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Published 17 Nov 2022, 16:39 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Local Bus Service LB96 Route One

Official notice

Authority: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£350,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 19 Dec 2022awarded 3 Feb 2023
Awarded to Go South Coast Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

To provide the Route ONE town centre service in Poole. Route ONE currently provides an invaluable bus service for residents and visitors in Poole Town Centre. In addition the service may be expanded in future following further residential and commercial development in the area.

CPV: Public road transport services · Road transport services · Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£350,000
Delivery: South West
Extensions: This tender has 6no options for pricing · The contract will be for five years with the option to extend annually for a further three years (5+1+1+1). Therefore, if all extensions were taken the full length of the contract would be for eight years. The anticipated start date of the contract is 1 April 2023.Variant bids: not allowed

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: 20%Price: 80%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 20
  • Price: 80
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 80 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 8 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
First published
17 Nov 2022, 16:39 GMT
Last source update
8 Feb 2023, 14:52 GMT
Award evaluation window
19 Dec 2022 – …
Authority reference
DN632250
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-003898
Classification (CPV)
Public road transport servicesRoad transport servicesTransport services (excl. Waste transport)
Delivery area
South West (UKK24)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03863b Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
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
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
19 Dec 2022, 14:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
19 Dec 2022, 14:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

19 Dec 2022 → 8 Feb 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    19 Dec 2022, 14:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    19 Dec 2022, 14:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    8 Feb 2023, 14:52 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    8 Feb 2023, 14:52 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 21 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 3 Feb 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Go South Coast Ltd——Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
To provide the Route ONE town centre service in Poole2bids · 2 electronic1—£38,796 – £337,559
Whole notice———£38,796 – £337,559

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services BCP Council, Civic Centre, Bourne Avenue, Bournemouth, South West, BH2 6DYContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Courts of JusticeReview bodyReview contact point London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Go South Coast LtdAwarded supplier 3rd Floor, 41 - 51 Grey Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, South West, NE1 6EE

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria