport services · Road transport services

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · no lot values published · evaluation weights differ by lot

Lot #1Bus OperatorAwardedRenewal

Delivery: East Midlands

Extensions: Option to provide an additional minimum cost pricing option · option to extend the Contract upon expiry of the initial period subject to further funding becoming availableVariant bids: not allowed

60100000 Road transport services

Lot #2Technology ProviderAwardedRenewal

Under Lot 2, the Authority requires a technology supplier (‘Supplier’) to provide and operate

the software to run a full ‘corner to corner’ DRT service within the parameters laid out by

the Authority. A call centre operation is also required to handle telephone bookings, record

and schedule DRT trips. The successful supplier will be required to work in partnership with

a suitable transport operator, which will be procured by the Authority (see Lot 1), to operate

the transport service.

The service will use an app provided and operated by the successful supplier as well as web

and phone options to interface with the same system for passengers. Journeys will be

booked at the time of travel as well as in advance. The transport operator will supply all

vehicles and drivers.

The objectives for the DRT service, as set out by the Department for Transport (DfT), are to:

Improve access to employment, education, healthcare and other services
Enable greater social inclusion and reduce isolation
Provide a public transport offer that attracts a diverse passenger base
Support the Government’s commitments to tackling air pollution and reducing

carbon emissions by reducing reliance on private vehicles

Delivery: East Midlands

31700000 Electronic, electromechanical and electrotechnical supplies

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

Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.

Lot	Quality	Price	Split
1 · Bus Operator	20%	80%
2 · Technology Provider	70%	30%

What this means for your bid

Price carries 30–80 points depending on the lot. Read the split per lot below.

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: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 12 Aug 2021, 09:46 BST
Last source update: 6 Jul 2022, 13:51 BST
Award evaluation window: 9 Sept 2021 – …
Authority reference: DN548857
FTS notice number: 2022/S 000-018490
Classification (CPV): Electronic, electromechanical and electrotechnical suppliesPublic road transport servicesRoad transport services
Delivery area: East Midlands (UKF)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02d3c7 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to open procedure
Published justification: An open FTS tender was conducted with ref DN548857 for both an operator (Lot 1) and a technology provider (Lot 2). Lot 2 was successfully awarded.
No suitable tenders were received in response to Lot 1. The Authority was unable to proceed with the award due to the fact that submitted bids didn’t meet the Selection Criteria or the Price exceeded the Authority’s budget. Therefore, the Authority is satisfied that circumstances described under Reg. 32(2)(a) apply.

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: 9 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages: en
Bids opened: 9 Sept 2021, 12:05 BST

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index ↗

Timeline

9 Sept 2021 → 6 Jul 2022 · 3 dates

Submission deadline
9 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST
Bids opened
9 Sept 2021, 12:05 BST
Notice published
6 Jul 2022, 13:51 BST

Notice history

3 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Jul 2022

Status changed to complete
5 Jul 2022, 13:46 BST
Procurement method changed
5 Jul 2022, 13:46 BST
Procurement method changed
6 Jul 2022, 13:51 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 3

Bids received 1313 from SMEs

Contracts signed 2latest 6 Jul 2022

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Lot 1 · Bus Operator1 award
Woods CoachesSME	—	—	Awarded
Lot 2 · Technology Provider1 award
Liftango LtdSME	—	—	Awarded

1 further award records carry no date or value.

Contracts

Contract 018490-2022-2 · Liftango LtdSME
Signed
6 Jul 2022
Value
—
Status
active
Contract 018294-2022-1 · Woods CoachesSME
Signed
23 Jun 2022
Value
—
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Lot	Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1 · Bus Operator	1bids · 1 electronic	1	—	£1,090,783 – £1,817,972
2 · Technology Provider	12bids · 12 electronic · 4 from abroad	12	—	£80,260 – £126,100
Whole notice	—	—	—	£800,000 – £900,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Leicestershire County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityTransport County Hall, Leicester Road, Glenfield, Leicester, East Midlands, LE3 8RAContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High Court of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Liftango LtdAwarded supplier12760405 2 Grieve Turn, North Berwick, UK, EH39 5FH
Woods Coaches LtdAwarded supplier00968555 The Kings Ferry Limited, The Travel Centre, Eastcourt Lane, Gillingham, East Midlands, ME8 6HQ

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.