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Published 30 Sept 2021, 10:04 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Home to School Transport by way of Special Minibuses and Taxis on Behalf of Bridgend County Borough Council . Multiple Routes

Official notice

Authority: Bridgend County Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£10,000,000≈ £2.0m / year10.8% above final estimate
Submissions closed 1 Nov 2021awarded 14 Dec 2021
Awarded to Driven Minibuses & Taxis +7 more
Contract term 4 yrs 11 moends 18 Dec 2026 · extension options published · starts 3 Jan 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The requirement is for the provision of home-to-school transport services for BCBC via taxis, special taxis and special minibuses as specified. The requirement has been split into multiple separate routes.

CPV: 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-school transport services for BCBC via…AwardedRenewal 4 yrs 11 mo

The requirement is for the provision of home-to-school transport services for BCBC via taxis, special taxis and special minibuses as specified. The requirement has been split into multiple separate routes with bidders being able to bid for as many or as few routes as they wish.

Contract period: 3 Jan 2022 – 18 Dec 2026 (4 yrs 11 mo)
Delivery: Wales
Extensions: Various Contact Durations as below: Special Taxis (50 routes)2 year (option to extend for 1 year) Special Minibuses (39 routes) 5 years (option to extend for 2 years ) Taxis (35 routes)1 year (option to extend for 1 year) Minibuses (2 routes)5 years (option to extend for 2 years ) Bus ( 1 route) 5 Years ( option to extend for 2 years) YBC ( 35 routes) 5 Years ( option to extend for 2 years)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: 30%Price: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 30
  • Price: 70
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 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
30 Sept 2021, 10:04 BST
Last source update
12 Jan 2022, 11:44 GMT
Award evaluation window
8 Nov 2021 – …
Authority reference
B698 (Retender)
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-000861
Classification (CPV)
Special-purpose road passenger-transport services
Delivery area
Wales (UKL17)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02e649 Find a Tender

Publisher note: (WA Ref:117477)

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
Submission deadline
1 Nov 2021, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
8 Nov 2021, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

1 Nov 2021 → 1 Feb 2022 · 5 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    1 Nov 2021, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    8 Nov 2021, 12:00 GMT
  3. Contract starts
    3 Jan 2022
  4. Notice published
    12 Jan 2022, 11:44 GMT
  5. Bids must remain valid until
    1 Feb 2022, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    12 Jan 2022, 11:44 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £11,075,5381 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1414 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 14 Dec 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Driven Minibuses & TaxisSME, G & S TRAVEL LIMITEDSME, James TaxisSME, Llynfi CoachesSME, PEYTON TRAVEL LIMITEDSME, VILLAGE BUS & TAXI LIMITEDSME +5 morejoint award£11,075,538 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
14bids · 14 electronic · 14 from abroad14——

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 Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

11 commercial parties on the notice
  • Driven Minibuses & TaxisAwarded supplier 8 Dock Street, Porthcawl, Wales, CF363BL
  • Forge Travel LimitedAwarded supplier Forge Industrial Estate, Maesteg, Wales, CF340AY
  • G AND S TravelAwarded supplier unit 13+14 Penllwyngwent, Industrial Estate Ogmore Vale, Bridgend, Wales, CF327AX
  • James TaxisAwarded supplier 3 Vernon Road, Porthcawl, Wales, CF365LN
  • Llynfi CoachesAwarded supplier 7-9 Heol Ty Gwyn Ind Est, Maesteg, Wales, CF340BQ
  • PEYTON TRAVEL LTDAwarded supplier Main Avenue, Brackla Industrial Estate, BRIDGEND, Wales, CF312AG
  • Taxi BridgendAwarded supplier 59 Pil-y-Cynffig, North Cornelly, Bridgend, Wales, CF334NR
  • VILLAGE BUS & TAXI LTDAwarded supplier 71 BRIDGEND ROAD, ABERKENFIG, BRIDGEND, Wales, CF329AY
  • Valley CarsAwarded supplier 5 Adams Avenue, Bryncethin, BRIDGEND, Wales, CF329RX
  • munro's taxi and minibusAwarded supplier 3 The Moulders, Aberkenfig, Bridgend, Wales, CF329AH
  • pd travelAwarded supplier High View, Station Road, Kenfig Hill, Bridgend, Wales, CF336EP

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.