Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Chauffeur Driven Services
Authority: Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis contract is for chauffeur services to the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service and shall include the provision of a reliable service to provide transport for judges to and from various court locations throughout Scotland. Services may also be extended to include the conveyance of court attire and court papers.
- Recurrence: This contract is for 36 months with two potential 12 month extensions. Therefore it is estimated that the notice for this re-tender will be issued in 2025/26.
CPV: Special-purpose road passenger-transport services · Taxi services · Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Provision of chauffeur services to transport judges to and from various court…AwardedRenewal
Provision of chauffeur services to transport judges to and from various court locations throughout Scotland. Collection points will vary, however these generally will be from the judges’ homes. Sensitive papers and luggage will also require to be transported to and from various court locations and lodgings. The Services will generally be provided during the core times of 07:00 hours and 19:00 hours – Monday to Friday. However there will be occasions when the Services will need to be provided outwith these hours.
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 (7)
- Organisational Structure and Key Personnel: 9%
- Proposal: 27%
- Contract Management and Risk Assessment: 12%
- Added Value and Community Benefits: 3%
- Fair Work Practices: 3%
- price: 40%
- Environmental Impact: 6%
Published award criteria (7)
- Organisational Structure and Key Personnel: 9
- Proposal: 27
- Contract Management and Risk Assessment: 12
- Environmental Impact: 6
- Added Value and Community Benefits: 3
- Fair Work Practices: 3
- Price: 40
- Suitability
Bidders must confirm which authorisation or membership of the relevant organisation(s) are required to perform this service.
Bidders must confirm if they hold the particular authorisation or memberships.
- Economic & financial standing
In order to pass the Financial Check section of the contract, it is mandatory for companies to attain the undernoted:-
If your accounts are audited, please confirm that your auditor has provided an unqualified audit report for accounts over the past 3 years, including the most recent audit completed. If your audited accounts include a qualified audit statement, please explain what the qualification were and how they have/are being addressed. If your accounts are not audited, bidders will be expected to supply SCTS, upon request prior to the award of the contract, a copy of the most recent set of completed accounts.
Minimum: It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below: Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = TEN MILLION POUNDS GBP in respect of a… - Technical & professional ability
Please provide 2 relevant examples of services carried out during the last three years as specified in the contract notice: (examples from both public and/or private sector)
For each example the bidder must complete the template provided and provide the following information but not be limited to:
1.Full scope of the contract to include what services are being supplied
2.customer name
3.contract start date and contract end dates
4.contract value
The weighting will be 50% for each example with a total of 100% attributed to two examples.
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
- 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 · This contract is for 36 months with two potential 12 month extensions. Therefore it is estimated that the notice for this re-tender will be issued in 2025/26.
- First published
- 2 Mar 2021, 16:08 GMT
- Last source update
- 6 Jul 2021, 08:55 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 6 Apr 2021 – …
- Authority reference
SCTS-2021-003- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-015477- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0297b1Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: (SC Ref:655462)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 6 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 6 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST
Timeline
6 Apr 2021 → 6 Jul 2021 · 3 dates- Submission deadline6 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened6 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST
- Notice published6 Jul 2021, 08:55 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete6 Jul 2021, 08:55 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| West of Scotland Chauffeur Drive LtdSME | £2,100,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 015477-2021-SCTS-2021-003-1 · West of Scotland Chauffeur Drive LtdSME
- Signed
- 27 May 2021
- Value
- £2,100,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7bids · 7 electronic · 7 from abroad | 7 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- West of Scotland Chauffeur Drive LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.