Official UK procurement notice
NTU/21/2001/DS and UoN/1453/ITT/DL Provision of Coach and Minibus Services
Authority: Nottingham Trent University (Education)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe supply of executive and high-quality standard coaches in immaculate condition both inside and outside, ranging in sizes from 25 to 85 passengers on a mixture of private hires. The majority of The Groups requirements lies within the United Kingdom and primarily for the transportation to other universities, colleges, schools, museums, local businesses, city attractions, airports, railway stations, Eurostar, and sport related trips. For the purpose of the tender, Nottingham Trent University and the University of Nottingham will be referred to as The Group. The Group will collaborate during the tender programme to find solutions that best suit its requirements and will manage any contract thereafter jointly. The Group and tenderers benefit from the close geographical location of the awarding authorities.
- Recurrence: 4 years
CPV: Hire of buses and coaches with driver
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 6 suppliers · 7 bids received (1.2 per place) · 6 appointed (full)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The supply of executive and high-quality standard coaches in immaculate condition both…AwardedRenewalPublished value£2,720,000
The supply of executive and high-quality standard coaches in immaculate condition both inside and outside, ranging in sizes from 25 to 85 passengers on a mixture of private hires. A mixture of Euro 4, Euro 5 and Euro 6 standard and executive coaches and Euro 5 and Euro 6 minibuses. The majority of The Groups requirements lies within the United Kingdom and primarily for the transportation to other universities, colleges, schools, museums, local businesses, city attractions, airports, railway stations, Eurostar, and sport related trips. The requirements entails a combination of one day tours to more complex journeys, with multiple stopping points and in some cases lasting more than one day. All vehicles must have the Suppliers’ name and vinyl branding applied to the outside of the vehicle for ease of stakeholder identification.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Value for Money: 20%
- Fleet Specification, Service Delivery, Driver and Driving Standards, Breakdown and Emergency, Legislation & License Requirements, Health & Safety, Vehicle Maintenance, Environmental and Added Value: 80%
Published award criteria (2)
- Fleet Specification, Service Delivery, Driver and Driving Standards, Breakdown and Emergency, Legislation & License Requirements, Health & Safety, Vehicle Maintenance, Environmental and Added Value: 80%
- Value for Money: 20%
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “NTU/21/2001/DS and UoN/1453/ITT/DL Provision of Coach and Minibus…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 6 suppliers, 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 · 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
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · 4 years
- First published
- 2 Jun 2021, 10:57 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Oct 2021, 12:57 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 5 Jul 2021 – …
- Authority reference
NTU/21/2001/DS and UoN/1453/ITT/DL- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-024590- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02b757Find a Tender
- Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: In accordance with Regulation 86 and 87 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, the contracting authority has incorporated a minimum 10 calendar days standstill period starting from the day when contract award was notified to the bidders. Unsuccessful bidders will be provided with a debrief in the award decision at the start of the standstill period including details of their bid in relation to the winning bid comprising the reasons for the decision, the characteristics and relative advantages of the successful tender, the score of the economic operator and the name of the economic operator to be awarded the contract. Tenderers have a right to appeal provided for within the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Any such proceedings must be brought in the High Court of England and Wales.
Publisher note: Deadline for Expression of Interest is the 2nd July 2021 at 12:00 noon.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 5 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 5 Jul 2021, 12:01 BST
Timeline
5 Jul 2021 → 4 Oct 2021 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown5 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened5 Jul 2021, 12:01 BST
- Notice published4 Oct 2021, 12:57 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete4 Oct 2021, 12:57 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Coach and Minibus Hire Services
- Signed
- 4 Oct 2021
- Value
- £2,720,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7bids · 7 electronic | 7 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- The University of NottinghamContracting authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
6 commercial parties on the notice- Freeway Coaches LtdFramework contractor
- Johnson Bros Tours LtdFramework contractor
- Sharpe & Sons (Nottingham) LimitedFramework contractor
- Silverdale Tours (Nottingham) LtdFramework contractor
- Skills Motor Coaches LimitedFramework contractor
- Tiger European (UK) LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.