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Published 24 Dec 2021, 16:17 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Buses and Drivers for the Stonehenge Visitor Transport System

Official notice

Authority: English Heritage

ServicesOpen procedure

Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34)Transport & Passenger Services (60) Delivery: UK

Published estimate£2,100,000≈ £700k / year5.5% above published estimate

Submissions closed 9 Feb 2022awarded 16 Mar 2022

Awarded to Go South Coast Ltd

Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2025 · extension options published · starts 1 Apr 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of Buses and Drivers to transport visitors and staff between the Stonehenge Visitor Centre and the Stonehenge Monument.

CPV: Buses and coaches · Electric buses · Hire of buses and coaches with driver · Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver · Low-floor buses

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1English Heritage is seeking to appoint a single contractor for the provision of buses…Awarded 3 yrsPublished value£2,100,000

English Heritage is seeking to appoint a single contractor for the provision of buses and drivers to transport visitors and staff between the Stonehenge Visitor Centre and the Stonehenge Monument.

Contract period: 1 Apr 2022 – 31 Mar 2025 (3 yrs)

Delivery: UK · Stonehenge

Extensions: The contract will subsist for a period of 36 months with the option to extend by up to a further 24 months at the discretion of English Heritage.Variant bids: not allowed

34121000 Buses and coaches 34121400 Low-floor buses 34144910 Electric buses 60170000 Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver 60172000 Hire of buses and coaches with driver

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 award criteria (2)

Quality: 50%
Price: 50%

Conditions of participation1

Suitability
As stated in the tender documents

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 · 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: 24 Dec 2021, 16:17 GMT
Last source update: 9 May 2022, 11:53 BST
Award evaluation window: 9 Feb 2022 – …
Authority reference: P/REF EH 00001834
FTS notice number: 2022/S 000-011961
Classification (CPV): Buses and coachesElectric busesHire of buses and coaches with driverHire of passenger transport vehicles with driverLow-floor buses
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0305d8 Find a Tender

Contract terms

Electronic trading: e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms: As stated in the tender documents

Publisher note: English Heritage is seeking to appoint a single contractor for the provision of buses and drivers to transport visitors and staff between the Stonehenge Visitor Centre and the Stonehenge Monument. The contract will subsist for a period of 36 months with the option to extend by up to a further 24 months at the discretion of English Heritage.

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend

Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup

Submission deadline: 9 Feb 2022, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages: en
Bids opened: 9 Feb 2022, 12:00 GMT

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

in-tendhost.co.uk/english-heritage/asp… ↗

Timeline

9 Feb 2022 → 9 May 2022 · 4 dates

Submission deadline
9 Feb 2022, 12:00 GMT
Bids opened
9 Feb 2022, 12:00 GMT
Contract starts
1 Apr 2022, 00:00 BST
Notice published
9 May 2022, 11:53 BST

Notice history

1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender

Status changed to complete
9 May 2022, 11:53 BST

Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)

When	What	Before	After	Shift
—	TextTelephone · I.1	+44 1980636610	+44 1980636600

1 amendment published without a description.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £2,215,5001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 16 Mar 2022

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Go South Coast Ltd	£2,215,500 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Provision of Buses and Drivers for the Stonehenge Visitor Transport System · Go South Coast Ltd
Signed
16 Mar 2022
Value
£2,215,500
Period
… – 31 Mar 2025
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic	0	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

English Heritage

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawRecreation, culture and religion The Engine House, Fire Fly Avenue, Swindon, UK, SN22EHContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Go South Coast LtdAwarded supplier03949597 Towngate House, 2-8 Parkstone Road, Poole, UK, BH152PR

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