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Published 5 May 2023, 11:34 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Rutland County Council Passenger Transport Services - Home to School 2023

Official notice

Authority: Rutland County Council (Local council)

3 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£1,995,000total for 3 lots
Submissions closed 8 Jun 2023awarded 3 Aug 2023
Awarded to Mark Bland Travel Ltd +9 more3 awards

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

To express your interest and gain access the tender documentation please only use the

website: www.eastmidstenders.org ↗ and under the opportunities option, select

Welland Procurement from the Organisation menu, and access the project via your

ProContract profile. You will immediately have access to the tender pack.

Rutland County Council would like to invite suppliers to bid for it's transport and home to

school services, which is available in 3 Lots: Lot 1 - Educational Bus Services; Lot 2 -

Specialist Transport Services, and; Lot 3 - Pence Per Mile routes for bus and taxi routes.

Please note that there is no route this year for public bus transport routes. There is 1 route for

Lot 1 at an estimated cost of £128,000.00, 34 routes for Lot 2 at an estimated cost of

£1,826,600.00, and 2 routes for Lot 3 at an estimated cost of £40,400.00.

Please note that bidders must check Document 2 - Route Specifications 2023 to check the

exact requirements for vehicles, drivers, and where appropriate passenger assistants before

bidding for each route, as routes differ regarding DBS checks required and the sizes and

specifications of the vehicles to be used on the routes. Bidders not meeting these

requirements will not be considered for contract award if they do not meet these

requirements.

There are no qualitative scored questions for this procurement as all routes are to be

evaluated on price only. Prices that tie for the lowest price will result in the route not being awarded. Package bids are not accepted for this procurement and bids must be submitted in the exact format requested on the pricing schedule. Prices must not be qualified in order to secure

other contracts as per Document One. Bidders not following this request will be eliminated

from this procurement exercise.

CPV: Public road transport services · Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · all with a published value (£1,995,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Education Bus ServiceAwardedPublished value£128,000

This is an Open Tender compliant with the Public Contract Regulations 2015. This Lot has

one route which is for a five year contract, requiring vehicles with a minimum of 54 seats.

An Enhanced adult and child DBS check is a mandatory requirement for these routes. No

qualitative assessment is required on this Lot - 100% price only.

Delivery: East Midlands
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Specialist Transport ServicesAwardedPublished value£1,826,600

This is an Open Tender compliant with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. This Lot has

34 routes and contract lengths and requirements vary. Please see Document Two for route

and requirement information. No qualitative assessment is required on this Lot - 100% price

only.

Delivery: East Midlands
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #3Pence Per MileAwardedPublished value£40,400

This is an Open Tender compliant with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. This is a pence

per mile Lot with 2 contracts that are awarded for 1 year each in total. No qualitative

assessment is required on this Lot - 100% price only

Delivery: East Midlands
Variant bids: not allowed

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 · same split on all 3 lots
Price: 100%
Published award criteria (2)
  • No Qualitative assessment: 0.00
  • Price: 100
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 100 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 10 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
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
Yes
First published
5 May 2023, 11:34 BST
Last source update
4 Aug 2023, 08:19 BST
Award evaluation window
8 Jun 2023 – …
Authority reference
DN668137
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-022678
Classification (CPV)
Public road transport servicesTransport services (excl. Waste transport)
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03c6a4 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

The Council will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the Contract is communicated to tenderers (please see the tender pack for further details and the indicative timetable). This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the Contracting Authority before the Contract is entered into. Such additional information should be requested from the Contracting Authority, via the e-tendering portal.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: East Midlands Tendering
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free regional portal
Submission deadline
8 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
8 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

8 Jun 2023 → 4 Aug 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    8 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    8 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    4 Aug 2023, 08:19 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Aug 2023
  1. Status changed to complete
    4 Aug 2023, 08:19 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    4 Aug 2023, 08:19 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 3
Awarded value £775,8643 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 3130 from SMEs
Contracts signed 3latest 3 Aug 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lot 1 · Education Bus Service1 award
Mark Bland Travel LtdSME£194,275 †—Awarded
Lot 2 · Specialist Transport Services1 award
24x7 Ltd, Ace Cabs Stamford LTDSME, Angel Cars PeterboroughSME, Berridge TaxisSME, NMI TaxiSME, Peterborough Ace CarsSME +3 morejoint award£533,589 †—Awarded
Lot 3 · Pence Per Mile1 award
Berridge TaxisSME, Lawson's of CorbySMEjoint award£48,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Education Bus Service2bids · 2 electronic2——
2 · Specialist Transport Services17bids · 17 electronic16——
3 · Pence Per Mile12bids · 0 electronic12——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Rutland County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Rutland County Council, Catmose House, Catmose Street, Oakham, Rutland, East Midlands, LE15 6HPContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

12 commercial parties on the notice
  • 24x7 LtdAwarded supplier Little Easton Manor 1, Park Road, Little Easton, Dunmow, Essex,, UK, CM6 2JN
  • ADT Street CarsAwarded supplier 50 Baxergate, Loughborough, Leicestershire, UK, LE11 1TH
  • Ace Cabs Stamford LTDAwarded supplier Suite 6, 3 Belton Street, Stamford, Lincolnshire, UK, PE9 2EF
  • Angel Cars PeterboroughAwarded supplier 91 Sallows Road, Peterborough, UK, PE1 4EX
  • Berridge TaxisAwarded supplier Long Road, Oakham, Rutland, UK, LE15 6LN
  • Berridge TaxisAwarded supplier Long Row, Oakham, Rutland, UK, LE15 6LN
  • Lawson's of CorbyAwarded supplier The Bus Yard, 12 Crucible Road, Corby, Northamptonshire, UK, NN17 5TS
  • Mark Bland Travel LtdAwarded supplier Mallard Park, Bourne Road, Essendine, Stamford, Lincolnshire, UK, PE9 4LT
  • NMI TaxiAwarded supplier 187F Green Lane Road, Leicester, UK, LE5 4PD
  • Peterborough Ace CarsAwarded supplier 219 Cromwell Road, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, UK, PE1 2HQ
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Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.