Official UK procurement notice
DPS For The Provision of Education & Social Care Transport 2
Authority: Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought5 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionMerthyr Tydfil County Borough Council is establishing a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the provision of a high quality and cost effective Education and Social Care Transport Service. The DPS Supplier Qualification Questionnaire (SQQ) will remain available for the duration of the DPS. The requirements will cover bus, taxi, minibus and wheelchair accessible vehicles. The DPS will be structured into the following 5 lots:
Lot 1: 4-8 seat vehicles
Lot 2: 9-16 seat vehicles
Lot 3: 17-49 seat vehicles
Lot 4: 50+ seat vehicles
Lot 5: Wheelchair accessible vehicles
The DPS will run for an initial period of 5 years with an option to be extended for a further period of up to 24 months (reviewable on an annual basis and subject to performance).
NOTE: The authority is using eTenderWales to carry out this procurement process. To access the tender documentation please visit etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk ↗
- Recurrence: 7 years (84 months)
CPV: Hire of buses and coaches with driver · Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver · Non-scheduled passenger transport · Public road transport services · Special-purpose road passenger-transport services · Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
How this dynamic market works
From the published notice- Type
- Dynamic market
Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure
5 lots · no lot values publishedLot #14 - 8 Seat VehiclesCancelledRenewal
The procurement will comprise of individual scheduled routes appropriate to vehicles with a capacity of between 4 and 8 seats.
Lot #29 - 16 Seat VehiclesCancelledRenewal
The procurement will comprise of individual scheduled routes appropriate to vehicles with a capacity of between 9 and 16 seats.
Lot #317 - 49 Seat VehiclesCancelledRenewal
The procurement will comprise of individual scheduled routes appropriate to vehicles with a capacity of between 17 and 49 seats.
Lot #450+ Seat vehiclesCancelledRenewal
The procurement will comprise of individual scheduled routes appropriate to vehicles with a capacity of more than 50 seats.
Lot #5Wheelchair Accessible VehiclesCancelledRenewal
The procurement will comprise of individual scheduled routes appropriate to wheelchair accessible vehicles.
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).
- “DPS For The Provision of Education & Social Care Transport 2” is a dynamic market: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Dynamic market
- Who may use this agreement
- Any qualifying supplier may apply while the market is open
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · 7 years (84 months)
- First published
- 2 Aug 2024, 13:42 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Aug 2024, 09:36 BST
- Authority reference
MTCBC/ESCT/DPS/002 2024- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-024958- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04872fFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council is administering this procurement opportunity electronically via the eTenderWales portal. All documentation has been uploaded to enable direct access following registration. NB: You must download all documentation directly from the portal, tender documents will not be communicated by any other means. E-Tender access information: — Go to https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk — The first person from your Organisation to use the Platform will be required to register on behalf of the Organisation. — Registration involves accepting a User Agreement, and providing basic information about your Organisation and about the User performing the Registration. — The User who performs the Registration becomes the Super User for the Organisation. — On registering on the Platform the Super User will select a Username and will receive a password. — The Password will be sent by e-mail to the e-mail address that was specified in the User Details section of the Registration page. — In order to log-in to the Platform please enter your Username and Password. — Note: If you forget your Password then visit the homepage and click ‘Forgot your password?’. — Registration should only be performed once for each Organisation. — If you think that someone in your Organisation may have already registered on this Platform then you must not register again. — Please contact the person who Registered (i.e. the Super User) in order to arrange access to the Platform. — Contact the Helpdesk immediately if you are unable to contact the Super User (for example if they have left your Organisation). — Note: If your Organisation is already registered on the Platform then you must not make any additional registration. Please contact the Helpdesk to gain access to the Platform. — The Help desk is available Monday-Friday: 8:00-18:00. Telephone: +44 8003684852 e-mail: [email protected] — Tender applications must be uploaded to the BravoSolution portal by Friday 29th April 2016. How to find the ITT: — Once logged in you must click on ‘ITT's Open to all Suppliers'. — The e-tender reference for this contract is: Project_33720. — Click on the title to access summary details of the contract. If you are still interested in submitting a tender click the ‘Express an Interest button'. This will move the ITT from the ‘Open to all Suppliers' area to the ‘My ITT's' on the home page. — You will then see the full details of the ITT in the qualification, technical and commercial envelopes along with any relevant documents in the ‘Attachments' area. — Should you have any questions on the ITT, please use the ‘Messages' area to contact the buyer directly — Do not contact the named person at the top of this notice. (WA Ref:143615)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk ↗
- Admission period ends
- 1 Aug 2031, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- document
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
Timeline
8 Aug 2024 → 1 Aug 2031 · 3 dates- Notice published8 Aug 2024, 09:36 BST
- Today24 Oct 2026
- Invitations to tender expected1 Aug 2031, 00:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown1 Aug 2031, 12:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to cancelled8 Aug 2024, 09:36 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastContracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria