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Published 11 Jan 2021, 09:24 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Tender for the provision of local bus services

Official notice

Authority: Dundee City Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Submissions closed 1 Feb 2021

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of local bus services

CPV: Public road transport services · Road transport services · Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Bus Services within Dundee CityRenewal
Delivery: Scotland · Dundee City
Extensions: Extension period up to 3 years - 1 + 1 + 1Variant 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: 80
Published sub-criteria (6)
  • protocol that will be put into action to cover contracted journeys in the event of breakdown or accident: 25
  • Ability to integrate with Dundee’s Real Time Information systems and provide additional information to passengers: 30
  • Community Benefits: 10
  • Fair Work Practices: 5
  • Average age of compliant fleet to be used to provide contracted services: 30
  • price: 80
Published award criteria (6)
  • protocol that will be put into action to cover contracted journeys in the event of breakdown or accident: 25
  • Ability to integrate with Dundee’s Real Time Information systems and provide additional information to passengers: 30
  • Community Benefits: 10
  • Fair Work Practices: 5
  • Average age of compliant fleet to be used to provide contracted services: 30
  • Price: 80
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 80 of 180 points: a 10% discount moves about 8 points. Quality carries 100 of 180: the paper moves it further than the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

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
Closed
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
11 Jan 2021, 09:24 GMT
Last source update
11 Jan 2021, 09:24 GMT
Award evaluation window
1 Feb 2021 – …
Authority reference
PROC/CD/01/21
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-000436
Classification (CPV)
Public road transport servicesRoad transport servicesTransport services (excl. Waste transport)
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM71)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-028908 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

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=640715. 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. Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2361 A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: It will become a contract requirement for contractors to deliver curricular support and awareness raising activities to the amounts indicated for each lot. What types of awareness raising and curricular support activities would you propose to deliver in relation to this contract ? provide details of other Community Benefit activity you are involved in, not covered in the previous sections, which would benefit your local community. Your response can include but is not limited to, programmes to employ people from disadvantaged groups, including the unemployed, apprentice employment and training activity; providing work experience opportunities, engaging in community development programmes, supporting charities or public sector bodies, through free or reduced advertising for activities which benefit your community and other activities which benefit your local community (SC Ref:640715)

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
Submission deadline
1 Feb 2021, 10:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
1 Feb 2021, 10:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

11 Jan 2021 → 1 Jun 2021 · 4 dates
  1. Notice published
    11 Jan 2021, 09:24 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    1 Feb 2021, 10:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened
    1 Feb 2021, 10:00 GMT
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    1 Jun 2021, 23:59 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Dundee City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Dundee House, 50 North Lindsay Street, Dundee, Scotland, DD1 1NZContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Dundee Sheriff CourtReview body DundeeContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria