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Published 17 Apr 2024, 16:54 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Student Bus Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Northampton School for Girls (Education)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£2,340,800exc. VAT13.6% below published estimate
Submissions closed 22 May 2024awarded 27 Jun 2024
Awarded to Country Lion

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of student bus services to transport students of Northampton School for Girls to and from the school.

CPV: Hire of buses and coaches with driver · Motor vehicles for the transport of 10 or more persons · Road transport services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1An open procurementAwardedRenewalPublished value£2,340,800
Delivery: East Midlands · A range of locations in proximity to Northampton School for Girls as set out within the Procurement Documents.
Extensions: The Authority may, in its absolute discretion, choose to extend the Initial Term of this Contract by one (1) further period of up to twelve (12) months.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
  • Price
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    The requirements are stated in the Procurement Documents

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
17 Apr 2024, 16:54 BST
Last source update
27 Jun 2024, 11:21 BST
Award evaluation window
22 May 2024 – …
Authority reference
INT-NSG01
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-019645
Classification (CPV)
Hire of buses and coaches with driverMotor vehicles for the transport of 10 or more personsRoad transport services
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF2)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-045320 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

As set out in the Procurement Documents

Publisher note: The Procurement Documents contain further information about this opportunity. Northampton School for Girls shall not be liable for any costs, expenses or liabilities incurred by those participating in this tender exercise.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
22 May 2024, 16:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Participation fee
document
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
22 May 2024, 16:01 BST

Timeline

22 May 2024 → 27 Jun 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    22 May 2024, 16:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    22 May 2024, 16:01 BST
  3. Notice published
    27 Jun 2024, 11:21 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    27 Jun 2024, 11:21 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £2,021,7461 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 22 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 27 Jun 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Country LionSME£2,021,746 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 019645-2024-1-1 · Country LionSME

    Signed
    27 Jun 2024
    Value
    £2,021,746
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic2——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Northampton School for Girls

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Spinney Hill Road, Spinney Hill, , Northampton, East Midlands, NN3 6DGContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court, LondonReview body England, United Kingdom

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Country LionAwarded supplier John Bull House, Northampton, Northampton, East Midlands, NN4 7BH

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

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