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Published 21 Mar 2024, 12:42 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Transport Services

Official notice

Authority: New College Lanarkshire (Education)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Transport & Passenger Services (60) Delivery: Scotland (UKM84)
Awarded value£2,900,000published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 22 Apr 2024awarded 10 Jul 2024
Awarded to Blue Bus Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Transport Services

CPV: Hire of buses and coaches with driver · Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Daily transport service required to take students to and from collegeAwardedRenewal
Delivery: Scotland · Motherwell
Extensions: 2 year initial- contract term with 2 x 1 year extensionsVariant bids: not allowed
60000000 Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

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: 40Price: 120
Published sub-criteria (6)
  • Service Delivery: 13
  • Operation and Management of the Agreement: 6
  • Responsible Procurement: 18
  • Data Protection: 3
  • Pricing Schedule: 60
  • price: 60
Published award criteria (6)
  • Pricing Schedule: 60
  • Service Delivery: 13%
  • Operation and Management of the Agreement: 6%
  • Responsible Procurement: 18%
  • Data Protection: 3%
  • Price: 60
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    -Public Service Operators Licence or 22 permits under section 19.

    • All employees hold Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) membership
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 120 of 160 points: a 10% discount moves about 12 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
21 Mar 2024, 12:42 GMT
Last source update
1 Aug 2024, 14:22 BST
Award evaluation window
22 Apr 2024 – …
Authority reference
NCL-23-010
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-024156
Classification (CPV)
Hire of buses and coaches with driverTransport services (excl. Waste transport)
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM84)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-044b31 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: (SC Ref:774134)

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
Submission deadline
22 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
22 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Timeline

22 Apr 2024 → 1 Aug 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    22 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    22 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    1 Aug 2024, 14:22 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    1 Aug 2024, 14:22 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £2,900,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 22 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 10 Jul 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Blue Bus LtdSME£2,900,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 024156-2024-NCL-23-010-1 · Blue Bus LtdSME

    Signed
    10 Jul 2024
    Value
    £2,900,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 0 electronic · 2 from abroad2——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

New College Lanarkshire

Contracting authorityEducationFurther Education InstitutionEducation 1 Enterprise Way, Motherwell Campus, Motherwell, Scotland, ML1 2TXContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Hamilton Sheriff CourtReview body Hamilton

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Blue Bus LtdAwarded supplier 300 Mill Road, Allanton, North lanarkshire, Scotland, ML7 5DGContact phone

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