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Published 8 Sept 2021, 22:45 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Tender for the Provision of Coach Hire Services

Official notice

Authority: Belfast City Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£560,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 11 Oct 2021awarded 20 Jan 2022
Awarded to Belfast Bus Company

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Council require the Provision of minibus / coach hire services (with driver) for the efficient, responsive and courteous transportation of members of the public, Council Members and Officers to and from locations as requested.

CPV: Hire of buses and coaches with driver · Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal
Extensions: The contract shall be for a period of two years with the option to renew on an annual basis for a further two years.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: 100Price: 60
Published sub-criteria (5)
  • Service Methodology: 35
  • Emergency Procedures: 20
  • Breakdown Procedures: 20
  • Complaints Procedures: 25
  • price: 60
Published award criteria (5)
  • Service Methodology: 35
  • Emergency Procedures: 20
  • Breakdown Procedures: 20
  • Complaints Procedures: 25
  • Price: 60
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
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
8 Sept 2021, 22:45 BST
Last source update
24 Jan 2022, 22:45 GMT
Award evaluation window
11 Oct 2021 – …
Authority reference
T2137
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-002094
Classification (CPV)
Hire of buses and coaches with driverHire of passenger transport vehicles with driver
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN06)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02deb6 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Submission deadline
11 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
11 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

11 Oct 2021 → 24 Jan 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    11 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    11 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    24 Jan 2022, 22:45 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    24 Jan 2022, 22:45 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £560,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 22 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 20 Jan 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Belfast Bus CompanySME£560,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic2——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Belfast City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services 9 - 21 Adelaide Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT2 8DJContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Department of JusticeMediation bodyReview body Belfast

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.