Official UK procurement notice
Framework Contract for Transportation
Authority: Renfrewshire Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionRenfrewshire Council has awarded this Framework Contract. The Framework Contract will provide the Purchaser (comprising various parties jointly collaborating in this Tender) with a mechanism to procure transportation services for children and adults, including protected adults, consisting of buses and taxis with, or without, Escorts, meeting all applicable legal requirements and the requirements set out in the related Tender Documents. The Services will include, but not be limited to, planned taxi and bus journeys including ad hoc taxi journeys that the Purchaser's staff may need in the course of their employment and ad hoc bus Journeys that schools may require from time to time.
CPV: Hire of buses and coaches with driver · Taxi services · Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 10 bids on the busiest of 4 lots · 10 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 20 Dec 2021
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Additional Support Needs BusesAwarded
This Lot will provide the Purchaser with a mechanism to procure bus hire for fixed Journeys with, or without, Escorts meeting all applicable legal requirements and as set out in the Tender Documents.
Lot #2Additional Support Needs TaxisAwarded
This Lot will provide the Purchaser with a mechanism to procure taxi hire for fixed Journeys with, or without, Escorts meeting all applicable legal requirements and as set out in the Tender Documents.
Lot #3Ad Hoc BusesAwarded
This Lot will provide the Purchaser with a mechanism to procure bus hire on an ad hoc basis.
Lot #4Ad Hoc TaxisAwarded
This Lot will provide the Purchaser with a mechanism to procure taxi hire on an ad hoc basis meeting all applicable legal requirements and as set out in the Tender Documents.
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: 40%
- Price: 60%
- Suitability
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
- Economic & financial standing
Please refer to these statements when completing section 4B of the SPD (Scotland):
Statement for 4B.5.1 It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commence of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below:
Minimum: For 4B.5.1: Where the Tenderer is bidding for a place on either Lot 1 or Lot 3: Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 10,000,000 GBP each and every claim Where a Tenderer believes that they are not required to hold Employer's Liability Insurance then the Tenderer shall s… - Technical & professional ability
Please refer to these statements when completing section 4C of the SPD (Scotland):
Statement for 4C.1.2 Bidders will be required to provide examples that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver the services/supplies as described in part II.2.4 of the Find a Tender Service Contract Notice or the relevant section of the Site Notice.
Statement for 4C.6 Bidders will be required to confirm that they and/or the Service Provider have the following relevant educational and professional qualifications:
Statement for 4C.9 Bidders will be required to demonstrate that they have (or have access to) the relevant tools, plant or technical equipment to deliver the types of requirements detailed in II.2.4 in the Find a Tender Service Contract Notice or the relevant section of the Site Notice.
Statement for 4C.10 Bidders will be required to confirm whether they intend to subcontract and, if so, for what proportion of the contract.
Minimum: For Part 4C.6: All Drivers shall hold appropriate & valid driving licences for the Vehicles being used to deliver the service & to have held the same for not less than 12 consecutive months prior to the Driver’s commencement on the provision of Services. PSV Drivers will also req…
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “Framework Contract for Transportation” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 12 Mar 2021, 15:08 GMT
- Last source update
- 31 Jan 2022, 10:54 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 16 Aug 2021 – …
- Authority reference
RC-CPU-20-385- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-002652- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-029b46Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
An economic operator that suffers, or risks suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (SSI 2105/446) (as amended) may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or Court of Session
Publisher note: (SC Ref:681214)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 16 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 16 Aug 2021, 12:30 BST
Timeline
24 Mar 2021 → 31 Jan 2022 · 6 dates- Next notice expected24 Mar 2021
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown16 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened16 Aug 2021, 12:30 BST
- Bids must remain valid until17 Dec 2021, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts20 Dec 2021
- Notice published31 Jan 2022, 10:54 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Aug 2021- Deadline published: 23 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST6 Aug 2021, 09:14 BST
- Status changed to active16 Aug 2021, 11:55 BST
- Procurement method changed16 Aug 2021, 11:55 BST
- Deadline moved to 16 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST16 Aug 2021, 11:55 BST-7 days · was 23 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
- Status changed to complete31 Jan 2022, 10:54 GMT
Published amendments (2 · 2 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 16 Aug 2021 | 23 Aug 2021 | +7 d |
| — | Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7 | 16 Aug 2021 | 23 Aug 2021 | +7 d |
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 23 Aug 2021 | 30 Aug 2021 | +7 d |
| — | Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7 | 23 Aug 2021 | 30 Aug 2021 | +7 d |
To allow Tenderers to prepare and submit a bid.
With regards to Section 5 – Evaluation Procedure : Framework Contract of the Invitation to Tender: Part 5.4 Commercial Envelope – All Lots of the Invitation to Tender states the following: The Commercial Envelope contains requests for pricing/commercial information that is required to be scored. The associated weighting for this overall section is 60% so the maximum score possible will be given 60…
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2021-08: 1 release · 6 Aug 2021
- 2021-03: 1 release · 12 Mar 2021
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast4 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 2 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £3,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Additional Support Needs Buses
- Signed
- 27 Jan 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 19 Dec 2025
- Status
- active
Additional Support Needs Taxis
- Signed
- 27 Jan 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 19 Dec 2025
- Status
- active
Ad Hoc Buses
- Signed
- 27 Jan 2022
- Value
- £1,000,000
- Period
- … – 19 Dec 2025
- Status
- active
Ad Hoc Taxis
- Signed
- 27 Jan 2022
- Value
- £1,000,000
- Period
- … – 19 Dec 2025
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Additional Support Needs Buses | 7bids · 7 electronic | 7 | — | — |
| 2 · Additional Support Needs Taxis | 10bids · 10 electronic | 10 | — | — |
| 3 · Ad Hoc Buses | 4bids · 4 electronic | 4 | — | — |
| 4 · Ad Hoc Taxis | 7bids · 7 electronic | 7 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Renfrewshire LeisureContracting authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- See VI.4.3 belowReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
10 commercial parties on the notice- Alan Thomson t/a Alan Thomson TaxisFramework contractor
- Boyds Coach Hire LimitedFramework contractor
- Chester Paul GreigFramework contractor
- GMT Travel t/a Westway CoachesFramework contractor
- Ian MacMillan t/a Marleigh HireFramework contractor
- Marbill Coach Services LimitedFramework contractor
- Paisley Cab Co. Ltd. t/a Renfrewshire Cab CompanyFramework contractor
- Robert McCue t/a Robert McCue TaxisFramework contractor
- Ryan Kidd t/a Ryan Kidd HiresFramework contractor
- TOA Cabs Ltd.Framework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.