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Published 4 Jun 2021, 10:54 BST

Official UK procurement notice

St Brendan’s Sixth Form College - Student Transport (Coaches) Service Provision

Official notice

Authority: St Brendan’s Sixth Form College (Education)

ServicesOpen procedureAccelerated
Awarded value£1,164,660published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 21 Jun 2021awarded 8 Jul 2021
Awarded to Turners Coachways (Bristol) Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

St Brendan’s Sixth Form College - Student Transport (Coaches) Service Provision

CPV: Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1St Brendan’s Sixth Form College are seeking a Student Transport (Coaches) Service…Awarded

St Brendan’s Sixth Form College are seeking a Student Transport (Coaches) Service Provision.

The contract will run from 1st September 2021 – 31st July 2026. There will be an option to extend the contract by 2x 1 year extensions, with the maximum contract end date being the 31st July 2028.

The Accelerated Open Procedure is being used for this tender. The deadline for submissions is 12 midday on Monday, 21st June 2021.

Delivery: South West · Brislington, Bristol
Extensions: 83 month(s) from the commencement date, with 59 initial month(s) and option to extend 2x12 month(s)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
Quality: 50%Price: 50%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Added Value: 50%
  • price: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Added Value: 50.00%
  • Price: 50.00%
Conditions of participation3
  • Suitability

    In the first instance, candidates should register with multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract. Contract details can be found under the 'Opportunities’ section of the multiquote.com homepage. A Selection Questionnaire (SQ)must be completed and returned (via multiquote.com) as part of the request to participate process. Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to participate process evidence of business quality standards, accreditations, and relevant experience. Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in proving false or inaccurate information may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the process.

  • Economic & financial standing

    In the first instance, candidates should register with multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract. Contract details can be found under the 'Opportunities’ section of the multiquote.com homepage. A Selection Questionnaire (SQ)must be completed and returned (via multiquote.com) as part of the request to participate process. Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to participate process evidence of business quality standards, accreditations, and relevant experience. Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in proving false or inaccurate information may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the process.

    Minimum: Minimum Current Ratio is 1:1 (e.g. your current assets due within 1 year should be at least equal to or more than your liabilities falling due within 1 year). Minimum annual turnover should be at least £400k. If you fail either of these two tests your tender may be rejected. Th…
  • Technical & professional ability

    In the first instance, candidates should register with multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract. Contract details can be found under the 'Opportunities’ section of the multiquote.com homepage. A Selection Questionnaire (SQ)must be completed and returned (via multiquote.com) as part of the request to participate process. Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to participate process evidence of business quality standards, accreditations, and relevant experience. Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in proving false or inaccurate information may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the process.

    Minimum: No pass/fail elements for technical and professional ability section.
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 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 · 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
4 Jun 2021, 10:54 BST
Last source update
9 Jul 2021, 11:48 BST
Award evaluation window
21 Jun 2021 – …
Authority reference
CA8889 -
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-016060
Accelerated

An Accelerated procedure is needed to allow the contract to be awarded and signed before the College’s summer break.

Classification (CPV)
Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
Delivery area
South West (UKK1)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02b870 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

The authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point that information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. If an appeal regarding the award of contract has not been successfully resolved then the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the rules to take action in the High Court. Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months).

Publisher note: Section II.3) – dates refer to the initial contract period and do not include the options of any extensions. Section IV.3.5) – any dates shown are an estimate. In the first instance, candidates should register with www.multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract, full details of the contract will be available. The Contracting Authority shall not be under any obligation to accept any tender. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to cancel the entire or parts of the tender, without such an action conferring any right to compensation on the Tenderers. The Contracting Authority has no liability to settle any cost incurred by the tenderer as a result of the tendering procedure.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: MultiQuote · Who buys & how to bid on MultiQuote
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free
Submission deadline
21 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
21 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

21 Jun 2021 → 9 Jul 2021 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    21 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    21 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    9 Jul 2021, 11:48 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    9 Jul 2021, 11:48 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,164,6601 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 5
Contracts signed 1latest 8 Jul 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Turners Coachways (Bristol) Ltd£1,164,660 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • St Brendan’s Sixth Form College - Student Transport (Coaches) Service Provision · Turners Coachways (Bristol) Ltd

    Signed
    8 Jul 2021
    Value
    £1,164,660
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

St Brendan's Sixth Form College

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Broomhill Road, Brislington, Bristol, UK, BS4 5RQContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • TenetMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point Salford

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.