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Published 23 Jul 2021, 15:25 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of School and Public Transport on Islay - Route 1802J

Official notice

Authority: Argyll and Bute Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£873,568published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 30 Aug 2021awarded 10 Nov 2021
Awarded to B Mundell Ltd (islay coaches)

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Argyll and Bute Council are looking to contract with a transport operator who will provide safe and secure school and public transport on the island of Islay – Route 1802J.

  • Recurrence: October 2022 or 2026 depending on which Option to award is chosen.

CPV: Public road transport services · Road transport services · Special-purpose road passenger-transport services · Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal
Delivery: Scotland · Islay
Extensions: Contract is subject to renewal in October 2022 or 2026 depending on which Option for award is chosen.Variant bids: 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: 20%Price: 80%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 20
  • Price: 80
What this means for your bid
  • 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.

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
Yes · October 2022 or 2026 depending on which Option to award is chosen.
First published
23 Jul 2021, 15:25 BST
Last source update
11 Nov 2021, 09:24 GMT
Award evaluation window
30 Aug 2021 – …
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-028201
Classification (CPV)
Public road transport servicesRoad transport servicesSpecial-purpose road passenger-transport servicesTransport services (excl. Waste transport)
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM6)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02cbdf Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
electronic payment

Publisher note: (SC Ref:673299)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Submission deadline
30 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
30 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

30 Aug 2021 → 11 Nov 2021 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    30 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    30 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    11 Nov 2021, 09:24 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    11 Nov 2021, 09:24 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £873,5681 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 10 Nov 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
B Mundell Ltd (islay coaches)SME£873,568 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Argyll and Bute Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local agency/officeGeneral public services Kilmory, Lochgilphead, Scotland, PA31 8RTContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Oban Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body Oban

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

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