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Published 16 Oct 2024, 15:44 BST

Official UK procurement notice

The Supply of Vehicle Parts to TransportConnect Limited

Official notice

Authority: TransportConnect Limited·Consortium: 2 public authorities

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£1,200,000published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 18 Nov 2024awarded 26 Feb 2025
Awarded to Digraph Transport Supplies Limited
Contract term 3 yrsends 1 Feb 2028 · extension options published · starts 1 Feb 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The supply of Vehicle Spare Parts to TransportConnect Limited for their fleet of adaptive minibuses and cars (the 'Fleet') in addition to this they also maintain the Lincolnshire gritter fleet along with some LCV’s and a small number of trailer mounted items of plant. These vehicles deliver demand-responsive transport and SEND ('Special Educational Needs and Disability') home to school transport.

CPV: Parts and accessories for vehicles and their engines

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1TransportConnect Limited fleet is maintained at three warehouses within Lincolnshire;…AwardedRenewal 3 yrs

TransportConnect Limited fleet is maintained at three warehouses within Lincolnshire; Grantham, Billingborough and Lincoln. The Supplier shall ensure that they conform to any legal requirements through the provision of the Services.

Contract period: 1 Feb 2025 – 1 Feb 2028 (3 yrs)
Delivery: East Midlands
Extensions: There will be an option for the Customer to extend the Contract by a period of up to 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: 60%Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60
  • Price: 40
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
Goods
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
16 Oct 2024, 15:44 BST
Last source update
26 Feb 2025, 10:43 GMT
Award evaluation window
18 Nov 2024 – …
Authority reference
DN710724
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-007254
Classification (CPV)
Parts and accessories for vehicles and their engines
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF3)
Official registry OCID
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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
18 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Bids opened
18 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

18 Nov 2024 → 26 Feb 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    18 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    18 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
  3. Contract starts
    1 Feb 2025
  4. Notice published
    26 Feb 2025, 10:43 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Feb 2025
  1. Status changed to complete
    26 Feb 2025, 10:43 GMT
  2. Buyer details updated
    26 Feb 2025, 10:43 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,200,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 26 Feb 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Digraph Transport Supplies LimitedSME£1,200,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

TransportConnect Limited

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawTransport LCC Highways Depot Sheepwash Lane Barrowby Grantham Lincolnshire NG31 8NX, Lincoln, East Midlands, LN1 1YLContact name, email, phone

Consortium members and other public bodies

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court of England and WalesReview body London

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.