Official UK procurement notice
Invitation to Tender for the Supply of School Bus Services
Authority: Dundee City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDundee City Council is seeking a bus (PSV) operator who can provide a network of school day only bus services on a daily basis during term time of Monday 28 February 2022 until Friday 30 June 2023.
Specifically, we invite tenders from bus operators who already operate or can develop a network of school day only bus services that provide links between the following communities and their schools.
CPV: Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Renewal
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 sub-criteria (5)
- Age and Quality of vehicles to be used to provide school bus services: 50
- Capacity of vehicles to be used to provide school bus services: 35
- Community Benefit: 10
- Fair Work Practices: 5
- price: 70
Published award criteria (5)
- Age and Quality of vehicles to be used to provide school bus services: 50
- Capacity of vehicles to be used to provide school bus services: 35
- Community Benefit: 10
- Fair Work Practices: 5
- Price: 70
- Price carries 70 of 170 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. Quality carries 100 of 170: the paper moves it further than the discount.
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
- Closed
- 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
- 22 Oct 2021, 10:45 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Dec 2021, 08:54 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 20 Dec 2021 – …
- Authority reference
PROC/CD/14/21- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-029898- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02eee8Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=675666. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/ A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: As per tender documents (SC Ref:675666)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 20 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 20 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
15 Nov 2021 → 31 Mar 2022 · 6 dates- Next notice expected15 Nov 2021
- Notice published2 Dec 2021, 08:54 GMT
- Submission deadline20 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened20 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts31 Jan 2022
- Bids must remain valid until31 Mar 2022, 23:59 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Dec 2021- Status changed to active2 Dec 2021, 08:54 GMT
- Procurement method changed2 Dec 2021, 08:54 GMT
- Deadline published: 20 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT2 Dec 2021, 08:54 GMT
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Dundee Sheriff CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria