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Provision of West Midlands Ring and Ride Service

Buyer: West Midlands Combined Authority →

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BuyerWest Midlands Combined Authority
StatusClosed
Deadline13 Dec 2023
ValueValue not published
Published13 Nov 2023

What is being bought

The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) is responsible for promoting public transport within the West Midlands, operates and maintains bus and Metro stations and passenger shelters, supports local railway services and stations and provides passenger transport information and is looking to procure suitable operators to provide Ring and Ride services across the West Midlands area. Ring and Ride is the non-statutory door-to-door transport service for registered users who live in the West Midlands who cannot access mainstream transport provision (https://ringandride.org). Typical journeys are for shopping trips, medical appointments, visiting friends, day centres, lunch clubs and other social activities. Demand has not yet fully recovered from the Covid-19 pandemic, prior to which there were around 12,000 trips a week.

Delivery location

UKG3 · UKG3 · UKG3

Categories

Special-purpose road passenger-transport services 60130000Special-purpose road passenger-transport services 60130000

Lot details

Black Country

Following on from the WMCA's previous Opportunity Notice published on 15/06/23 calling for Expressions of Interest in relation to this project, the WMCA is making available a Supplier Qualification Questionnaire (“SSQ”) that sets out the information which a Prospective Bidder is required to provide to the WMCA in this first stage of the procurement process (please see the Qualification Envelope). At the same time as issuing this SSQ, the WMCA is also including the following draft tender documents for consideration and comment: - Technical Specification - Performance Management Structure and KPIs - Pricing Document - Target Operating Model Qualitative Document Please note that the maps contained in the draft Technical Specification are copyright to the WMCA and in relation to the draft Pricing Document we will be asking operators to price based on meeting current demand plus 10%. Please note that the WMCA will state in the ITN documents the evaluation criteria to be used for the ITN stage. The contract is expected to commence on 01/02/25 for a period of at least 5 years, with options to extend, and will be advised in the ITN documents. The deadline for clarification questions regarding the SSQ is 1200 on 06/12/23 and the deadline for receipt of SSQ submissions is 1200 on 13/12/23. In order to access the documents and respond to the SSQ please do so through BravoSolution, the WMCA's e-tendering portal (https://wmca.bravosolution.co.uk). The reference is pqq_198 and if you are not already registered on BravoSolution it is free and usually only takes a few minutes to do so. Following the evaluation of SSQ’s and the shortlisting process, expected to take place between 14/12/23 and 12/01/24, Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) documents are then expected to be issued on 15/01/24. Additional information: The WMCA is seeking an operator for each Lot and an operator may be awarded a maximum of two Lots. Journeys will predominantly be within the individual operating areas, although there may be some cross-boundary travel around the peripheries.

Statusactive

Birmingham

Following on from the WMCA's previous Opportunity Notice published on 15/06/23 calling for Expressions of Interest in relation to this project, the WMCA is making available a Supplier Qualification Questionnaire (“SSQ”) that sets out the information which a Prospective Bidder is required to provide to the WMCA in this first stage of the procurement process (please see the Qualification Envelope). At the same time as issuing this SSQ, the WMCA is also including the following draft tender documents for consideration and comment: - Technical Specification - Performance Management Structure and KPIs - Pricing Document - Target Operating Model Qualitative Document Please note that the maps contained in the draft Technical Specification are copyright to the WMCA and in relation to the draft Pricing Document we will be asking operators to price based on meeting current demand plus 10%. Please note that the WMCA will state in the ITN documents the evaluation criteria to be used for the ITN stage. The contract is expected to commence on 01/02/25 for a period of at least 5 years, with options to extend, and will be advised in the ITN documents. The deadline for clarification questions regarding the SSQ is 1200 on 06/12/23 and the deadline for receipt of SSQ submissions is 1200 on 13/12/23. In order to access the documents and respond to the SSQ please do so through BravoSolution, the WMCA's e-tendering portal (https://wmca.bravosolution.co.uk). The reference is pqq_198 and if you are not already registered on BravoSolution it is free and usually only takes a few minutes to do so. Following the evaluation of SSQ’s and the shortlisting process, expected to take place between 14/12/23 and 12/01/24, Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) documents are then expected to be issued on 15/01/24. Additional information: The WMCA is seeking an operator for each Lot and an operator may be awarded a maximum of two Lots. Journeys will predominantly be within the individual operating areas, although there may be some cross-boundary travel around the peripheries.

Statusactive

Coventry and Solihull

Following on from the WMCA's previous Opportunity Notice published on 15/06/23 calling for Expressions of Interest in relation to this project, the WMCA is making available a Supplier Qualification Questionnaire (“SSQ”) that sets out the information which a Prospective Bidder is required to provide to the WMCA in this first stage of the procurement process (please see the Qualification Envelope). At the same time as issuing this SSQ, the WMCA is also including the following draft tender documents for consideration and comment: - Technical Specification - Performance Management Structure and KPIs - Pricing Document - Target Operating Model Qualitative Document Please note that the maps contained in the draft Technical Specification are copyright to the WMCA and in relation to the draft Pricing Document we will be asking operators to price based on meeting current demand plus 10%. Please note that the WMCA will state in the ITN documents the evaluation criteria to be used for the ITN stage. The contract is expected to commence on 01/02/25 for a period of at least 5 years, with options to extend, and will be advised in the ITN documents. The deadline for clarification questions regarding the SSQ is 1200 on 06/12/23 and the deadline for receipt of SSQ submissions is 1200 on 13/12/23. In order to access the documents and respond to the SSQ please do so through BravoSolution, the WMCA's e-tendering portal (https://wmca.bravosolution.co.uk). The reference is pqq_198 and if you are not already registered on BravoSolution it is free and usually only takes a few minutes to do so. Following the evaluation of SSQ’s and the shortlisting process, expected to take place between 14/12/23 and 12/01/24, Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) documents are then expected to be issued on 15/01/24. Additional information: The WMCA is seeking an operator for each Lot and an operator may be awarded a maximum of two Lots. Journeys will predominantly be within the individual operating areas, although there may be some cross-boundary travel around the peripheries.

Statusactive

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Special-purpose road passenger-transport servicesNot published
2Special-purpose road passenger-transport servicesNot published
3Special-purpose road passenger-transport servicesNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 60. The category anchor is Special-purpose road passenger-transport services (60130000); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 6015,3158 median · 20.1 average (13,610 of 15,315 with a bid count)1.3 average (13,748 of 15,315 with named award suppliers)1 comparable price pairs
Same buyer769 median · 69 average (2 of 7 with a bid count)9.3 average (3 of 7 with named award suppliers)Not published
Delivery region: UKG382 median · 2 average (1 of 8 with a bid count)5.5 average (2 of 8 with named award suppliers)Not published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNo
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byGPA
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

  • economicSelectionCriteria
  • technicalSelectionCriteria

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-03d68e
Latest release ID033459-2023
Latest release timestampMon Nov 13 2023 13:08:53 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statusactive
Procurement methodselective
Procurement method detailsNegotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Main procurement categoryservices
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis32014L0025
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: end2023-12-13T12:00:00Z
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailshttps://wmca.bravosolution.co.uk
Submission languagesen
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender valueNot published
Tender lots in source3
Tender items in source3
Tender documents in source2
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release2

Notice history

DateEventReference
13 Nov 2023tender033459-2023
15 Jun 2023planning017025-2023

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

Complete current OCDS release JSON
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Complete JSON history (2 releases)
13 Nov 2023 · 033459-2023 · tender
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        "description": "Following on from the WMCA's previous Opportunity Notice published on 15/06/23 calling for Expressions of Interest in relation to this project, the WMCA is making available a Supplier Qualification Questionnaire (“SSQ”) that sets out the information which a Prospective Bidder is required to provide to the WMCA in this first stage of the procurement process (please see the Qualification Envelope). At the same time as issuing this SSQ, the WMCA is also including the following draft tender documents for consideration and comment:\n- Technical Specification\n- Performance Management Structure and KPIs\n- Pricing Document\n- Target Operating Model Qualitative Document\nPlease note that the maps contained in the draft Technical Specification are copyright to the WMCA and in relation to the draft Pricing Document we will be asking operators to price based on meeting current demand plus 10%.\nPlease note that the WMCA will state in the ITN documents the evaluation criteria to be used for the ITN stage. The contract is expected to commence on 01/02/25 for a period of at least 5 years, with options to extend, and will be advised in the ITN documents.\nThe deadline for clarification questions regarding the SSQ is 1200 on 06/12/23 and the deadline for receipt of SSQ submissions is 1200 on 13/12/23.\nIn order to access the documents and respond to the SSQ please do so through BravoSolution, the WMCA's e-tendering portal (https://wmca.bravosolution.co.uk). The reference is pqq_198 and if you are not already registered on BravoSolution it is free and usually only takes a few minutes to do so.\nFollowing the evaluation of SSQ’s and the shortlisting process, expected to take place between 14/12/23 and 12/01/24, Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) documents are then expected to be issued on 15/01/24. Additional information: The WMCA is seeking an operator for each Lot and an operator may be awarded a maximum of two Lots. Journeys will predominantly be within the individual operating areas, although there may be some cross-boundary travel around the peripheries.",
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          {
            "region": "UKG3"
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          {
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    "title": "Provision of West Midlands Ring and Ride Service",
    "status": "active",
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        "id": "economic",
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        "id": "technical",
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      "awardCriteriaDetails": "The WMCA is seeking an operator for each Lot and an operator may be awarded a maximum of two Lots. Journeys will predominantly be within the individual operating areas, although there may be some cross-boundary travel around the peripheries.",
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    "description": "The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) is responsible for promoting public transport within the West Midlands, operates and maintains bus and Metro stations and passenger shelters, supports local railway services and stations and provides passenger transport information and is looking to procure suitable operators to provide Ring and Ride services across the West Midlands area.\nRing and Ride is the non-statutory door-to-door transport service for registered users who live in the West Midlands who cannot access mainstream transport provision (https://ringandride.org). Typical journeys are for shopping trips, medical appointments, visiting friends, day centres, lunch clubs and other social activities. Demand has not yet fully recovered from the Covid-19 pandemic, prior to which there were around 12,000 trips a week.",
    "secondStage": {
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    "tenderPeriod": {
      "endDate": "2023-12-13T12:00:00Z"
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    "communication": {
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    "contractTerms": {
      "hasElectronicPayment": true,
      "hasElectronicOrdering": true,
      "electronicInvoicingPolicy": "allowed"
    },
    "hasRecurrence": false,
    "classification": {
      "id": "60130000",
      "scheme": "CPV",
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      "languages": [
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        "durationInDays": 90
      }
    },
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    "otherRequirements": {
      "reductionCriteria": "The aim of this SSQ process is to enable the WMCA to draw up a list of prequalified Prospective Bidders by evaluating the economic and financial standing and the technical and professional standing and experience of the organisations that have responded. The WMCA has decided that only a limited number of prospective bidders who meet the WMCA’s requirements in response to this SSQ shall be selected to move forward to the next stage of the process which will be the Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) stage using the Negotiated Procedure with Prior Call for Competition established under the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (\"PCR 2016\")."
    },
    "procurementMethod": "selective",
    "mainProcurementCategory": "services",
    "submissionMethodDetails": "https://wmca.bravosolution.co.uk",
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        "postalCode": "B19 3SD",
        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
        "streetAddress": "16 Summer Lane"
      },
      "details": {
        "url": "http://www.wmca.org.uk",
        "buyerProfile": "https://wmca.bravosolution.co.uk",
        "classifications": [
          {
            "id": "URBAN_RAILWAY_TRAMWAY_TROLLEYBUS_BUS_SERVICES",
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            "description": "Urban railway, tramway, trolleybus or bus services"
          }
        ]
      },
      "identifier": {
        "legalName": "West Midlands Combined Authority"
      },
      "contactPoint": {
        "url": "https://wmca.bravosolution.co.uk",
        "email": "procurement.team@wmca.org.uk"
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    },
    {
      "id": "GB-FTS-17574",
      "name": "West Midlands Combined Authority",
      "roles": [
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      ],
      "address": {
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      },
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        "legalName": "West Midlands Combined Authority"
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  "initiationType": "tender"
}
15 Jun 2023 · 017025-2023 · planning
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  "date": "2023-06-15T12:55:18+01:00",
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        "description": "We aim to deliver this service on the basis of the following key principles:\n- A 5 year contract commencing in July 2024\n- Delivery through a defined partnership model\n- The West Midlands area may be split into 3 discrete areas for delivery (Lots) i.e. the Black Country, Birmingham, and Coventry and if so no bidder will be able to win more than two operating areas\n- Modern fleet with a minimum Euro VI emission standards and seek to explore opportunities for transition to zero emission fleet with new partners\n- Potential to include an expanded operation to include West Midlands On-Demand Services\nIf you wish to express your interest in the project and / or attend our Market Engagement day on 19th July 2023 commencing at 1pm please do so through BravoSolution, the WMCA's e-tendering portal (https://wmca.bravosolution.co.uk) and access our PQQ, the reference is pqq_183. If you are not already registered on BravoSolution it is free and usually only takes a few minutes to do so."
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    "title": "Provision of DRT Services in the West Midlands",
    "status": "planned",
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    "description": "TfWM (Transport for the West Midlands, part of the West Midlands Combined Authority) is looking to provide door-to-door transport services to citizens in the West Midlands are who cannot use mainstream public transport in our communities.",
    "communication": {
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