Official UK procurement notice
PL0066 - ECC Passenger Transport DPS 2023
Authority: Essex County Council (Local council)
What is being bought5 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionEssex County Council invite suppliers to apply to join the Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the provision of Passenger Transport Services for Essex County Council and Thurrock Council. This Dynamic Purchasing System has been split into the Categories listed below :
Category 1 - SEND Education Transport: Transport of Passengers with SEND requirements to education, care provision or other locations as required.
Category 2 - Mainstream Education Transport: Transport to Mainstream primary, secondary, or further education locations.
Category 3 - Adult Social Care Transport: Transport of adults with eligible needs to day care/day centre/education provision or other locations as required.
Category 4 - Local Bus & Demand Responsive Transport: Provision of Local Bus and DRT services within Essex.
Category 5 - Ad-Hoc Requirements: Provision of impromptu or unprecedented transport for Adult Social Care, SEND, Mainstream or Children's Social Care Passengers.
In addition, the new DPS Agreement will aim to bring continuous improvement measures to ECC's continuing service offer in line with commitments, plans and strategies for the future of Essex, including Everyone's Essex: our plan for levelling up the county. Any measures for Thurrock Council shall be listed within their mini-competition documents.
This Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) will operate for a period of five years with the option to extend for 24 months in single or multiple periods. Service Agreements procured via call-off and awarded under the DPS shall be for the period specified in the Order Requirements. Service Agreements procured via call-off under the DPS agreement may continue beyond the Expiry date of the DPS Agreement.
The Estimated Total Value of the Passenger Transport DPS Agreement is £355,000,000 for the initial 5 year period with the Estimated Total Value breakdown for each Council for the initial 5 year period as follows;
Essex County Council Estimated Total Value: £320,000,000
Thurrock Council Estimated Total Value: £35,000,000
The Estimated Total Value for the additional extension period of the Passenger Transport DPS up to 24 months is £142,000,000.
Essex County Council Estimated Extension Total Value: £128,000,000
Thurrock Council Estimated Extension Total Value: £14,000,000
Lot 4 Contracts:
Contracts Start Date: 28th of July 2024
Contracts End Date (Two Years): 25th of July 2026
Contracts End Date (Four Year Contracts and if Full extensions are used): 29th of July 2028
CPV: Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver · Metal · Non-scheduled passenger transport · Public road transport services · Special-purpose road passenger-transport services · Taxi services · Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
How this dynamic market works
From the published notice- Type
- Dynamic market (open)
- Bids received
- 4 bids received · 10 suppliers appointed
Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure
5 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1SEND Education TransportCancelledRenewal East of England
Transport of Passengers with SEND requirements to education, care provision or other locations as required, in order to satisfy a statutory duty.
Lot #2Mainstream Education TransportCancelledRenewal East of England
Transport to Mainstream primary, secondary, or further education locations, in order to satisfy a statutory duty, including but not limited to school bus transport Services.
Lot #3Adult Social Care TransportCancelledRenewal East of England
Transport of adults with eligible needs to day care/day centre/education provision or other locations as required.
Lot #4Local Bus TransportAwardedRenewal East of England
Provision of Local Bus and Demand Responsive Transport Services within Essex.
Lot #5Ad-hoc requirementsCancelledRenewal UK, East of England
Provision of impromptu or unprecedented transport for Adult Social Care, SEND, Mainstream or Children's Social Care Passengers.
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)
- Quality Response: 10%
- price: 90%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality Response: 10
- Price: 90
- Price carries 90 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 9 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “PL0066 - ECC Passenger Transport DPS 2023” is a dynamic market: the contest is a place on its panel, 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- Procedure method
- Restricted 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
- Dynamic market
- Who may use this agreement
- Any qualifying supplier may apply while the market is open
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 2 Dec 2023, 13:17 GMT
- Last source update
- 27 Jun 2024, 09:25 BST
- Authority reference
DN694898- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-019616- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-042140Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Admission period ends
- 4 Jan 2029
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
27 Jun 2024 → 4 Jan 2029 · 2 dates- Notice published27 Jun 2024, 09:25 BST
- Today24 Oct 2026
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown4 Jan 2029
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete27 Jun 2024, 09:25 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast129 suppliers are admitted to this dynamic market without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
DL0138 (Service B1/B2/B4/22): Sundays and Public Holidays - Pitsea to Laindon
- Signed
- 26 Jun 2024
- Value
- £17,855
- Status
- active
DL0022 (Service 1A): Monday to Sunday - Ambrose Avenue to Greenstead
- Signed
- 25 Jun 2024
- Value
- £254,161
- Status
- active
DL0023 (Service 1A): Saturday Only - Basildon to Pitsea
- Signed
- 25 Jun 2024
- Value
- £32,697
- Status
- active
DL0027 (Service 2A): Monday to Sunday - Highwoods to Great Horkesley
- Signed
- 25 Jun 2024
- Value
- £141,677
- Status
- active
DL0030 (Service 3): Monday to Saturday - Chelmsford to Southend
- Signed
- 25 Jun 2024
- Value
- £927,971
- Status
- active
DL0032 (Service 4): Monday to Saturday Evenings - Harlow to Harlow
- Signed
- 25 Jun 2024
- Value
- £180,273
- Status
- active
DL0035 (Service 4A): Sunday & Public Holidays - Great Wakering to Shoeburyness
- Signed
- 25 Jun 2024
- Value
- £91,736
- Status
- active
DL0039 (Service 7): Monday to Saturday Evenings - Hockley to Rayleigh
- Signed
- 25 Jun 2024
- Value
- £107,065
- Status
- active
DL0051 (Service 13/13A/13B): Monday to Saturday - Chelmsford to Wickford
- Signed
- 25 Jun 2024
- Value
- £1,522,143
- Status
- active
DL0053 (Service 14): Monday to Saturday - Harlow to Pinnacles
- Signed
- 25 Jun 2024
- Value
- £435,939
- Status
- active
DL0055 (Service 15): Monday to Friday Only - Marks Tey to Marks Tey
- Signed
- 25 Jun 2024
- Value
- £103,868
- Status
- active
DL0057 (Service 16A): Schooldays - Canwick Grove to St Helena School
- Signed
- 25 Jun 2024
- Value
- £89,481
- Status
- active
DL0062 (Service 21): Monday to Saturday Evenings - Canvey Island to Southend
- Signed
- 25 Jun 2024
- Value
- £247,655
- Status
- active
DL0064 (Service 21C): Monday to Friday Only - Canvey Island to Hadleigh
- Signed
- 25 Jun 2024
- Value
- £213,590
- Status
- active
DL0065 (Service 25): Sundays and Public Holidays - Basildon to Wickford
- Signed
- 25 Jun 2024
- Value
- £6,087
- Status
- active
DL0067 (Service 31): Monday to Saturday Evenings - Chelmsford to Maldon
- Signed
- 25 Jun 2024
- Value
- £227,293
- Status
- active
DL0069 (Service 31/332): Sunday and Public Holidays - Chelmsford to Southminster/Maldon
- Signed
- 25 Jun 2024
- Value
- £43,501
- Status
- active
DL0071 (Service 37): Sundats and Public Holidays - Warley to Brentwood
- Signed
- 25 Jun 2024
- Value
- £52,751
- Status
- active
DL0073 (Service 42A): Sunday and Public Holidays - Chelmsford to Stansted Airport
- Signed
- 25 Jun 2024
- Value
- £119,978
- Status
- active
DL0075 (Service 46): Monday to Saturday - Chelmsford to Ongar
- Signed
- 25 Jun 2024
- Value
- £629,907
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 · Local Bus Transport | 4bids · 4 electronic | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Suppliers admitted to the dynamic market
22 commercial parties on the notice- Arrow Taxis (Essex) LtdAdmitted to the market
- Arrow Taxis Essex LtdAdmitted to the market
- Essex and Suffolk DART CICAdmitted to the market
- First Buses Essex LtdAdmitted to the market
- First Essex Bus LtdAdmitted to the market
- First Essex Buses LtdAdmitted to the market
- First Essex Buses LtdAdmitted to the market
- First Essex Buses LtdAdmitted to the market
- First Essex Buses LtdAdmitted to the market
- Flagfinders (CTB) LtdAdmitted to the market
Show 12 more suppliers
- Konectbus LtdAdmitted to the market
- Konectbus LtdAdmitted to the market
- Konectbus LtdAdmitted to the market
- Konectbus LtdAdmitted to the market
- Konectbus LtdAdmitted to the market
- NIBSBUSES LtdAdmitted to the market
- NIBSBUSES LtdAdmitted to the market
- Stephensons fo Essex LtdAdmitted to the market
- Stephensons of Essex LtdAdmitted to the market
- Stephensons of Essex LtdAdmitted to the market
- Stephensons of Essex LtdAdmitted to the market
- Vectare LtdAdmitted to the market
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.