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Published 17 Dec 2021, 12:13 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

SEN Transport: Lot 5 Wheelchair Adapted Minibuses - Mini Comp 1

Official notice

Authority: Oldham Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

Dynamic market6 lotsServicesRestricted procedureSME suitable
Dynamic market estimate£17,500,000total for 6 lots · market-wide estimate, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 21 Jan 2022awarded 19 Aug 2022
Lots 6see the lot list below

What is being bought6 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Home to school transport services

  • Recurrence: This is a statutory service and will be re-procured following the expiry of this dynamic purchasing system (September 2027).

CPV: Hire of buses and coaches with driver · Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver · Taxi services

How this dynamic market works

From the published notice
Type
Dynamic market · terminated
Bids received
12 bids on the busiest of 6 lots · 25 suppliers appointed

Lots and requirements (6)Procurement structure

6 lots · all with a published value
Lot #1Private Hire/Taxi ServicesAwardedRenewalPublished value£6,100,000
Delivery: North West
Extensions: The current DPS expires on 31st August 2022 and will be replaced.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2PSV BusesAwardedRenewalPublished value£2,100,000

PSV bus (Public Service Vehicle) services to transport children located in the borough of

Oldham with special education needs from home to school. There are approximately 18 PSV

bus routes which operate over 190 school days per academic year.

Further details as to the requirements can be found in the procurement documents which

are advertised on the Chest e-procurement portal (www.the-chest.org.uk ↗).

Delivery: North West
Extensions: The current DPS expires on 31st August 2022 and will be replaced.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #3MinibusesAwardedRenewalPublished value£3,200,000

Minibus services to transport children located in the borough of Oldham with special

education needs from home to school. There are approximately 36 minibus routes which

operate over 190 school days per academic year.

Further details as to the requirements can be found in the procurement documents which

are advertised on the Chest e-procurement portal (www.the-chest.org.uk ↗).

Delivery: North West
Extensions: The current DPS expires on 31st August 2022 and will be replaced.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #4Black CabAwardedRenewalPublished value£185,000

Black Cab services to transport children located in the borough of Oldham with special

education needs from home to school. There are approximately 2 black cab routes which

operate over 190 school days per academic year.

Further details as to the requirements can be found in the procurement documents which

are advertised on the Chest e-procurement portal (www.the-chest.org.uk ↗)

Delivery: North West
Extensions: The current DPS expires on 31st August 2022 and will be replaced.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #5Wheelchair Adapted MinibusesAwardedRenewalPublished value£140,000

Wheelchair adapted minibuses services to transport children located in the borough of

Oldham with special education needs from home to school. There are approximately 2

wheelchair adapted minibuses routes which operate over 190 school days per academic

year.

Further details as to the requirements can be found in the procurement documents which

are advertised on the Chest e-procurement portal (www.the-chest.org.uk ↗).

Delivery: North West
Extensions: The current DPS expires on 31st August 2022 and will be replaced.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #6PSV Wheelchair Adapted BusesAwardedRenewalPublished value£5,500,000

PSV wheelchair adapted buses services to transport children located in the borough of

Oldham with special education needs from home to school. There are approximately 50 PSV

wheelchair adapted buses routes which operate over 190 school days per academic year.

Further details as to the requirements can be found in the procurement documents which

are advertised on the Chest e-procurement portal (www.the-chest.org.uk ↗)

Delivery: North West
Extensions: The current DPS expires on 31st August 2022 and will be replaced.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: 10Price: 10
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Vehicle Type: 10
  • price: 10
Published award criteria (2)
  • Vehicle Type: 10%
  • Price: 10%
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    As described in the procurement documents.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 10 of 20 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
  • “SEN Transport: Lot 5 Wheelchair Adapted Minibuses - Mini Comp 1” is a dynamic market: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Restricted 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
Dynamic market
Who may use this agreement
Any qualifying supplier may apply while the market is open
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement

Yes · This is a statutory service and will be re-procured following the expiry of this dynamic purchasing system (September 2027).

First published
17 Dec 2021, 12:13 GMT
Last source update
3 Apr 2024, 16:25 BST
Authority reference
DN616910
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-010829
Classification (CPV)
Hire of buses and coaches with driverHire of passenger transport vehicles with driverTaxi services
Delivery area
North West (UKD)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0302d7 Find a Tender

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
Admission period ends
21 Jan 2022, 09:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

21 Jan 2022 → 3 Apr 2024 · 2 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    21 Jan 2022, 09:00 GMT
  2. Notice published
    3 Apr 2024, 16:25 BST

Notice history

2 events · 13 releases on Find a Tender · since 31 Mar 2022
  1. Status changed to complete
    31 Mar 2022, 09:16 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    3 Apr 2024, 10:52 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—TextV.2.2Number of tenders received: 8 Number of tender received from SMEs: 8 Number of tenders received by electronic means: 8 The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: YesNumber of tenders received: 2 Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2 Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2 The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
—TextV.2.3V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor Borough Taxis Royton Oldham Country United Kingdom NUTS code UKD37 - Greater Manchester North East The contractor is an SME Yes five.2.3) Name and address of the contractorV.2.3) Name and address of the contractor Connect Cars UK Rochdale Country United Kingdom NUTS code UKD37 - Greater Manchester North East The contractor is an SME Yes five.2.3) Name and …V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor GMX Cars Oldham Country United Kingdom NUTS code UKD37 - Greater Manchester North East

1 amendment published without a description.

Routine re-releases (13)
  • 2024-04: 8 releases · 3 Apr 2024, 3 Apr 2024
  • 2022-03: 1 release · 31 Mar 2022
  • 2021-12: 1 release · 17 Dec 2021

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 25admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 1212 from SMEs · busiest of 6 lots
Contracts signed 16latest 19 Aug 2022

16 suppliers are admitted to this dynamic market without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • Mini Comp 2 - Private Hire/Taxi

    Signed
    19 Aug 2022
    Value
    £475,000
    Status
    active
  • Contract 010808-2024-1

    Signed
    19 Aug 2022
    Value
    £3,185,112
    Status
    active
  • Contract 010819-2024-1

    Signed
    18 Aug 2022
    Value
    £302,100
    Status
    active
  • Contract 010821-2024-1

    Signed
    18 Aug 2022
    Value
    £436,288
    Status
    active
  • Contract 010826-2024-1

    Signed
    18 Aug 2022
    Value
    £665,000
    Status
    active
  • SEN Transport: Lot 2 PSV Buses - Mini Comp 1

    Signed
    17 Aug 2022
    Value
    —
    Status
    active
  • SEN Transport: Lot 4 Black Cab - Mini Comp 1

    Signed
    17 Aug 2022
    Value
    £80,750
    Status
    active
  • Contract 010725-2024-1

    Signed
    17 Aug 2022
    Value
    £894,425
    Status
    active
  • SEN Transport: Lot 6 PSV Wheelchair Adapted Buses - Mini Comp 1

    Signed
    17 Aug 2022
    Value
    £6,685,455
    Status
    active
  • Contract 010829-2024-1

    Signed
    17 Aug 2022
    Value
    £142,500
    Status
    active
  • Private Hire/Taxi

    Signed
    31 Mar 2022
    Value
    —
    Status
    active
  • PSV Buses

    Signed
    31 Mar 2022
    Value
    £2,100,000
    Status
    active
  • Minibuses

    Signed
    31 Mar 2022
    Value
    £3,200,000
    Status
    active
  • Black Cab

    Signed
    31 Mar 2022
    Value
    £185,000
    Status
    active
  • Wheelchair Adapted Minibus

    Signed
    31 Mar 2022
    Value
    £140,000
    Status
    active
  • PSV Wheelchair Adapted Buses

    Signed
    31 Mar 2022
    Value
    £5,500,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Private Hire/Taxi Services12bids · 12 electronic12—£0 – £61,000,000
2 · PSV Buses9bids · 9 electronic9——
3 · Minibuses11bids · 11 electronic11——
4 · Black Cab5bids · 5 electronic5——
5 · Wheelchair Adapted Minibuses9bids · 9 electronic9——
6 · PSV Wheelchair Adapted Buses5bids · 5 electronic5——
Whole notice———£0 – £2,855,415

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Oldham Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Civic Centre, West Street, Oldham, North West, OL1 1UTContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Oldham CounciulReview body Oldham

Suppliers admitted to the dynamic market

29 commercial parties on the notice
Show 19 more suppliers

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