Find a TenderAwarded
Published 11 Aug 2022, 12:13 BST

Official UK procurement notice

TAXI TRANSPORT · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: East Dunbartonshire Council (Local council)·Consortium: 3 public authorities

2 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitableMax 1 lot per supplier
Published estimate£1,125,000total for 2 lots · 1 value update
Submissions closed 29 May 2025awarded 26 Oct 2022
Awarded to Action Deafness, Durham Deafened Support2 awards
Contract term 2 yrs 11 moends 31 Jul 2028 · extension options published · starts 1 Aug 2025

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Provision of Home to School/Service User Locations Transport

  • Recurrence: 1 year

CPV: Health and social work services · Public road transport services · Road transport services · Special-purpose road passenger-transport services · Taxi services

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value (£1,110,000 together) · win at most 1 of them
Lot #1Information, Advice & Guidance Services and Floating Support for Adults who are Deaf/Deafened/Deaf/BlindRenewal North East, Scotland 2 yrs 11 moPublished value£600,000

Provision of ASN home to school & service user locations and return transport and transport for Education and Social Care Service users. Additional information: Providers can submit alternative combinations of runs as an opportunity to provide savings. These will only be taken up if service find the suggestions fit and proper to travel together and they have demonstrated they can provide a saving to the Council. All runs must be priced as requested where combinations are offered these should be as an addition to the request and not instead of.

Contract period: 1 Aug 2025 – 31 Jul 2028 (2 yrs 11 mo)
Delivery: North East, Scotland · East Dunbartonshire
Extensions: There will be a requirement for further Journeys based on the same type of journey as additional requirements throughout the year. · mixed term contract to be let, some 1 year some 2 or 3 years Renewed as per requirements of servicesVariant bids: allowed
Lot #2Community Support Work for Adults with Acquired Severe Hearing Loss North EastPublished value£510,000

This procurement is issued under an Open Tender process in line with Public Contracts Regulation 2015, under Regulation 74 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 for contracts for social and other specific services (Light Touch Regime).

Delivery: North East

What it takes to win
i

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
Lot distribution rule: Providers must only respond to the Lot to which they are interested in bidding for. Providers may bid for more than one Lot however the council is seeking a different provider for each Lot so a bid preference must be submitted i.e. if you bid for Lot 1 and Lot 2 and your preference is Lot 1 - 1st preference, Lot 2 - 2nd preference and you are ranked in first place for each Lot, you will be awarded the contract for Lot 1 and the 2nd ranked bidder for Lot 2 will be awarded the contract for Lot 2. However, should the council not receive a successful bid for each Lot, we may, using our discretion, to negotiate with the successful bidder to provide services on other Lot.
Conditions of participation2
  • Suitability

    as per tender documents

  • Technical & professional ability

    Relevant Taxi Licensed Cars and licensed /disclosure checked drivers as detailed within the tender document

Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted

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
Yes · 1 year
First published
11 Aug 2022, 12:13 BST
Last source update
25 Apr 2025, 17:03 BST
Award evaluation window
29 May 2025 – …
Authority reference
EDC/2025/4255
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-017146
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work servicesPublic road transport servicesRoad transport servicesSpecial-purpose road passenger-transport servicesTaxi services
Delivery area
North East (UKC14)Scotland (UKM81)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-035af4 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

as per tender documents

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=735209. 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. PLEASE NOT FULL ADDRESSES ARE NOT INCLUDED FOR GDPR REASONS BUT WILL BE ISSUED AS YOU NOTE INTERESTED BY EMAIL 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=797222. 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. (SC Ref:797222) Download the ESPD document here: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=797222

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

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Submission deadline
29 May 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
3600 days from the deadline
Bids opened
29 May 2025, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

25 Apr 2025 → 1 Aug 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Notice published
    25 Apr 2025, 17:03 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    29 May 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    29 May 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts
    1 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

11 events · 6 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Jan 2023
  1. Status changed to complete
    3 Jan 2023, 08:11 GMT
  2. Status changed to active
    13 Jun 2023, 09:06 BST
  3. Deadline moved to 14 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
    13 Jun 2023, 09:06 BST
    +308 days · was 9 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
  4. Buyer details updated
    13 Jun 2023, 09:06 BST
  5. Published value updated to £1,400,000
    6 May 2024, 16:58 BST
    was £1,125,000
  6. Deadline moved to 3 Jun 2024, 12:00 BST
    6 May 2024, 16:58 BST
    +325 days · was 14 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
  7. Buyer details updated
    6 May 2024, 16:58 BST
  8. Deadline moved to 15 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
    17 Jun 2024, 08:40 BST
    +42 days · was 3 Jun 2024, 12:00 BST
  9. Buyer details updated
    17 Jun 2024, 08:40 BST
  10. Deadline moved to 29 May 2025, 12:00 BST
    25 Apr 2025, 17:03 BST
    +318 days · was 15 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
  11. Buyer details updated
    25 Apr 2025, 17:03 BST
Routine re-releases (6)
  • 2023-06: 1 release · 13 Jun 2023
  • 2023-01: 1 release · 3 Jan 2023
  • 2022-08: 1 release · 11 Aug 2022

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Bids received 21 from SMEs
Contracts signed 2latest 26 Oct 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lot 2 · Community Support Work for Adults with Acquired Severe Hearing Loss1 award
Durham Deafened Support——Awarded
Not linked to a lot1 award
Action DeafnessSMEInformation, Advice & Guidance Services and Floating Support for Adults who are Deaf/Deafened/Deaf/Blind——Awarded

Contracts

  • Information, Advice & Guidance Services and Floating Support for Adults who are Deaf/Deafened/Deaf/Blind · Action DeafnessSME

    Signed
    26 Oct 2022
    Value
    —
    Status
    active
  • Community Support Work for Adults with Acquired Severe Hearing Loss · Durham Deafened Support

    Signed
    26 Oct 2022
    Value
    —
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2 · Community Support Work for Adults with Acquired Severe Hearing Loss1bids · 1 electronic1—£101,582 – £507,910
Whole notice2bids · 2 electronic1—£116,000 – £580,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

East Dunbartonshire Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Civic & Corporate Headquarters, Southbank Marina,12 Strathkelvin Place, Kirkintilloch, Scotland, G661TJContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Glasgow Sheriff CourtReview body Glasgow

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications (8)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

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