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Published 1 Jul 2022, 12:52 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Supplementary Transport · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: NHS Ayrshire & Arran (NHS & healthcare)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£2,645,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 1 Aug 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Service required to work in conjunction with existing transport providers to provide supplementary transport service.

  • Recurrence: Contract terms is 36 months with option to extend by 2x 12 month periods.

CPV: Patient-transport vehicles · Taxi services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1NHS Ayrshire and Arran regularly transports clinical samples, bloods, medications,…RenewalPublished value£2,645,000

NHS Ayrshire and Arran regularly transports clinical samples, bloods, medications, documents, case notes, equipment, packages, patients, instruments and staff between locations mostly within but often out-with, the Ayrshire region.

Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: Renewal dependent upon uptake of extension periods.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: 85Price: 60Environmental: 15
Published sub-criteria (6)
  • Vehicle Resources: 30
  • Staff Resources, Training and Recruitment Policy: 30
  • Waiting Times: 5
  • Business Continuity: 20
  • price: 60
  • Environmental and Sustainability: 15
Published award criteria (6)
  • Vehicle Resources: 30%
  • Staff Resources, Training and Recruitment Policy: 30%
  • Environmental and Sustainability: 15%
  • Waiting Times: 5%
  • Business Continuity: 20%
  • Price: 60%
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    As per ITT documents.

Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 160 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 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
Closed
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 · Contract terms is 36 months with option to extend by 2x 12 month periods.
First published
1 Jul 2022, 12:52 BST
Last source update
1 Jul 2022, 12:52 BST
Award evaluation window
1 Aug 2022 – …
Authority reference
AA-63-22
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-018027
Classification (CPV)
Patient-transport vehiclesTaxi services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM94)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-034d12 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=698972. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/ A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: This will be an unscored element - please refer to ITT documents. (SC Ref:698972) Download the ESPD document here: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=698972

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Submission deadline
1 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
1 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

1 Jul 2022 → 1 Aug 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    1 Jul 2022, 12:52 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    1 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    1 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Ayrshire & Arran

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth Eglinton House, Ailsa Hospital, Dalmellington Road, Ayr, Scotland, KA6 6ABContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Kilmarnock Sheriff CourtReview body Kilmarnock

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