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Published 28 Sept 2023, 19:07 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Procurement of Managed Taxi Services

Official notice

Authority: Thameslink Southern Great Northern Limited (TSGN) (Public body)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£27,500,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 30 Oct 2023awarded 22 Dec 2023
Awarded to CMAC Group UK Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Govia Thameslink Railway Limited (GTR) tendered to procure a single supplier for the provision of Managed Taxi services. GTR required a single Taxi service provider for their employees and customers across all 4 GTR brands of Great Northern, Southern, Thameslink & Gatwick Express and their associated regional geographies.

CPV: Taxi services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Govia Thameslink Railway Limited (GTR) have awarded a single supplier the contract for…AwardedPublished value£27,500,000

Govia Thameslink Railway Limited (GTR) have awarded a single supplier the contract for the provision of Managed Taxi services. GTR required a single Taxi service provider for their customers & employees across all 4 GTR brands of Great Northern, Southern, Thameslink & Gatwick Express and their associated regional geographies. The procurement followed the UCR open procedure, which was split into two stages of evaluation, a selection questionnaire (SQ) stage and then an invitation to tender (ITT) stage. A contract notice was published to the Find a Tender service via the Delta e-sourcing portal. The Contract was awarded to the service provider that submitted the Most Economically Advantageous Tender. The Contract has been awarded for a duration of 51 months with optional extension provisions.

Delivery: UK, South East · SOUTH EAST (ENGLAND)
Extensions: GTR has a unilateral right to extend the contract by up to 36 months beyond the Initial Term (Optional Extension).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
Quality: 50%Price: 50%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 50%
  • Cost: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 50
  • Cost: 50
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 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 · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
28 Sept 2023, 19:07 BST
Last source update
5 Jan 2024, 19:06 GMT
Award evaluation window
30 Oct 2023 – …
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-000422
Classification (CPV)
Taxi services
Delivery area
UKSouth East (UKJ)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04066e Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

Inclusion of SLAs in contract terms.

Publisher note: To view this notice, please click here: <a href="https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=824707784" target="_blank">https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=824707784</a> GO Reference: GO-202415-PRO-24908543

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://www.delta-esourcing.com ↗

Submission deadline
30 Oct 2023, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
30 Oct 2023, 15:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

30 Oct 2023 → 5 Jan 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    30 Oct 2023, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    30 Oct 2023, 15:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    5 Jan 2024, 19:06 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Jan 2024
  1. Status changed to complete
    5 Jan 2024, 19:06 GMT
  2. Buyer details updated
    5 Jan 2024, 19:06 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £27,500,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 22 Dec 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
CMAC Group UK LtdThe Provision of Managed Taxi Services£27,500,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • The Provision of Managed Taxi Services · CMAC Group UK Ltd

    Signed
    22 Dec 2023
    Value
    £27,500,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Govia Thameslink Railway Limited

Contracting authorityPublic bodyRailway services 41-51 Grey Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, London, NE1 6EEContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court of England & WalesReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • CMAC GROUP UK LIMITEDAwarded supplier06054801 Suite 1, The Globe Centre, St. James Square, Accrington, UK, BB5 0REContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria