Official UK procurement notice
PS/22/28 - Corporate Taxi Services
Authority: East Ayrshire Council (Local council)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionEast Ayrshire Council require suitably qualified providers to deliver taxi services to support the transportation of vulnerable people throughout the Council area with occasional cross-boundary trips. The contract covers planned taxi hires and well as responsive/emergency hires as required.
The Framework will be split in to two Lots. Lot 1 - East Ayrshire (North) and Lot 2 - East Ayrshire (South).
- Recurrence: May 2026
CPV: Taxi services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 2 suppliers
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1East Ayrshire (North)Renewal
For the purposes of this contract the central point for journeys from the North of the authority will be John Finnie Street, Kilmarnock. Further details are provided in the tender documentation.
Lot #2East Ayrshire (South)Renewal
For the purposes of this contract the central point for journeys from the South of the authority will be Ayr Road, Cumnock. Further details are provided in the tender documentation.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 40
- Price: 60
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “PS/22/28 - Corporate Taxi Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 2 suppliers, not a single contract.
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
- Closed
- 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
- Yes · May 2026
- First published
- 10 May 2022, 15:15 BST
- Last source update
- 10 May 2022, 15:15 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 14 Jun 2022 – …
- Authority reference
PS/22/28- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-012158- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03361bFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 21277. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/ A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: Bidders will be asked to provide details of any proposed community benefits they will offer should their bid be successful. (SC Ref:692266)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 14 Jun 2022, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 14 Jun 2022, 12:00 BST
Timeline
10 May 2022 → 14 Jun 2022 · 3 dates- Notice published10 May 2022, 15:15 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown14 Jun 2022, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened14 Jun 2022, 12:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Kilmarnock Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria
- Economic and financial selection criteria