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Published 7 Apr 2022, 13:42 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of a Home to Work Transport Service

Official notice

Authority: Dounreay a Division of Magnox Limited·Consortium: 4 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£5,000,000exc. VAT12% below published estimate
Submissions closed 31 Oct 2022awarded 31 May 2023
Awarded to Highland Country Buses Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of a Home to Work transport service for Dounreay a Division of Magnox to convey personnel and other users (approximately 180 people in total) from designated pick up points to the Dounreay Site and return journey.

CPV: Road transport services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£5,000,000
Delivery: Scotland · Dounreay, Thurso, Caithness, Scotland, KW14 7XQ
Extensions: A three year contract commencing January 2023 with an option to extend by mutual agreement for a further 2 years on a 1+1 basis.Second stage: up to 3 candidates invited to tenderVariant 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: 30%Social value: 20%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Technical Criterion: 50%
  • Commercial Criterion: 30%
  • Social Value Criterion: 20%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Technical Criterion: 50%
  • Social Value Criterion: 20%
  • Commercial Criterion: 30%
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Selection Criteria as stated in the procurement documents.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 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
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
Yes
First published
7 Apr 2022, 13:42 BST
Last source update
24 Jul 2023, 10:49 BST
Award evaluation window
31 Oct 2022 – …
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-021246
Classification (CPV)
Road transport services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM6)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-032b3b Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Any appeals should be promptly brought to the attention of the contact specified in Section 1 above, and will be dealt with in accordance with the requirements of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Any appeals must be brought within the timescales specified by the applicable law, including without limitation, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. In accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, the Contracting Authority will also incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period from the date information on award of contract is communicated to tenderers.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Submission deadline
31 Oct 2022
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
31 Oct 2022, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

3 Aug 2022 → 24 Jul 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    3 Aug 2022, 00:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    31 Oct 2022
  3. Bids opened
    31 Oct 2022, 12:00 GMT
  4. Notice published
    24 Jul 2023, 10:49 BST

Notice history

10 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Jun 2022
  1. Status changed to active
    21 Jun 2022, 16:18 BST
  2. Procurement method changed
    21 Jun 2022, 16:18 BST
  3. Deadline published: 21 Jul 2022
    21 Jun 2022, 16:18 BST
  4. Buyer details updated
    21 Jun 2022, 16:18 BST
  5. Buyer details updated
    2 Sept 2022, 10:16 BST
  6. Procurement method changed
    29 Sept 2022, 09:52 BST
  7. Deadline moved to 31 Oct 2022
    29 Sept 2022, 09:52 BST
    +102 days · was 21 Jul 2022
  8. Buyer details updated
    29 Sept 2022, 09:52 BST
  9. Status changed to complete
    24 Jul 2023, 10:49 BST
  10. Buyer details updated
    24 Jul 2023, 10:49 BST
Published amendments (1)

Provision of Home to Work Transport Service for the Dounreay Site: Notice that Procurement has Been Abandoned Atamis Reference: C1181 We refer to the above referenced procurement for the Provision of Home to Work Transport Service for the Dounreay Site. Please note that we have taken the decision not to proceed with this procurement due to the lack of competition. Please note that we intend to com…

Routine re-releases (5)
  • 2022-06: 1 release · 21 Jun 2022
  • 2022-04: 1 release · 7 Apr 2022

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £4,400,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 31 May 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Highland Country Buses Ltd£4,400,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

3 public bodies on the notice

Dounreay, a division of Magnox Limited

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawNuclear Decommissioning SC307493 D2003, Dounreay, Thurso, Caithness, Thurso, UK, KW14 7TZContact name, email, phone

Consortium members and other public bodies

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts of JusticeMediation bodyReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Highland Country Buses LtdAwarded supplierSC158193 1 Seafield Road, Longman Industrial Estate, Inverness, Inverness, Scotland, IV1 1SGContact phone

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

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