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Published 22 Jul 2024, 13:49 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Link Bus service for University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust

Official notice

Authority: University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£2,800,000≈ £933k / year
Submissions closed 27 Aug 2024
Contract term 3 yrsends 2 Feb 2028 · starts 3 Feb 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of a Link-Bus service between Royal Stoke University Hospital (location: Stoke-on- Trent in Staffordshire) & County Hospital (location: town of Stafford, in Staffordshire).

Up to 365 days per annum.

Hours of operation 06:00 to 23:00 (inclusive), utilising buses with 16 seats or more, fully DDA compliant (i.e. able to accommodate wheelchairs)

The anticipated total contract period, including extension periods, is 5years from the date stated.

Offers proposed will be evaluated for the primary term of 36 months, excluding any extension periods.

Term: Evaluated Primary Term: 36 months

Extension period options: +2 years maximum

The estimated total value for this procurement: Services including extension periods: £2,800,000

  • Recurrence: five years

CPV: Hire of buses and coaches with driver · Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver · Public road transport services · Special-purpose road passenger-transport services · Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Provision of a Link-Bus service between 3 yrsPublished value£2,800,000

Provision of a Link-Bus service between

Royal Stoke University Hospital (location: Stoke-on-

Trent in Staffordshire) & County

Hospital (location: town of Stafford, in Staffordshire).

Up to 365 days per annum. Hours of operation

06:00 to 23:00 (inclusive), utilising buses with 16

seats or more, fully DDA compliant (i.e. able to

accommodate wheelchairs) Additional information: The anticipated total contract period, including extension periods, is 5 years from the start date.

Offers proposed will be evaluated for the primary term of 36 months, EXCLUDING any extension periods.

Term: Evaluated Primary Term: 36 months

Extension period options: +2 years

Contract period: 3 Feb 2025 – 2 Feb 2028 (3 yrs)
Delivery: UK, West Midlands · Staffordshire
Variant bids: not allowed

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
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Yes · five years
First published
22 Jul 2024, 13:49 BST
Last source update
22 Jul 2024, 13:49 BST
Award evaluation window
27 Aug 2024 – …
Authority reference
NOM4224
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-022671
Classification (CPV)
Hire of buses and coaches with driverHire of passenger transport vehicles with driverPublic road transport servicesSpecial-purpose road passenger-transport servicesTransport services (excl. Waste transport)
Delivery area
UKWest Midlands (UKG)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-048344 Find a Tender

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
27 Aug 2024, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
27 Aug 2024, 17:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

22 Jul 2024 → 3 Feb 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Notice published
    22 Jul 2024, 13:49 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    27 Aug 2024, 17:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    27 Aug 2024, 17:00 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    1 Feb 2025, 23:59 GMT
  5. Contract starts
    3 Feb 2025

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentNHSHealth N/A Royal Stoke University Hospital, Newcastle Road, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, West Midlands, ST4 6QGContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.