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Published 19 Mar 2021, 16:14 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Supported Bus Services Bath & North East Somerset & South Gloucestershire

Official notice

Authority: West of England Combined Authority (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£2,500,000≈ £2.5m / year
Submissions closed 19 Apr 2021awarded 8 Jun 2021
Awarded to Bath & North East Somerset Council +4 more5 awards
Contract term 1 yrends 28 Aug 2022 · extension options published · starts 29 Aug 2021

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of supported bus services for Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucesterhire

  • Recurrence: 18 months into current contract.

CPV: Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver · Public road transport services · Special-purpose road passenger-transport services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Please refer to the Section V which includes information regarding the award of…AwardedRenewal 1 yrPublished value£2,500,000

Please refer to the Section V which includes information regarding the award of service routes, days of operation and Cost.

Contract period: 29 Aug 2021 – 28 Aug 2022 (1 yr)
Delivery: South West
Extensions: 12 Month Contract with option to extend for a further 12 monthsVariant 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: 30%Price: 70%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 30%
  • Cost of Service: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 30%
  • Cost of Service: 70%
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 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 · 18 months into current contract.
First published
19 Mar 2021, 16:14 GMT
Last source update
18 Jun 2021, 13:28 BST
Award evaluation window
19 Apr 2021 – …
Authority reference
DN531943
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-013870
Classification (CPV)
Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driverPublic road transport servicesSpecial-purpose road passenger-transport services
Delivery area
South West (UKK12)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-029d89 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
19 Apr 2021, 10:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Bids opened
19 Apr 2021, 10:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

19 Apr 2021 → 29 Aug 2021 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    19 Apr 2021, 10:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    19 Apr 2021, 10:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    18 Jun 2021, 13:28 BST
  4. Contract starts
    29 Aug 2021, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    18 Jun 2021, 13:28 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 5
Awarded value £1,946,6815 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 95 from SMEs
Contracts signed 5latest 8 Jun 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Bath & North East Somerset Council752, 754 Mon-Fri£20,700 †—Awarded
CT CoachesSME179 Mon-Fri & Sat, 700, 716, 734, 779 Mon-Fri & Sat, 768 Mon-Fri , Weekly Shoppers services 185, 636, 640, 683, 668, 757 Mon-Fri£293,787 †—Awarded
EurotaxisSME634, 684 Mon-Fri 672 Mon-Fri & Sat£138,094 †—Awarded
First Bus Ltd2, 6A, 8 Mon-Fri & Sat evenings 11, 12 Mon-Fri & Sat 12/622 Sun & PH 16 Mon – Fri, Sat, Sun & PH 17 Mon – Fri & Sat 20 Mon-Fri & Sat 23 Mon-Fri & Sat 35 Mon-Fri & Sat 42 Mon-Fri Eves 82 Mon-Fri 172 Mon-Fri, Sat, Sun & PH£804,100 †—Awarded
Stagecoach West T/A Cheltenham & Gloucester Omnibus Company Ltd84, 85, 86 Mon-Fri & Sat 620 Mon-Fri & Sat 663, 664, 665 Mon-Fri & Sat£690,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • 752, 754 Mon-Fri · Bath & North East Somerset Council

    Signed
    8 Jun 2021
    Value
    £20,700
    Period
    … – 28 Aug 2022
    Status
    active
  • 179 Mon-Fri & Sat, 700, 716, 734, 779 Mon-Fri & Sat, 768 Mon-Fri , Weekly Shoppers services 185, 636, 640, 683, 668, 757 Mon-Fri · CT CoachesSME

    Signed
    8 Jun 2021
    Value
    £293,787
    Period
    … – 28 Aug 2022
    Status
    active
  • 634, 684 Mon-Fri 672 Mon-Fri & Sat · EurotaxisSME

    Signed
    8 Jun 2021
    Value
    £138,094
    Period
    … – 28 Aug 2022
    Status
    active
  • 2, 6A, 8 Mon-Fri & Sat evenings 11, 12 Mon-Fri & Sat 12/622 Sun & PH 16 Mon – Fri, Sat, Sun & PH 17 Mon – Fri & Sat 20 Mon-Fri & Sat 23 Mon-Fri & Sat 35 Mon-Fri & Sat 42 Mon-Fri Eves 82 Mon-Fri 172 Mon-Fri, Sat, Sun & PH · First Bus Ltd

    Signed
    8 Jun 2021
    Value
    £804,100
    Period
    … – 28 Aug 2022
    Status
    active
  • 84, 85, 86 Mon-Fri & Sat 620 Mon-Fri & Sat 663, 664, 665 Mon-Fri & Sat · Stagecoach West T/A Cheltenham & Gloucester Omnibus Company Ltd

    Signed
    8 Jun 2021
    Value
    £690,000
    Period
    … – 28 Aug 2022
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
9bids · 9 electronic5——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

West of England Combined Authority

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local agency/officeGeneral public services 3 Rivergate, Temple Quay, Bristol, South West, BS1 6ERContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

5 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.