Passenger Transport Framework Agreement

CPV: Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver · Non-scheduled passenger transport · Special-purpose road passenger-transport services · Taxi services

Bids received

38 bids on the busiest of 4 lots · 41 suppliers appointed

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

No (one-off requirement)

First published

5 Jul 2023, 10:46 BST

Last source update

29 Aug 2024, 11:15 BST

Award evaluation window

29 Apr 2024 – …

Authority reference

CT1094

FTS notice number

2024/S 000-027521

Classification (CPV)

Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driverNon-scheduled passenger transportSpecial-purpose road passenger-transport servicesTaxi services

Delivery area

Scotland (UKM73)

Official registry OCID

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Publisher note: Part IV: Selection criteria - C: Technical and Professional Ability – Question 4C.4 (A) - Payment of the Real Living Wage - Tenderers are required to confirm that they will pay any staff that are directly involved in the delivery of the framework agreement (including any agency or sub-contractor staff), at least the Real Living Wage. Where a Tenderer does not commit to pay any staff that at least the Real Living Wage, the Council may exclude the Tenderer from the competition. Part IV: Selection criteria - C: Technical and Professional Ability – Question 4C.4 (B) - Inclusion of prompt payment clause - Tenderers are required to confirm that they will include the standard clause in all contracts used in the delivery of the framework agreement, ensuring payment of sub-contractors at all stages of the supply chain within 30 days and include a point of contact for sub-contractors to refer to in the case of payment difficulties. Where a Tenderer does not commit to the inclusion of a prompt payment clause, the Council may exclude the Tenderer from the competition. Part IV: Selection criteria - C: Technical and Professional Ability – Question 4C.7 Lots 3 & 4 Only - Response to climate change emergency - Tenderers are required to provide evidence that their Organisation is taking steps to build their awareness of the climate change emergency and provide details of how they have/will respond (to the climate change emergency). Tenderers must complete the Climate Change Plan Template (text should be no smaller than Arial or Calibri Font size 10), to supply information about their organisation’s carbon emissions sources and the steps that their organisation plans to take to reduce your carbon emissions, including any ongoing or completed plans. Responses do not need to include carbon emissions calculations. Where a Tenderer fails to demonstrate that it is taking steps to build awareness of the climate change emergency and reduce emissions, to the Council’s satisfaction, the Council may exclude the Tenderer from the competition. Part IV: Selection criteria - D: Quality Assurance - Question 4D.1(A) - Health & Safety Policy - Tendering Organisations with more than 5 employees are required to have in place a Health & Safety Policy which is approved at a senior level within the Organisation and is reviewed regularly. To demonstrate compliance Tenderers must attach their Health & Safety Policy. Where a Tenderer does not have a Health & Safety Policy and is required to do so, the Council may exclude the Tenderer from the competition. Part IV: Selection criteria - D: Quality Assurance Schemes & Environmental Management – Question 4D.2 – Disclosure - Staff who deliver services to Children must have PVG clearance. Please refer to https://www.mygov.scot/disclosure -types/ for guidance. Where the Tenderer does not commit to obtaining Disclosure Checks for all relevant staff, the Council will exclude the Tenderer from the competition. Please indicate your organisations’ intention to commit to this requirement. (SC Ref:773490)

Appointment period ends

2 May 2024, 14:00 BST

Submission channel

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Accepted languages

en

Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)

document

Bid validity

120 days from the deadline

Bids opened

29 Apr 2024, 14:00 BST

4 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

• 1212 TaxisFramework contractor 104 Newbattle Abbey Crescent, Dalkeith, Scotland, EH22 3LP
• AAA Coaches LtdFramework contractor Unit 7 Raw Camps Industrial Estate, East Calder, West Lothian, Scotland, EH27 8DF
• Abbot Travel LimitedFramework contractor Unit 7/1 Edgefield Road, Loanhead, UK, EH20 9TB
• Avalon Scotland LtdFramework contractor 65 , Carrick Knowe Grove, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH127DA
• Bodyshop Edinburgh T/A Coach Hire EdinburghFramework contractor Unit 18, Camps Ind Est, East Calder, Scotland, EH27 8DF
• Central Radio Taxis (Tollcross) LimitedFramework contractor 15 Bankhead Drive, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH11 4DW
• Central TaxisFramework contractor 15 Bankhead Drive, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH11 4DW
• Chauffeur Drive (Scotland) LtdFramework contractor 119 The Loan, Loanhead, Loanhead, Scotland, EH20 9AH
• City Cabs (Edinburgh) LimitedFramework contractor City Cabs Edinburgh Ltd, 1 Atholl Place, Edinburgh, UK, EH3 8HP
• E & M Horsburgh LtdFramework contractor 180 Uphall Station Road, Pumpherston, Livingston, UK, EH53 0PD

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