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Published 19 Nov 2021, 11:49 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Transport for Drive Safe, Stay Alive Campaign

Official notice

Authority: Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£280,000exc. VAT15% above published estimate
Submissions closed 20 Dec 2021awarded 27 Apr 2022
Awarded to Swans Travel Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Transport for students from place of education to location of Drive Safe, Stay Alive Campaign presentation and return

  • Recurrence: Within 6 months of the current expiry dates

CPV: Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: UK, North West
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: 50%Price: 50%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical Capacity: 50%
  • price: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical Capacity: 50
  • Price: 50
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Yes · Within 6 months of the current expiry dates
First published
19 Nov 2021, 11:49 GMT
Last source update
28 Jun 2022, 11:56 BST
Award evaluation window
20 Dec 2021 – …
Authority reference
DN582306 / GMFRS 0054a
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-017604
Classification (CPV)
Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
Delivery area
UKNorth West (UKD)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02f85c Find a Tender

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
20 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
20 Dec 2021, 12:05 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

20 Dec 2021 → 28 Jun 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    20 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    20 Dec 2021, 12:05 GMT
  3. Notice published
    28 Jun 2022, 11:56 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    28 Jun 2022, 11:56 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £322,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 21 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 27 Apr 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Swans Travel LimitedSME£322,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 017604-2022-GMFRS 0054a-1 · Swans Travel LimitedSME

    Signed
    27 Apr 2022
    Value
    £322,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Greater Manchester Combined Authority

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services GMCA Offices, 1st Floor, Churchgate House, 56 Oxford Street, Manchester, North West, M1 6EUContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)Review 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.