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Published 1 Jun 2021, 10:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Transportation of School Meals

Official notice

Authority: Falkirk Council (Local council)

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Transport & Passenger Services (60) Delivery: Scotland (UKM76)
Framework ceiling (notional)£460,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 1 Jul 2021awarded 2 Aug 2021
Notice summaryFrom the published notice

Falkirk Council is leading a procurement on its own account to secure a provider of Transportation of School Meals, to enable the organisation to meet their duties and responsibilities. Falkirk Council has a requirement to engage with suitably qualified suppliers as part of an agreement for the Transportation of School Meals from its School Kitchen production units to non-production schools and nurseries/early years centres.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Falkirk Council is leading a procurement on its own account to secure a provider of Transportation of School Meals, to enable the organisation to meet their duties and responsibilities.

CPV: Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 4 suppliers · 3 bids received (0.8 per place) · 1 appointed

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Falkirk Council has a requirement to engage with suitably qualified suppliers as part…AwardedRenewalPublished value£460,000

Falkirk Council has a requirement to engage with suitably qualified suppliers as part of an agreement for the Transportation of School Meals from its School Kitchen production units to non-production schools and nurseries/early years centres.

Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: The initial contract duration is 24 months with the option to extend for a further 2 x 12 month periods.Variant 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: 35%Price: 65%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 35
  • Price: 65
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 65 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6.5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
  • “Provision of Transportation of School Meals” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 4 suppliers, not a single contract.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 2 Aug 2021

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • Contract 018533-2021-CS/014/21-1

    Signed
    2 Aug 2021
    Value
    £440,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic3——

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
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
1 Jun 2021, 10:05 BST
Last source update
3 Aug 2021, 09:05 BST
Award evaluation window
1 Jul 2021 – …
Authority reference
CS/014/21
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-018533
Classification (CPV)
Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM76)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02b6dd Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

A tenderer that suffers loss as a result of a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session. Falkirk Council (the Council) will have a minimum standstill period of 10 days before awarding the contract. The communication of the award decision notice will be sent by e-mail to all tenderers with the standstill period commencing on the next day. If proceedings are started in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session against the Council in respect of the decision to award the contract within the standstill period then the Council is prevented from awarding the contract. Post contract award the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session may (1) award damages provided proceedings are brought within 3 months from the date when the grounds for the bringing of the proceedings first arose (2) be entitled to issue an ineffectiveness order or impose a financial penalty on the Council. A claim for an ineffectiveness order must be made within 30 days of the Contract Award Notice being published or within 30 days of the date those who expressed an interest in or otherwise bid for the contract were informed of the conclusion of the contract or in any other case within 6 months from the date on which the contract was entered into.

Publisher note: (SC Ref:662603)

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
Appointment period ends
1 Jul 2021, 11:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Bids opened
1 Jul 2021, 11:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Default.aspx ↗

Timeline

1 Jul 2021 → 3 Aug 2021 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    1 Jul 2021, 11:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    1 Jul 2021, 11:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    3 Aug 2021, 09:05 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    3 Aug 2021, 09:05 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Falkirk Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Municipal Buildings, West Bridge Street, Falkirk, Scotland, FK1 5RSContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Falkirk Sheriff CourtReview body Falkirk

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Express Taxis LtdFramework contractor 74 Russel Street, Falkirk, Falkirk, Scotland, fk2 7hp

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