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Published 9 Mar 2022, 18:20 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Bus Transport Services

Official notice

Authority: Bedford College (Education)

9 lotsServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£900,000total for 9 lots
Submissions closed 22 Jul 2022awarded 23 Aug 2022
Awarded to Cozy Travel Ltd

What is being bought9 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Transport services to Shuttleworth College Campus, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire SG18 9EA.

Comprising 9 x services routes servicing areas surrounding the campus. This to involve Morning collection of students brought to the campus, and an afternoon return run.

The contracts will commence in September 2022 and will be

awarded as 9 individual lots.

CPV: Road transport services

Lots and requirements (9)Procurement structure

9 lots · all with a published value (£922,000 together)
Lot #1Shut1AwardedPublished value£75,000
Delivery: East of England
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Shut2Published value£61,000

Service from and to Bedford

Delivery: East of England
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #3Shut3Published value£76,000

Service from and to Stotfold

Delivery: East of England
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #4Shut4Published value£121,000

Service from and to Toddington

Delivery: East of England
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #5Shut5Published value£175,000

Service from and to Leighton Buzzard

Delivery: East of England
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #6Shut6Published value£106,000

Service from and to Luton

Delivery: East of England
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #7Shut7Published value£133,000

Service from and to Milton Keynes

Delivery: East of England
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #8Shut8Published value£75,000

Service from and to Hertfordshire

Delivery: East of England
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #9Shut9Published value£100,000

Local shuttle run

Delivery: East of England
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: 23%Price: 70%Environmental: 7%
Published sub-criteria (6)
  • Vehicle Specification: 4%
  • Resources & Resilience: 7%
  • Safeguarding & Driver: 7%
  • Problem Resolution Policy: 5%
  • price: 70%
  • Sustainability: 7%
Published award criteria (6)
  • Vehicle Specification: 4
  • Resources & Resilience: 7
  • Safeguarding & Driver: 7
  • Problem Resolution Policy: 5
  • Sustainability: 7
  • Price: 70
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 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
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
9 Mar 2022, 18:20 GMT
Last source update
23 Aug 2022, 10:57 BST
Award evaluation window
22 Jul 2022 – …
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-023429
Classification (CPV)
Road transport services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH2)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03200b Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Submission deadline
22 Jul 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
22 Jul 2022, 13:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

1 Apr 2022 → 23 Aug 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    1 Apr 2022, 00:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    22 Jul 2022, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    22 Jul 2022, 13:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    23 Aug 2022, 10:57 BST

Notice history

4 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Jun 2022
  1. Status changed to active
    24 Jun 2022, 11:10 BST
  2. Procurement method changed
    24 Jun 2022, 11:10 BST
  3. Deadline published: 22 Jul 2022, 12:00 BST
    24 Jun 2022, 11:10 BST
  4. Status changed to complete
    23 Aug 2022, 10:57 BST
Published amendments (1)

Tender packs are available from Craig Pullen - [email protected]

Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2022-03: 1 release · 9 Mar 2022

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,303,2971 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 5
Contracts signed 1latest 23 Aug 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lot 1 · Shut11 award
Cozy Travel Ltd£1,303,297 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 023429-2022-1 · Cozy Travel Ltd

    Signed
    23 Aug 2022
    Value
    £1,303,297
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Shut15bids · 5 electronic———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Bedford College

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Cauldwell Street, Bedford, East of England, MK429AHContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Diane GambleReview body Bedford
Process and specification contact points (1)

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Cozy TravelAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02994788 Sandy, East of England

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.