Official UK procurement notice
TC074 - School Swimming Transport for Primary Schools
Authority: Bolton Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Borough Council of Bolton (“the Authority”) sought tenders from suitably qualified and experienced contractors to be included on a Framework Agreement to provide School Swimming Transport for Primary Schools within the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton. This school swimming transport service is sub-divided into a number of Journey/Route Schedule(s) to be let upon the terms and conditions set out and referred to herein each of which may be let subject to a separate contract.
The Authority coordinates primary school swimming transport lessons. The transport provided must be able to transport a minimum of 40 seated passengers. Currently all journey schedules are awarded to a single contractor.
This procurement exercise is being run as an Open Invitation to Tender (ITT) and the Authority will appoint a main and a reserve contractor on the Framework Agreement.
CPV: Special-purpose road passenger-transport services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 4 bids received · 2 suppliers appointed
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1This procurement exercise is being run as an Open Invitation to Tender (ITT) and the…Awarded
This procurement exercise is being run as an Open Invitation to Tender (ITT) and the Authority will appoint a main and a reserve contractor onto the Framework Agreement.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality: 35
- Price: 45
- Social Value: 20
- Price carries 45 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4.5 points. Quality carries 35 of 100: the paper moves it further than the discount.
- “TC074 - School Swimming Transport for Primary Schools” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
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
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 8 Feb 2022, 17:56 GMT
- Last source update
- 8 Jul 2022, 14:48 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 11 Mar 2022 – …
- Authority reference
DN596751- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-018791- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0314c4Find a Tender
- Review procedure
The Authority reserves the right not to award any Framework Agreement as a result of the procurement process initiated by this notice and will not be liable for any costs incurred by candidates. Interested parties must log on The Chest by way of expression of interest. The Authority is using the e-business portal known as The Chest. Applicants will need to register their details at the following link: www.the-chest.org.uk ↗. Once registered, Applicants will be
emailed a username and password which will allow applicants to gain access to the ITT.
Applicants will need to electronically submit the completed tender documents and any
accompanying documentation via the on-line portal by 16:00 hrs on Friday 11 March 2022. The contract period will be for 2 years with the option to extend for a further 2 years.
This is a contract notice. The standstill period of ten calendar days will be observed by the Authority and provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into. Aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by any breach of the Councils obligations may take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 11 Mar 2022, 16:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 1440 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 11 Mar 2022, 16:00 GMT
Timeline
11 Mar 2022 → 8 Jul 2022 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown11 Mar 2022, 16:00 GMT
- Bids opened11 Mar 2022, 16:00 GMT
- Notice published8 Jul 2022, 14:48 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Jul 2022- Status changed to complete8 Jul 2022, 14:48 BST
- Buyer details updated8 Jul 2022, 14:48 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast2 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 2 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £190,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Contract 018791-2022-TC074-2
- Signed
- 21 Jun 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Contract 018791-2022-TC74-1
- Signed
- 21 Jun 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids | 3 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- The Borough Council of BoltonContracting authorityRegional or local authorityGeneral public services
Framework contractors & participating bidders
2 commercial parties on the notice- BestWay Mini BusesFramework contractor
- R S Tyrer LimitedFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria