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Published 16 May 2022, 09:12 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Huddersfield New College - Student Transport Services

Official notice

Authority: Huddersfield New College (Education)

8 lotsServicesOpen procedureMax 8 lots to bidMax 8 lots per supplier
Awarded value£2,220,0548 contracts · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 20 Jun 2022awarded 16 Aug 2022
Awarded to First West Yorkshire Limited, B & H TRAVEL LTD8 awards

What is being bought8 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Huddersfield College is seeking a student transport service provision which will allow learners to travel to and from the College daily, College days only, Monday to Friday, and during term time only.

The routes are assigned to 8 Lots as follows. Lot information can be found within the ITT.

CPV: Hire of buses and coaches with driver

Lots and requirements (8)Procurement structure

8 lots · no lot values published · a supplier may bid for at most 8 and win at most 8 of them · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1NC1Awarded

Route information can be found within the ITT

Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber · Huddersfield
Extensions: 60 month(s) from the commencement date, with 36 initial month(s) and option to extend 2x12 month(s)Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2NC2Awarded

Route information can be found within the ITT

Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber · Huddersfield
Extensions: 60 month(s) from the commencement date, with 36 initial month(s) and option to extend 2x12 month(s)Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #3NC3Awarded

Route information can be found within the ITT

Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber · Huddersfield
Extensions: 60 month(s) from the commencement date, with 36 initial month(s) and option to extend 2x12 month(s)Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #4NC4Awarded

Route information can be found within the ITT

Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber · Huddersfield
Extensions: 60 month(s) from the commencement date, with 36 initial month(s) and option to extend 2x12 month(s)Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #5NC5Awarded

Route information can be found within the ITT

Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber · Huddersfield
Extensions: 60 month(s) from the commencement date, with 36 initial month(s) and option to extend 2x12 month(s)Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #6NC7Awarded

Route information can be found within the ITT

Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber · Huddersfield
Extensions: 60 month(s) from the commencement date, with 36 initial month(s) and option to extend 2x12 month(s)Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #7NC8Awarded

Route information can be found within the ITT

Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber · Huddersfield
Extensions: 60 month(s) from the commencement date, with 36 initial month(s) and option to extend 2x12 month(s)Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #8NC9Awarded

Route information can be found within the ITT

Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber · Huddersfield
Extensions: 60 month(s) from the commencement date, with 36 initial month(s) and option to extend 2x12 month(s)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 · same split on all 8 lots
Quality: 55%Price: 45%
Published sub-criteria (5)
  • Service delivery and capability: 20%
  • Staffing: 10%
  • Customer care: 20%
  • Added value: 5%
  • price: 45%
Published award criteria (5)
  • Service delivery and capability: 20.00%
  • Staffing: 10.00%
  • Customer care: 20.00%
  • Added value: 5.00%
  • Price: 45.00%
Conditions of participation3
  • Suitability

    In the first instance, candidates should register with multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract. Contract details can be found under the 'Opportunities’ section of the multiquote.com homepage. A Selection Questionnaire (SQ)must be completed and returned (via multiquote.com) as part of the request to participate process. Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to participate process evidence of business quality standards, accreditations, and relevant experience. Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in proving false or inaccurate information may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the process.

  • Economic & financial standing

    In the first instance, candidates should register with multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract. Contract details can be found under the 'Opportunities’ section of the multiquote.com homepage. A Selection Questionnaire (SQ)must be completed and returned (via multiquote.com) as part of the request to participate process. Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to participate process evidence of business quality standards, accreditations, and relevant experience. Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in proving false or inaccurate information may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the process.

    Minimum: As stated in invitation to tender
  • Technical & professional ability

    In the first instance, candidates should register with multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract. Contract details can be found under the 'Opportunities’ section of the multiquote.com homepage. A Selection Questionnaire (SQ)must be completed and returned (via multiquote.com) as part of the request to participate process. Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to participate process evidence of business quality standards, accreditations, and relevant experience. Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in proving false or inaccurate information may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the process.

    Minimum: As stated in invitation to tender
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 45 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4.5 points. Quality carries 55 of 100: 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
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
16 May 2022, 09:12 BST
Last source update
16 Aug 2022, 09:45 BST
Award evaluation window
20 Jun 2022 – …
Authority reference
CA10422 - Open FTS
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-022526
Classification (CPV)
Hire of buses and coaches with driver
Delivery area
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE44)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0337b5 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

As stated in invitation to tender

Review and risk notes
Review procedure

The authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point that information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. If an appeal regarding the award of contract has not been successfully resolved then the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the rules to take action in the High Court. Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months).

Publisher note: Section II.3) – dates refer to the initial contract period and do not include the options of any extensions. Section IV.3.5) – any dates shown are an estimate. In the first instance, candidates should register with www.multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract, full details of the contract will be available. The Contracting Authority shall not be under any obligation to accept any tender. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to cancel the entire or parts of the tender, without such an action conferring any right to compensation on the Tenderers. The Contracting Authority has no liability to settle any cost incurred by the tenderer as a result of the tendering procedure.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: MultiQuote · Who buys & how to bid on MultiQuote
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free
Submission deadline
20 Jun 2022, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
20 Jun 2022, 17:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

20 Jun 2022 → 16 Aug 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    20 Jun 2022, 17:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    20 Jun 2022, 17:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    16 Aug 2022, 09:45 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    16 Aug 2022, 09:45 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 8
Awarded value £2,220,0548 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 24
Contracts signed 8latest 16 Aug 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lot 1 · NC11 award
First West Yorkshire Limited£467,935 †—Awarded
Lot 2 · NC21 award
First West Yorkshire Limited£400,250 †—Awarded
Lot 3 · NC31 award
First West Yorkshire Limited£229,628 †—Awarded
Lot 4 · NC41 award
B & H TRAVEL LTD£212,400 †—Awarded
Lot 5 · NC51 award
B & H TRAVEL LTD£216,825 †—Awarded
Lot 6 · NC71 award
B & H TRAVEL LTD£225,675 †—Awarded
Lot 7 · NC81 award
First West Yorkshire Limited£224,352 †—Awarded
Lot 8 · NC91 award
First West Yorkshire Limited£242,989 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · NC13bids———
2 · NC23bids———
3 · NC33bids———
4 · NC43bids———
5 · NC53bids———
6 · NC73bids———
7 · NC83bids———
8 · NC93bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Huddersfield New College

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation New Hey Road, Huddersfield, Yorkshire & Humber, HD3 4GLContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • TenetMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point Salford

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice
  • B & H TRAVEL LTDAwarded supplier 126 Halifax Old Road, , HUDDERSFIELD, UK, HD2 2RLContact email, phone
  • FIRST WEST YORKSHIRE LIMITEDAwarded supplier Hunslet Park Depot, Donisthorpe Street, LEEDS, UK, LS10 1PLContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.