Official UK procurement notice
Private Car Hire Service · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Scottish Government (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Scottish Government has a requirement to place a contract with an external service provider for the provision of Private Car Hire
CPV: Motor vehicles for the transport of fewer than 10 persons
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · 2 with a published value (£940,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Central and Southern ScotlandCancelledPublished value£880,000
Scottish Government provides transport to Senior officials when on business in Scotland. We provide daily transport across the length and breadth of Scotland. In instances where requirements exceed in-house capacity, or when short-distance journeys are required out with the central belt, external providers are required. Additional information: this lot is for Central and Southern Scotland
The evaluation consists of some minimum mandatory score of 2 questions. Bidders who fail to meet the mandatory score of 2 will not progress to the Price Quality Ratio evaluation and will score 0 for their commercial score.
Lot #2Highland and Islands of ScotlandCancelledPublished value£60,000
Scottish Government provides transport to Senior officials when on business in Scotland. We provide daily transport across the length and breadth of Scotland. In instances where requirements exceed in-house capacity, or when short-distance journeys are required out with the central belt, external providers are required. Additional information: This lot is for Highlands and Islands excluding low land Scotland i.e. everywhere outside of Highlands and Islands
The evaluation consists of some minimum mandatory score of 2 questions. Bidders who fail to meet the mandatory score of 2 will not progress to the Price Quality Ratio evaluation and will score 0 for their commercial score.
Lot #3AberdeenshireCancelledLot estimate not published
Scottish Government provides transport to Senior officials when on business in Scotland. We provide daily transport across the length and breadth of Scotland. In instances where requirements exceed in-house capacity, or when short-distance journeys are required out with the central belt, external providers are required. Additional information: This lot is for Aberdeenshire only The evaluation consists of some minimum mandatory score of 2 questions. Bidders who fail to meet the mandatory score of 2 will not progress to the Price Quality Ratio evaluation and will score 0 for their commercial score.
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 (8)
- Understanding the Requirement: 30
- Organisation: 25
- Contract Management: 20
- Community Benefits: 5
- Climate Emergency: 5
- Fairwork: 5
- Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery: 10
- price: 30
Published award criteria (8)
- Understanding the Requirement: 30
- Organisation: 25
- Contract Management: 20
- Community Benefits: 5
- Climate Emergency: 5
- Fairwork: 5
- Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery: 10
- Price: 30
- Suitability
4C.4 - Provide a statement of the relevant supply chain management and/or tracking systems used.
4C.7 - Provide details of the environmental management measures which the bidder will be able to use when performing the contract.
4C.10 - Provide details of the proportion (i.e. percentage) of the contract that you intend to subcontract: Bidders will be required to confirm whether they intend to subcontract and, if so, for what proportion of the contract.
- Condition of participationno text publishedMinimum: SPD 4B.4 Bidders must demonstrate a Current Ratio of no less than 0.9. Current Ratio will be calculated as follows: net current assets divided by net current liabilities. There must be no qualification or contra-indication from any evidence provided in support of the bidders econ…
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 30 of 130 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
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
- Goods
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- 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
- 5 Jun 2024, 08:54 BST
- Last source update
- 3 Dec 2024, 12:38 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 20 Dec 2024 – …
- Authority reference
Case 692909- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-038899- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-046d71Find a Tender
- Performance terms
It shall be a condition of the Contract that, if required by the Scottish Government, the appointed Service Provider shall deliver a validly
executed Parent Company Guarantee in the form set out in the tender documents
Publisher note: SPD will be scored on a pass/fail basis. The contract award criteria will be Price 30%/Quality 70 %. Question Scoring Methodology for Award Criteria outlined in invitation to tender: 0 — Unacceptable. Nil or inadequate response. Fails to demonstrate an ability to meet the requirement. 1 — Poor. Response is partially relevant but generally poor. The response addresses some elements of the requirement but contains insufficient/limited detail or explanation to demonstrate how the requirement will be fulfilled. 2 — Acceptable. Response is relevant and acceptable. The response addresses a broad understanding of the requirement but may lack details on how the requirement will be fulfilled in certain areas. 3 — Good. Response is relevant and good. The response is sufficiently detailed to demonstrate a good understanding and provides details on how the requirements will be fulfilled. 4 — Excellent. Response is completely relevant and excellent overall. Bidders must complete the SPD (Scotland) to demonstrate adherence to the Exclusion and Selection Criteria for this procurement. Bidders must confirm that they will include the standard clause in all contracts used in the delivery of the requirements, ensuring payment of subcontractors at all stages of the supply chain within 30 days and include a point of contact for subcontractors to refer to in the case of payment difficulties. This will require active monitoring of payment performance and provision of evidence and reporting to the Scottish Government on a regular basis. Bidders who fail to answer “Yes” or "Not Applicable" to this question will not have their tender considered further. (SC Ref:784813)
How it was run
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- Submission deadline
- 19 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 20 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
12 Aug 2024 → 20 Dec 2024 · 4 dates- Next notice expected12 Aug 2024, 00:00 BST
- Notice published3 Dec 2024, 12:38 GMT
- Submission deadline19 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened20 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Nov 2024- Status changed to active8 Nov 2024, 08:41 GMT
- Procurement method changed8 Nov 2024, 08:41 GMT
- Deadline published: 19 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT8 Nov 2024, 08:41 GMT
- Buyer details updated8 Nov 2024, 08:41 GMT
- Status changed to cancelled3 Dec 2024, 12:38 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast3 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- Sheriff Court HouseReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.