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Published 7 May 2021, 09:46 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Milton Keynes - Passenger Transport Services 2021 - 2025

Official notice

Authority: Milton Keynes Council (Local council)

14 lotsServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£27,000,000total for 14 lots
Submissions closed 7 Jun 2021
Lots 14see the lot list below

What is being bought14 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

This is an Approved List of Transport Operators that will be commissioned via the council's web based Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS). The Approved List is open to any operator to join at any time, upon satisfying the entry criteria. More information is available at Demand.Sproc.Net. The council is seeking to procure sustainable transport provision that is safe, secure and reliable; to transport children to and from school or other educational establishments, respite/short break provision or any other location where transport has been authorised by the council. A significant proportion of those children transported will be for children who have a wide variety of needs including learning, physical or behavioural difficulties. The service may also include general adhoc taxi services as require. the estimated value is based on 6 years of average expenditure, with individual contract values being subject to end user activity.

CPV: Hire of buses and coaches with driver · Hire of passenger cars with driver · Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver · Non-scheduled passenger transport · Special-purpose road passenger-transport services

Lots and requirements (14)Procurement structure

14 lots · 13 with a published value (£594,000,000 together) · evaluation weights differ by lot
Lot #1(a) - 1 - 3 Passenger Transport - Driver and Vehicle onlyRenewalLot estimate not published

Passenger Transport provision for children. 1 - 3 seats Passenger Transport - Driver and Vehicle only.

Delivery: South East
Extensions: There is the option for the DPS to be extended by an additional 24 Months.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2(b) - 1 - 3 Passenger Transport - Driver, Passenger Assistant and VehicleRenewalPublished value£27,000,000

Passenger Transport provision for children. 1 - 3 seats Passenger Transport - Driver, Passenger Assistant and Vehicle.

Delivery: South East · Milton Keynes
Extensions: There is an option to extend the DPS by 24 months meaning the end of this DPS is June 2027Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #3(c) - 1 - 3 Passenger Transport - Driver, Passenger Assistant and Vehicle for one wheelchairRenewalPublished value£270,000,000

Passenger Transport provision for children. Including wheelchair accessible vehicles and passenger assistants.1 - 3 seats Passenger Transport - Driver, Passenger Assistant and Vehicle for one wheelchair passenger

Delivery: South East · Milton Keynes
Extensions: This DPS has the option to extend for a further 24 months which means the potential end date of this DPS is June 2027Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #4(a) - 4 - 8 seats Passenger Transport - Driver and Vehicle onlyRenewalPublished value£27,000,000

Passenger Transport provision for children. 4 - 8 seats Passenger Transport - Driver and Vehicle only.

Delivery: South East · Milton Keynes
Extensions: This DPS has the option to extend for a further 24 months which means the potential end of the DPS is June 2027Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #5(b) - 4 - 8 seats Passenger Transport - Driver, Passenger Assistant and VehicleRenewalPublished value£27,000,000

Passenger Transport provision for children. Including passenger assistants. 4 - 8 seats Passenger Transport provision for children. Including passenger assistants. 4 - 8 seats

Delivery: South East · Milton Keynes
Extensions: This DPS has the option to extend for a further 24 months which means the potential end date for this DPS is June 2027Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #6(c) - 4 - 8 seats Passenger Transport - Driver, Passenger Assistant and Vehicle for up to two wheelchairsRenewalPublished value£27,000,000

Passenger Transport provision for children. Including wheelchair accessible vehicles and passenger assistants. 4 - 8 seats Passenger Transport - Driver, Passenger Assistant and Vehicle for up to two wheelchairs

Delivery: South East · Milton Keynes
Extensions: This DPS has the option to extend for a further 24 months which means the potential end date of this DPS is June 2027Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #7(a) - 9 - 16 seats Passenger Transport - Driver and Vehicle onlyRenewalPublished value£27,000,000

Passenger Transport provision for children. 9 - 16 seats Passenger Transport - Driver and Vehicle only

Delivery: South East · Milton Keynes
Extensions: This DPS has the option to extend for an additional 24 months, with this possible extension the DPS could end in June 2027Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #8(b) - 9 - 16 seats Passenger Transport - Driver, Passenger Assistant and VehicleRenewalPublished value£27,000,000

Passenger Transport provision for children. Including passenger assistants. 9 - 16 seats Passenger Transport -Driver, Passenger Assistant and Vehicle

Delivery: South East · Milton Keynes
Extensions: This DPS has the option to extend for a further 24 months, therefore this DPS has the potential end date of June 2027Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #9(c) - 9 - 16 seats Passenger Transport - Driver, Passenger Assistant and Vehicle for up to four wheelchairsRenewalPublished value£27,000,000

Passenger Transport provision for children. Including wheelchair accessible vehicles and passenger assistants. 9 - 16 seats Passenger Transport - Driver, Passenger Assistant and Vehicle for up to four wheelchairs

Delivery: South East · Milton Keynes
Extensions: This DPS has the option to extend for an additional 24months meaning the potential end date of June 2027Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #10(a) - 17 - 33 seats Passenger Transport - Driver and Vehicle onlyRenewalPublished value£27,000,000

Passenger Transport provision for children. 17 - 33 seats Passenger Transport - Driver and Vehicle only.

Delivery: South East · Milton Keynes
Extensions: This DPS has the option to extend by 24 months therefore the potential end date for this June 2027Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #11(b) - 17 - 33 seats Passenger transport - Driver, Passenger Assistant and VehicleRenewalPublished value£27,000,000

Passenger Transport provision for children. Including passenger assistants. 17 - 33 seats Passenger transport -Driver, Passenger Assistant and Vehicle

Delivery: South East · Milton Keynes
Extensions: This DPS has the option to extend for a further 24 months meaning the possible end date for this DPS is June 2027Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #12(c) - 17 - 33 seats Passenger Transport - Driver, Passenger Assistant and Vehicle for up to six wheelchairsRenewalPublished value£27,000,000

Passenger Transport provision for children. Including wheelchair accessible vehicles and passenger assistants. 17 - 33 seats Passenger Transport - Driver, Passenger Assistant and Vehicle for up to six wheelchairs

Delivery: South East · Milton Keynes
Extensions: this DPS has the option to extend for an additional 24 months meaning the potential end date is June 2027Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #13(a) - 49 + seats Passenger transport - Driver and Vehicle onlyRenewalPublished value£27,000,000

Passenger Transport provision for children. 49 + seats Passenger transport - Driver and Vehicle only.

Delivery: South East · Milton Keynes
Extensions: this DPS has the option to extend for a further 24 months, meaning that the potential end date is June 2027Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #14(b) - 49 + seats Passenger transport - Driver, Passenger Assistant and VehicleRenewalPublished value£27,000,000

Passenger Transport provision for children. Including passenger assistants. 49 + seats Passenger transport -Driver, Passenger Assistant and Vehicle

Delivery: South East · Milton Keynes
Extensions: This DPS has the option to extend for an additional 24 months meaning the potential end date of this DPS is June 2027Variant 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
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 90 points on every lot: a 10% discount moves about 9 points.

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
7 May 2021, 09:46 BST
Last source update
7 May 2021, 09:46 BST
Award evaluation window
7 Jun 2021 – …
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-009922
Classification (CPV)
Hire of buses and coaches with driverHire of passenger cars with driverHire of passenger transport vehicles with driverNon-scheduled passenger transportSpecial-purpose road passenger-transport services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ12)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02ae33 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: For the purposes of Regulation 72(1)(a) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, Milton Keynes Councilanticipate that during the term of the DPS set up pursuant to this contract notice, additional services for adult and children's social care transport will come into scope for provision under this DPS. The Council reserves the right to run tenders under the DPS for these additional services.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Submission deadline
7 Jun 2021, 00:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
7 Jun 2021, 08:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

7 May 2021 → 7 Jun 2021 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    7 May 2021, 09:46 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    7 Jun 2021, 00:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    7 Jun 2021, 08:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Milton Keynes Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Civic Offices, 1 Saxon Gate East, Morden, South East, MK93EJContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London

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