Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Corporate Taxi Services
Authority: West Dunbartonshire Council (Local council)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Authority intends to tender for Taxi Services across West Dunbartonshire Council (WDC) where eligible. Contractors can bid for all services or individual services as preferred. The new Corporate Taxi Framework will incorporate Education, Learning and Attainment for Additional Support Needs/Mainstream School Transport and services across Health & Social Care Partnership (HSCP).
This new contract will start August 2021.
CPV: Taxi services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 6 bids on the busiest of 2 lots · 6 suppliers appointed
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Education requirementAwarded
ASN/Mainstream School taxi requirement.
Lot #2HSCP RequirementsAwarded
Ad-hoc taxi requirement originating within Dumbarton, Alexandria and Clydebank areas
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 (2)
- Technical Response: 20%
- price: 80%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical Response: 20
- Price: 80
- Condition of participationno text publishedMinimum: Economic & Financial standing with reference to SPD questions: 4B.1.1,& 4B.2.1 Turnover - supplier must demonstrate and annual turnover for each of the two previous years of greater than two times the value of contract on offer 4B.4 Ratios - a Pass in any two of the three ratios …
- Price carries 80 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 8 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “Provision of Corporate Taxi Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
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
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 27 May 2021, 13:25 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Sept 2021, 09:35 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 31 May 2021 – …
- Authority reference
2021-52- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-022224- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02ac4fFind a Tender
Publisher note: A tendering exercise is required to secure services for non-scheduled and scheduled taxi journeys for Educational Services ASN/Transport and HSCP. It is proposed to combine the various taxi requirement into a corporate contract tendered openly with individual lots for the various requirements i.e. Additional Support Needs / Mainstream School Transport and HSCP. (SC Ref:665450)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗
- Appointment period ends
- 31 May 2021, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 31 May 2021, 12:00 BST
Timeline
31 May 2021 → 8 Sept 2021 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown31 May 2021, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened31 May 2021, 12:00 BST
- Notice published8 Sept 2021, 09:35 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Jul 2021- Status changed to active27 Jul 2021, 18:14 BST
- Procurement method changed27 Jul 2021, 18:14 BST
- Deadline moved to 31 May 2021, 12:00 BST27 Jul 2021, 18:14 BST-4 days · was 4 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
- Status changed to complete8 Sept 2021, 09:35 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 31 May 2021 | 4 Jun 2021 | +4 d |
| — | Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7 | 31 May 2021 | 4 Jun 2021 | +4 d |
Tender Submission Deadline Extended due to access issues
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast2 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Education requirement
- Signed
- 30 Jul 2021
- Value
- £2,311,364
- Status
- active
HSCP Requirements
- Signed
- 30 Jul 2021
- Value
- £160,589
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Education requirement | 6bids · 6 electronic | 6 | — | — |
| 2 · HSCP Requirements | 3bids · 3 electronic | 3 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Dumbarton Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
6 commercial parties on the notice- Alexandria & Dumbarton TOA LtdFramework contractor
- Andrew BuistFramework contractor
- Clydebank TaxisFramework contractor
- OK Taxi GroupFramework contractor
- The Wright Taxi Co (Scotland) LtdFramework contractor
- Titan Taxis LimitedFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.