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Published 24 Feb 2022, 10:35 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

MOT and compliance testing in respect of Hackney Carriages and Private Hire Vehicles

Official notice

Authority: Swindon Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£272,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 14 Apr 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Swindon Borough Council (SBC) wishes to submit to tender the requirements for the provision of MOT and compliance tests for Taxis and Private Hire vehicles as required by the Council including additional compliance checks. The intention is to award the contract to up to three providers and no volumes or values can be guaranteed to any individual supplier. These will be the top three scoring providers that have submitted a compliant bid.

Full details relating to the MOT testing and compliance checks are provided in the tender documents.

To participate, Suppliers will need to Register as a Supplier with ProContract, www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk ↗, then Register an Interest before obtaining access to the tender documents. In the event of difficulties registering as a supplier, please refer to the System Administrator Proactis support team [email protected]

Contract Period

The contract will be initially for a period of 24 months commencing 1st September 2022 with the option to extend for two further 12 months as per the contract terms and conditions.

Tender Responses

Tender Responses are required to be submitted no later than 14th April 2022, 14:00 hrs UK Local time via ProContract tender portal - www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk ↗

Tender Clarifications

If you require any clarifications on the tender documents, please submit these in writing via Messaging in ProContract tender portal by 4th April 2022, 14:00 hrs UK Local time. The Council’s responses to these clarification questions will be uploaded periodically on the ProContract tender portal.

CPV: Repair and maintenance services of cars · Taxi services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1MOT and Compliance tests in respect of Hackney Carriages and Private Hire vehiclesPublished value£272,000

MOT and Compliance tests in respect of Hackney Carriages and Private Hire vehicles

Swindon Borough Council invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced service providers for the provision of the Mot and compliance checks in respect of Hackney Carriages and Private Hire vehicles

Project Description

Swindon Borough Council (SBC) wishes to submit to tender the requirements for the provision of MOT and compliance tests for Taxis and Private Hire vehicles as required by the Council including additional compliance checks. The intention is to award the contract to up to three providers and no volumes or values can be guaranteed to any individual supplier. These will be the top three scoring providers that have submitted a compliant bid.

Full details relating to the MOT testing and compliance checks are provided in the tender documents.

To participate, Suppliers will need to Register as a Supplier with ProContract, www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk ↗, then Register an Interest before obtaining access to the tender documents. In the event of difficulties registering as a supplier, please refer to the System Administrator Proactis support team [email protected]

Contract Period

The contract will be initially for a period of 24 months commencing 1st September 2022 with the option to extend for two further 12 months as per the contract terms and conditions.

Tender Responses

Tender Responses are required to be submitted no later than 14th April 2022, 14:00 hrs UK Local time via ProContract tender portal - www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk ↗

Tender Clarifications

If you require any clarifications on the tender documents, please submit these in writing via Messaging in ProContract tender portal by 4th April 2022, 14:00 hrs UK Local time. The Council’s responses to these clarification questions will be uploaded periodically on the ProContract tender portal.

Please note that this project has been advertised on Find a Tender Service, Contracts Finder / other web portals, however, Supplying the South West Portal, www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk ↗ is the only portal that includes all the relevant documents required to respond to this opportunity, bearing Project Id: DN598351

No Tender submissions will be considered without completing the tender documents in full including attachments and returning them in alignment with the instructions within the tender documents.

Delivery: South West
Extensions: 2 x 12 months extensionVariant bids: not allowed

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
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
24 Feb 2022, 10:35 GMT
Last source update
24 Feb 2022, 10:35 GMT
Award evaluation window
14 Apr 2022 – …
Authority reference
DN598351
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-005115
Classification (CPV)
Repair and maintenance services of carsTaxi services
Delivery area
South West (UKK14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-031a97 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
Submission deadline
14 Apr 2022, 14:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
14 Apr 2022, 14:30 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

24 Feb 2022 → 14 Apr 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    24 Feb 2022, 10:35 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    14 Apr 2022, 14:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    14 Apr 2022, 14:30 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Swindon Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Swindon Borough Council, Civic Offices, Euclid Street, Swindon, South West, SN1 2JHContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.