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Published 4 Jun 2024, 12:56 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Home to School Transport Services for BCBC 2024 via mixed vehicles

Official notice

Authority: Bridgend County Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£4,800,000exc. VAT35% below final estimate
Submissions closed 5 Jul 2024awarded 23 Aug 2024
Awarded to Bridgend Taxi Leasing Ltd +7 more

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Bridgend Council seek Operators to provide Home to School Transport, with escorts as specified, multiple routes for a range of vehicles

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

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Bridgend Borough County Council require operators to carry out a number of Home to…AwardedRenewal

Bridgend Borough County Council require operators to carry out a number of Home to School Transport routes utilising a range of vehicles to start September 2024. Some of the routes require the addition of an escort

Delivery: Wales
Extensions: Duration of routes is dependent on requirement with extension options applicable where specified.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
4 Jun 2024, 12:56 BST
Last source update
6 Sept 2024, 16:02 BST
Award evaluation window
9 Jul 2024 – …
Authority reference
B910
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-028653
Classification (CPV)
Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driverSpecial-purpose road passenger-transport services
Delivery area
Wales (UKL17)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-046d41 Find a Tender

Publisher note: (WA Ref:144400)

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
5 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
9 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

5 Jul 2024 → 6 Sept 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    5 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    9 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    6 Sept 2024, 16:02 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    6 Sept 2024, 23:59 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    6 Sept 2024, 16:02 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £3,118,4891 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1616 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 23 Aug 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Bridgend Taxi Leasing LtdSME, G & S TRAVEL LIMITEDSME, GWYN JONES AND SON LIMITEDSME, Hammonds TravelSME, James TaxisSME, Kwik CabsSME +5 morejoint award£3,118,489 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
16bids · 16 electronic · 16 from abroad16——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Bridgend County Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services 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
  • Bridgend Taxi Leasing LtdAwarded supplier 50 Wigan Terrace, Bryncethin, Bridgend, Wales, CF329YE
  • Express Motors LTDAwarded supplier Milland Road , Industrial Estate, Neath, Wales, SA111nj
  • G AND S TravelAwarded supplier unit 13+14 Penllwyngwent, Industrial Estate Ogmore Vale, Bridgend, Wales, CF327AX
  • GWYN JONES AND SON LIMITEDAwarded supplier 144 Walter Road, Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales, SA15RW
  • Hammonds TravelAwarded supplier 18 Heol Llan, North Cornelly, Wales, CF334DR
  • James TaxisAwarded supplier 240 New Road, Porthcawl, Wales, CF365BA
  • Kwik CabsAwarded supplier The Beachcomber(Premises Of), Eastern Promenade, Porthcawl CF365TS, Bridgend, Wales, CF365TS
  • Llynfi CoachesAwarded supplier 7-9 Heol Ty Gwyn Ind Est, Maesteg, Wales, CF340BQ
  • PEYTON TRAVEL LIMITEDAwarded supplier Peyton Travel Limited Main Avenue, Brackla Industrial Estate, Bridgend, Wales, CF312AG
  • VILLAGE BUS & TAXI LTDAwarded supplier 71 BRIDGEND ROAD, ABERKENFIG, BRIDGEND, Wales, CF329AY
  • Wilkins CoachesAwarded supplier Unit 1 Croeserw Ind Est, Eastern Avenue Cymmer, Port Talbot, Wales, sa133pb

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria