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Published 1 Mar 2022, 12:48 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Local School Bus Service LB220 Service 425 Merley to Corfe Hills School & Broadstone Middle School

Official notice

Authority: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council (Local council)·Consortium: 3 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£259,260exc. VAT
Submissions closed 19 Apr 2022awarded 15 Jun 2022
Awarded to Bournemouth Transport Ltd t/a Yellow Buses

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The provision of a bus route for Local School Bus Service LB220 Service 425 Merley to Corfe Hills School and Broadstone Middle School.

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

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£259,260
Delivery: South West
Extensions: The initial contract duration is 2 years, with the options to extend annually for a further 3 years (2+1+1+1). Therefore if all extensions were taken, then the full contract duration shall be for 5 years. Then anticipated start date of the contract is 1 September 2022. · The Contract will be for 2 years with the option to extend for a further 3 years (2+1+1+1). Therefore, if all extensions were taken the full length of the contract would be for 5 years. The anticipated start date of the contract is 1 September 2022Variant 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: 10%Price: 90%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 10
  • Price: 90
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 90 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 9 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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
1 Mar 2022, 12:48 GMT
Last source update
19 Aug 2022, 13:20 BST
Award evaluation window
19 Apr 2022 – …
Authority reference
DN596265
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-023130
Classification (CPV)
Public road transport servicesRoad transport servicesTransport services (excl. Waste transport)
Delivery area
South West (UKK2)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-031c4e Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures

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 Apr 2022, 14:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
19 Apr 2022, 14:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

19 Apr 2022 → 19 Aug 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    19 Apr 2022, 14:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    19 Apr 2022, 14:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    19 Aug 2022, 13:20 BST

Notice history

3 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Jun 2022
  1. Status changed to complete
    17 Jun 2022, 15:19 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    17 Jun 2022, 15:19 BST
  3. Buyer details updated
    19 Aug 2022, 13:20 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—TextV.2.3 · V.2.3Bournemouth Transport Ltd t/a Yellow Buses Yeomans Way Bournemouth, Dorset BH8 0BQ Country United Kingdom NUTS code UKK2 - Dorset and Somerset The contractor is an SME YesGo South Coast Ltd Towngate House, 2-8 Parkstone Road Poole, Dorset BH15 2PR Country United Kingdom NUTS code UKK2 - Dorset and Somerset The contractor is an SME No
—TextV.2.4 · V.2.4Lowest offer: £34,900 / Highest offer: £174,500 taken into considerationLowest offer: £37,599 / Highest offer: £187,995 taken into consideration

Yellow Buses was ranked #1 following an Open Tender procurement. However, Yellow Buses went into administration and ceased trading 4th August 2022. Go South Coast who were ranked #2 have now been awarded the contract.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 21 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 15 Jun 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Bournemouth Transport Ltd t/a Yellow BusesSME——Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
The provision of a bus route for Local School Bus Service LB220 Service 425 Merley to…2bids · 2 electronic1—£34,900 – £174,500
Whole notice———£34,900 – £174,500

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council, Town Hall, Bournemouth, South West, BH2 6DYContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Courts of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.