Official UK procurement notice
Patient Transport Services from Aberdeen Airport and/or ferry terminal to Aberdeen Hospitals
Authority: NHS Orkney (NHS & healthcare)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNHS Orkney Health Board has a requirement for the provision of a patient transport service for non-emergency patients and their escorts from both Orkney and Shetland. The contractor shall be responsible for the assistance and safe passage of the patients between Aberdeen Airport and/or Ferry Terminal and various hospitals in the Aberdeen area.
CPV: Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver · Special-purpose road passenger-transport services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£900,000
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)
- Service: 40%
- price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
- Service: 40
- Price: 60
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 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 · 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
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 4 Oct 2023, 11:25 BST
- Last source update
- 6 Feb 2024, 14:15 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 6 Nov 2023 – …
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-003893- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0407c6Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
Publisher note: The total contract cost includes the options for 2 x 12 month extension periods. (SC Ref:757398)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 6 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 6 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
6 Nov 2023 → 12 Feb 2024 · 4 dates- Submission deadline6 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened6 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published6 Feb 2024, 14:15 GMT
- Bids must remain valid until12 Feb 2024, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete6 Feb 2024, 14:15 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Falcon Coach Hire Ltd | £950,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 003893-2024-ORK052023-1 · Falcon Coach Hire Ltd
- Signed
- 30 Jan 2024
- Value
- £950,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- NHS ShetlandContracting authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Kirkwall Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Falcon Coach Hire LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria