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Published 25 Sept 2024, 10:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Riseholme Shuttle Bus Service

Official notice

Authority: University of Lincoln (Education)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Transport & Passenger Services (60) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF3)
Published estimate£470,000exc. VAT6.4% above published estimate
Submissions closed 30 Oct 2024awarded 23 Dec 2024
Awarded to P.C.Coaches of Lincoln Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This is a contract award notice for the provision of a daily shuttle bus service for staff and students to travel between the University of Lincoln's Riseholme and Brayford Campuses.

The initial term is for a period of 24 months, there are 3 further 12 month extension periods permitted.

CPV: Hire of buses and coaches with driver · Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The University has undertaken an open FTS tender process for the provision of a…AwardedRenewalPublished value£470,000

The University has undertaken an open FTS tender process for the provision of a shuttle bus service at its Riseholme Campus, to transport staff and students between the Riseholme and Brayford Campus. The shuttle bus service will operate on a fixed timetable of daily runs between Monday and Friday.

Delivery: East Midlands · Lincolnshire
Extensions: Option to extend the contract for up to three periods of 12 months in yearly increments. The maximum contract length is 5 years. · Following the initial 24 month term of the contract, there is an option to extend the contract for three periods of 12 months each, in accordance with the contract.Variant bids: not allowed
60170000 Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver60172000 Hire of buses and coaches with driver

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: 600Price: 400
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 600
  • Price: 400
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 400 of 1000 points: a 10% discount moves about 40 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

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
25 Sept 2024, 10:05 BST
Last source update
21 Jan 2025, 16:05 GMT
Award evaluation window
30 Oct 2024 – …
Authority reference
424
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-002066
Classification (CPV)
Hire of buses and coaches with driverHire of passenger transport vehicles with driver
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-049d86 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

The contracting authority will incorporate a minimum of 10 calendar days standstill period following electronic notification (minimum of 15 calendar days for any other means of communication) to applicants of the award decision.

This notification will provide the information that tenderers are legally entitled regarding the award decision. The standstill period provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide aggrieved parties who have been harmed of are at risk of harm by breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).

Publisher note: To view this notice, please click here: https://neupc.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=917827025 GO Reference: GO-2025121-PRO-29185736

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
30 Oct 2024, 11:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
30 Oct 2024, 11:00 GMT

Timeline

30 Oct 2024 → 21 Jan 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    30 Oct 2024, 11:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    30 Oct 2024, 11:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    21 Jan 2025, 16:05 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Jan 2025
  1. Status changed to complete
    21 Jan 2025, 16:05 GMT
  2. Buyer details updated
    21 Jan 2025, 16:05 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £500,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 52 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 23 Dec 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
P.C.Coaches of Lincoln Ltd£500,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5bids · 5 electronic2——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

University of Lincoln

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Riseholme Park, Lawress Hall, Lincoln, East Midlands, LN2 2LGContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria
  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria
  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria