Official UK procurement notice
Hire of Passenger Transport Vehicles with Driver
Authority: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council (BCP Council) seek tenders for creation of a Passenger Transport Framework for home to school transport requirements, and for use by all BCP service users and employees.
This contract has been divided into lots which are:
- Lot 1 - Minibuses with 9 - 16 Passenger Seats
- Lot 2 - Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles or Social Cars for up to 8 Passenger Seats
- Lot 3 - Ad Hoc Provision of Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles up to 8 Passenger Seats
For Lot 1 & Lot 2 all required routes will be awarded following completion of further competition procedures.
For Lot 3, Bidders have been ranked in order of lowest price with the top 5 ranked bidders being awarded a position on the Framework. Ad hoc bookings under Lot 3 will be made to the bidder ranked 1st, dependant on availability. If the bidder ranked 1st is unavailable, then the booking will be made to the bidder ranked 2nd. If the bidder ranked 2nd is unavailable, the booking will be made to the bidder ranked 3rd, and so on
Bidders can tender for a single lot or multiple lots.
CPV: Non-scheduled passenger transport · Road transport services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 42 bids on the busiest of 3 lots · 49 suppliers appointed
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · no lot values publishedLot #1Minibuses with 9 - 16 Passenger SeatsAwarded
The service to be provided under this Lot is for the transportation of service users on journeys within and beyond the BCP Council area in a Minibus (9 to 16 passenger seats, the number of seats may be reduced to accommodate passengers travelling in wheelchairs).
A high proportion of the journeys will be for children or adults with a disability, including wheelchair users. Disabled children and adults may or may not be accompanied by a Passenger Assistant.
A high proportion of journeys will be regular routes transporting children to and from school and adults to and from day care.
All suppliers who met the Council’s selection criteria, as set out in this Invitation to Tender (ITT) have been awarded a place on the Framework. All required routes will be awarded following completion of further competition procedures.
Lot #2Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles or Social Cars for up to 8 Passenger SeatsAwarded
The service to be provided under this Lot is for transportation of service users, Council employees, Elected Members and on occasions unaccompanied goods or documents on journeys within and beyond the BCP area, in a taxi, private hire vehicle or social car of up to 8 passenger seats.
A high proportion of the required journeys will be for children or adults with a disability including wheelchair users. If required, disabled children and adults will be accompanied by a Passenger Assistant who is employed by the Council.
A high proportion of journeys will be regular routes transporting children to and from school and adults to and from day establishments.
All suppliers who met the Council’s selection criteria, as set out in this Invitation to Tender (ITT) have been awarded a place on the Framework. All required routes will be awarded following completion of further competition procedures.
Lot #3Ad Hoc Provision of Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles up to 8 Passenger SeatsAwarded
The service to be provided under this Lot is for the transportation of service users, Council employees, elected members and on occasions unaccompanied goods or documents on journeys within and beyond the BCP area in a taxi or private hire vehicle of up to 8 passenger seats.
Some of the required journeys may be for children or adults with a disability including wheelchair users. Disabled children and adults may be accompanied by a Passenger Assistant who is employed by the Council.
Ad hoc bookings are likely to be for one off journeys and may be required at short notice.
Bidders have been ranked in order of lowest price with the top 5 ranked bidders being awarded a position on the Framework. Ad hoc bookings under Lot 3 will be made to the bidder ranked 1st, dependant on availability. If the bidder ranked 1st is unavailable, then the booking will be made to the bidder ranked 2nd. If the bidder ranked 2nd is unavailable, the booking will be made to the bidder ranked 3rd, and so on
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).
- Suitability
Refer to procurement documents
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- “Hire of Passenger Transport Vehicles with Driver” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
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
- 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
- 9 Mar 2023, 13:24 GMT
- Last source update
- 28 Feb 2024, 14:59 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 12 Apr 2023 – …
- Authority reference
DN637942- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-006408- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03b0edFind a Tender
- Performance terms
Please note that if a bid is received from a consortium or from two suppliers then words will be added to the contract to enable suppliers to be held liable for performance individually or jointly (joint and several liability).
- Review procedure
In accordance with Regulation 86 (notices of decisions to award a contract), Regulation 87 (standstill period) and Regulations 91 (enforcement of duties through the Court) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended).
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 12 Apr 2023, 14:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 12 Apr 2023, 14:00 BST
Timeline
12 Apr 2023 → 28 Feb 2024 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown12 Apr 2023, 14:00 BST
- Bids opened12 Apr 2023, 14:00 BST
- Notice published28 Feb 2024, 14:59 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Feb 2024- Status changed to complete28 Feb 2024, 14:59 GMT
- Buyer details updated28 Feb 2024, 14:59 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast3 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, £4,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Lot 3 - Ad Hoc Provision of Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles up to 8 Passenger Seats
- Signed
- 21 Sept 2023
- Value
- £5,000,000
- Status
- active
Lot 1 - Minibuses with 9 - 16 Passenger Seats
- Signed
- 26 May 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lot 2 - Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles or Social Cars for up to 8 Passenger Seats
- Signed
- 26 May 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Minibuses with 9 - 16 Passenger Seats | 13bids · 13 electronic | 12 | — | — |
| 2 · Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles or Social Cars for up to 8 Passenger Seats | 42bids · 42 electronic | 39 | — | — |
| 3 · Ad Hoc Provision of Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles up to 8 Passenger Seats | 8bids · 8 electronic | 8 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeFramework contractors & participating bidders
51 commercial parties on the notice · 50 awardedThe first 50 of 51 commercial parties (by name); the JSON mirror lists them all.
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- A L Bennetts Transport LtdFramework contractor
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Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria