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Published 1 Jun 2022, 08:53 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Coach & Driver Services

Official notice

Authority: University of Staffordshire (Education)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Submissions closed 5 Jul 2022awarded 11 Aug 2022
Awarded to Copeland Tours

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Contract for the provision of Coach Hire & Driver Services

CPV: Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Provision of Coach & Driver ServicesAwardedRenewal
Delivery: West Midlands
Extensions: Option to extend 2 X 12 Months · Option to extend for a further 2 x 12 monthsVariant 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: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70%
  • Cost: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70
  • Cost: 30
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
1 Jun 2022, 08:53 BST
Last source update
12 Aug 2022, 09:43 BST
Award evaluation window
5 Jul 2022 – …
Authority reference
DN614578
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-022248
Classification (CPV)
Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG23)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03425d Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
5 Jul 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
5 Jul 2022, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

5 Jul 2022 → 12 Aug 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    5 Jul 2022, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    5 Jul 2022, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    12 Aug 2022, 09:43 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    12 Aug 2022, 09:43 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 55 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 11 Aug 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Copeland ToursSME——Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 022248-2022-1 · Copeland ToursSME

    Signed
    11 Aug 2022
    Value
    —
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
Provision of Coach & Driver Services5bids · 5 electronic5—£800,000 – £900,000
Whole notice———£800,000 – £900,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Staffordshire University

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation College Road, Stoke-on-Trent, West Midlands, ST4 2DEContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.