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Published 23 Jun 2023, 13:23 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Home to Heronsbridge School Transport Services for BCBC

Official notice

Authority: Bridgend County Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£4,450,000≈ £1.5m / year11.4% below final estimate
Submissions closed 25 Jul 2023awarded 30 Aug 2023
Awarded to DRIVEN PERSONAL HIRE LTD +5 more
Contract term 2 yrs 11 moends 24 Jul 2026 · starts 4 Sept 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The requirement is for the provision of home-to- Heronsbridge School transport services for BCBC via mixed vehicles requiring specialist escort accompaniment with each driver as below

42 Routes - taxis, suv’s with tail lift, special minibuses and minibuses

CPV: Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver · Public road transport services · Road transport services · Special-purpose road passenger-transport services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The requirement is for the provision of home-to- Heronsbridge School transport…Awarded 2 yrs 11 mo

The requirement is for the provision of home-to- Heronsbridge School transport services for BCBC via mixed vehicles as below

42 Routes - taxis, suv’s with tail lift, special minibuses and minibuses

Contract period: 4 Sept 2023 – 24 Jul 2026 (2 yrs 11 mo)
Delivery: Wales
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: 40%Price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 40
  • Price: 60
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 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
23 Jun 2023, 13:23 BST
Last source update
31 Aug 2023, 11:51 BST
Award evaluation window
25 Jul 2023 – …
Authority reference
B862
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-025594
Classification (CPV)
Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driverPublic road transport servicesRoad transport servicesSpecial-purpose road passenger-transport services
Delivery area
Wales (UKL17)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03dc0f Find a Tender

Publisher note: (WA Ref:134446)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk ↗

Submission deadline
25 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Participation fee
document
Bids opened
25 Jul 2023, 15:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

25 Jul 2023 → 4 Sept 2023 · 5 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    25 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    25 Jul 2023, 15:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    31 Aug 2023, 11:51 BST
  4. Contract starts
    4 Sept 2023, 00:00 BST
  5. Bids must remain valid until
    4 Sept 2023, 23:59 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    31 Aug 2023, 11:51 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £3,943,8301 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 88 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 30 Aug 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
DRIVEN PERSONAL HIRE LTDSME, Dannys TaxiSME, G & S TRAVEL LIMITEDSME, PEYTON TRAVEL LIMITEDSME, VILLAGE BUS & TAXI LIMITEDSME, big Daves TaxiSMEjoint award£3,943,830 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
8bids · 8 electronic · 8 from abroad8——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Bridgend County Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityEducation Bridgend County Borough Council, Procurement Unit, Civic Offices, Angel Street, Bridgend, Wales, CF31 4WBContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

6 commercial parties on the notice
  • DRIVEN PERSONAL HIRE LTDAwarded supplier DRIVEN PERSONAL HIRE LTD, 12a John Street, PORTHCAWL, Wales, CF363BA
  • Dannys TaxiAwarded supplier 14 Greenfield Terrace, North Cornelly, Bridgend, Wales, CF334LW
  • G AND S TravelAwarded supplier unit 13+14 Penllwyngwent, Industrial Estate Ogmore Vale, Bridgend, Wales, CF327AX
  • PEYTON TRAVEL LTDAwarded supplier Main Avenue, Brackla Industrial Estate, BRIDGEND, Wales, CF312AG
  • VILLAGE BUS & TAXI LTDAwarded supplier 71 BRIDGEND ROAD, ABERKENFIG, BRIDGEND, Wales, CF329AY
  • big Daves TaxiAwarded supplier 23 Heol Onnen, North Cornelly, Bridgend, UK, CF334DT

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.