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Published 12 Apr 2023, 16:47 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Student Transport · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Gower College Swansea (Education)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£2,055,000exc. VAT50.2% above published estimate
Submissions closed 12 May 2023awarded 19 May 2023
Awarded to SOUTH WALES TRANSPORT (NEATH) LTD

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of Student Transport for Gower College Swansea - Home to College bespoke buses (Gorseinon Campus) and ad hoc hire of buses (All Campuses)

CPV: Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: Wales
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: 40%Price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 40
  • Price: 60
Conditions of participation2
  • Suitability

    Please see specific conditions outlined within the tender document.

  • Technical & professional ability

    Please see specific conditions outlined within the tender document.

Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • 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.

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
12 Apr 2023, 16:47 BST
Last source update
19 May 2023, 16:06 BST
Award evaluation window
12 May 2023 – …
Authority reference
GCS 212
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-014401
Classification (CPV)
Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
Delivery area
Wales (UKL18)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03be2d Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

Please see specific conditions outlined within the tender document.

Publisher note: (WA Ref:131757)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Sell2Wales · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN, CY
Access & registration note: Free Wales registration; eTenderWales runs on Jaggaer
Submission deadline
12 May 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en, cy
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
12 May 2023, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

12 May 2023 → 19 May 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    12 May 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    12 May 2023, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    19 May 2023, 16:06 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    19 May 2023, 16:06 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £3,086,8161 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 19 May 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
SOUTH WALES TRANSPORT (NEATH) LTDSME£3,086,816 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Gower College Swansea

Contracting authorityEducationFE CollegeEducation Tycoch Road, Sketty, Swansea, Wales, SA2 9EBContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

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