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Published 25 Apr 2022, 15:23 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Passenger Transport Services 2022 - Rutland County Council

Official notice

Authority: Rutland County Council (Local council)

3 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£2,122,400total for 3 lots
Submissions closed 30 May 2022awarded 13 Jul 2022
Awarded to Mark Bland Travel Ltd +8 more3 awards

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Rutland County Council requires transport and Home to School services for multiple routes

for residents in Rutland. The routes are split over three Lots including: Lot 1 Education Bus

Services; Lot 2 Specialist Transport Services; Lot 3 Pence per mile for bus and taxi routes.

Please note that there are no public transport route for this tender on this occasion. Please

check the routes in Document Two for route information and mandatory requirements.

CPV: Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · all with a published value (£2,122,400 together) · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Education Bus ServiceAwardedPublished value£295,000

This is an Open Tender compliant with the Public Contract Regulations 2015. This Lot has

two routes which are both five year contracts, requiring vehicles with a minimum of 32 seats.

An Enhanced adult and child DBS check is a mandatory requirement for these routes. No

qualitative assessment is required on this Lot - 100% price only.

Delivery: East Midlands
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Specialist Transport ServicesAwardedPublished value£1,785,400

This is an Open Tender compliant with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. This Lot has

36 routes and contract lengths and requirements vary. Please see Document Two for route

and requirement information. No qualitative assessment is required on this Lot - 100% price

only.

Delivery: East Midlands
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #3Pence Per MileAwardedPublished value£42,000

This is an Open Tender compliant with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. This is a pence

per mile Lot with 2 contracts that are awarded for 1 year each in total. No qualitative

assessment is required on this Lot - 100% price only.

Delivery: East Midlands
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 · same split on all 3 lots
Price: 100%
Published award criteria (2)
  • No Quality scores: 0
  • Price: 100
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 100 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 10 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

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

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
Awarded
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
25 Apr 2022, 15:23 BST
Last source update
15 Jul 2022, 12:42 BST
Award evaluation window
30 May 2022 – …
Authority reference
DN605767
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-019404
Classification (CPV)
Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-033016 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: East Midlands Tendering
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free regional portal
Submission deadline
30 May 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
30 May 2022, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

30 May 2022 → 15 Jul 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    30 May 2022, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    30 May 2022, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    15 Jul 2022, 12:42 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    15 Jul 2022, 12:42 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 3
Awarded value £1,909,3303 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 2626 from SMEs
Contracts signed 3latest 13 Jul 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lot 1 · Education Bus Service1 award
Mark Bland Travel LtdSME£198,075 †—Awarded
Lot 2 · Specialist Transport Services1 award
1st Call County TaxisSME, Ace Cabs Stamford LTDSME, Berridge TaxisSME, Corby Star CarsSME, Peterborough Ace CarsSME, Robert Evans Catmose Ltd T/A Taxi BobSME +2 morejoint award£1,665,255 †—Awarded
Lot 3 · Pence Per Mile1 award
Berridge TaxisSME, Mark Bland Travel LtdSMEjoint award£46,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Education Bus Service3bids · 3 electronic3——
2 · Specialist Transport Services15bids · 15 electronic15——
3 · Pence Per Mile8bids · 8 electronic8——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Rutland County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Catmose House, Catmose Street, Oakham, Rutland, East Midlands, LE15 6HPContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

10 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.