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Published 26 Oct 2022, 20:49 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Supported Bus Services, including Park and Ride, for the West of England Combined Authority

Official notice

Authority: West of England Combined Authority (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£40,000,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 25 Nov 2022awarded 20 Jan 2023
Awarded to First West of Engalnd +5 more6 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This tender is for the provision of Supported Bus Services in the South West of England including Bristol, Banes, North Somerset and South Gloucester.

CPV: Public road transport services · Road transport services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1This Award is for the tender for the provision of Supported Bus Services in the South…AwardedRenewalPublished value£40,000,000

This Award is for the tender for the provision of Supported Bus Services in the South West of England including Bristol, Banes, North Somerset and South Gloucester.

Delivery: South West
Extensions: Optional extension of 36 monthsVariant bids: 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 award criteria (2)
  • quality: 30
  • Price: 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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
26 Oct 2022, 20:49 BST
Last source update
27 Mar 2023, 14:04 BST
Award evaluation window
25 Nov 2022 – …
Authority reference
DN639944
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-008830
Classification (CPV)
Public road transport servicesRoad transport services
Delivery area
South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-037c87 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
25 Nov 2022, 15:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
25 Nov 2022, 15:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

25 Nov 2022 → 27 Mar 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    25 Nov 2022, 15:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    25 Nov 2022, 15:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    27 Mar 2023, 14:04 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Mar 2023
  1. Status changed to complete
    27 Mar 2023, 14:04 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    27 Mar 2023, 14:04 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 6
Awarded value £33,993,1916 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 86 from SMEs
Contracts signed 6latest 20 Jan 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
First West of Engalnd£6,437,491 †—Awarded
CT CoachesSME£668,948 †—Awarded
Faresaver LimitedSME£1,555,500 †—Awarded
Stagecoach West T/A Cheltenham & Gloucester Omnibus Company Ltd£21,840,000 †—Awarded
The Big Lemon CICSME£3,187,252 †—Awarded
ABUS LTDSME£304,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
8bids · 8 electronic6——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

West of England Combined Authority

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services 70 Redcliffe Street, Bristol, South West, BS1 6ALContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court of England and WalesMediation bodyReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

6 commercial parties on the notice
  • ABUSAwarded supplier 104 WInchester Road, Brislington, Bristol, South West, BS4 3NL
  • CT CoachesAwarded supplier Building 2 Mill Road, Radstock, South West, BA3 5TX
  • Faresaver LimitedAwarded supplier Vincents Road, Chippenham, South West, SN14 6NQ
  • First West of EngalndAwarded supplier Enterprise House, Bristol, South West, BS5 ODZ
  • Stagecoach WestAwarded supplier One Stockport Exchange, Stockport, South West, SK1 3SW
  • The Big Lemon CICAwarded supplier Protran House, Boundary Road, Brighton, South West, BN2 5TJ

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