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Published 9 May 2024, 15:19 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Service

Official notice

Authority: United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable

Sectors: Transport & Passenger Services (60) Delivery: South East (UKJ14)

Published estimate£450,000exc. VAT

Submissions closed 7 Jun 2024awarded 11 Jul 2024

Awarded to FLIGHTLINK CHAUFFEURS LTD, UNITAXI LTD2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The UK Atomic Energy Authority UKAEA (the Client) has a requirement for the provision of Hackney Carriages (local taxi service) and Private Hire vehicles (with driver) for airport and longer journeys ie central London. The Client is located at Culham Science Centre, Abingdon, Oxfordshire which is a semi-rural area.

The Client intends to award two contracts, one for each lot, to provide the following services:

Lot 1: Hackney Carriage / Taxi service for local destinations.

Lot 2: Private Hire service to provide journeys between the Clients premises or staffs homes to transport terminus.

Contracts are intended to run for a duration of 3 years + an option to extend a further 1 year.

Recurrence: Target to re-tender 3-6 months prior to contract end

CPV: Road transport services · Taxi services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Hackney Carriage and Private Hire ServiceAwardedRenewalPublished value£450,000

Delivery: South East

Extensions: Option to extend a further 1 year on mutual agreement · Potential option for 1 year extension at the end of the initial 3 year contract term.Variant bids: not allowed

60100000 Road transport services

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

Quality: 90Price: 100Social value: 10

Published sub-criteria (6)

TENDERER’S PROPOSAL: 30
KEY PERSONNEL & ORGANISATIONAL EXPERIENCE: 15
DRIVER AND VEHICLE INFORMATION: 30
SAFETY POLICY AND PERFORMANCE: 15
Average Rate Card: 100
SOCIAL VALUE: 10

Published award criteria (6)

TENDERER’S PROPOSAL: 30%
KEY PERSONNEL & ORGANISATIONAL EXPERIENCE: 15%
DRIVER AND VEHICLE INFORMATION: 30%
SAFETY POLICY AND PERFORMANCE: 15%
SOCIAL VALUE: 10%
Average Rate Card: 100%

Lot distribution rule: In the instance where a bidder bids for Lot 1 & 2 and is the Most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT), one contract may be awarded for the provision of this service.

Conditions of participation3

Suitability
Refer to Procurement Documents for information.
Economic & financial standing
Refer to Procurement Documents for information.
Minimum: Refer to Procurement Documents for information.
Technical & professional ability
Refer to Procurement Documents for information.
Minimum: Refer to Procurement Documents for information.

What this means for your bid

Price carries 100 of 200 points: a 10% discount moves about 10 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

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: Yes · Target to re-tender 3-6 months prior to contract end
First published: 9 May 2024, 15:19 BST
Last source update: 11 Jul 2024, 12:19 BST
Award evaluation window: 7 Jun 2024 – …
Authority reference: T/VT068/24
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-021244
Classification (CPV): Road transport servicesTaxi services
Delivery area: South East (UKJ14)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04585c Find a Tender

Contract terms

Performance terms: Refer to Procurement Documents for information.

Review and risk notes

Review procedure: VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation procedures
VI.4.3)Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers.
This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the authority before a contract is entered into applicants have 2 working days from the notification of the award decision to request. Additional debriefing and that information have to be provided within a minimum of 3 working days before the expiry of the standstill period. Such additional information should be sought from the contact named in this notice.
If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No. 102) 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).
Any such action must be brought promptly.
(generally within 3 months).

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply

Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes

Submission deadline: 7 Jun 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages: en
Bids opened: 7 Jun 2024, 12:00 BST

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_… ↗

Timeline

7 Jun 2024 → 5 Sept 2024 · 4 dates

Submission deadline
7 Jun 2024, 12:00 BST
Bids opened
7 Jun 2024, 12:00 BST
Notice published
11 Jul 2024, 12:19 BST
Bids must remain valid until
5 Sept 2024, 23:59 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender

Status changed to complete
11 Jul 2024, 12:19 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £900,0002 contracts exc. VAT

Bids received 33 from SMEs

Contracts signed 2latest 11 Jul 2024

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
FLIGHTLINK CHAUFFEURS LTDSME	£450,000 †	—	Awarded
UNITAXI LTDSME	£450,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Service · FLIGHTLINK CHAUFFEURS LTDSME
Signed
11 Jul 2024
Value
£450,000
Status
active
Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Service · UNITAXI LTDSME
Signed
11 Jul 2024
Value
£450,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic	3	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawFusion Research N/A Culham Campus, Abingdon, South East, OX14 3DBContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

UK Atomic Energy AuthorityMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point Abingdon

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

FLIGHTLINK CHAUFFEURS LTDAwarded supplier362 8249 80 18 BENEDICT MEWS, TORTWORTH ROAD, SWINDON, South East, SN25 2ARContact email
UNITAXI LTDAwarded supplier319815484 24anWick Green, Grove, South East, OX12 0ASContact email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.