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Published 24 May 2021, 22:45 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Transport Managed Service at the CoL Freemen's School

Official notice

Authority: City of London Corporation (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£1,425,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 25 Jun 2021awarded 9 Nov 2021
Awarded to Zeelo Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The City of London Freemen’s School has appointed a single transport provider to establish a managed service contract to design, run and manage the transport requirements of Freemen’s School.

CPV: Hire of buses and coaches with driver · Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver · Non-scheduled passenger transport · Transport agency services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The contract in the most part entails the transport of pupils from / to the City of…AwardedPublished value£1,425,000

The contract in the most part entails the transport of pupils from / to the City of London Freemen’s School for Home to School transport. In addition, this contract also requires:

  • the provision of transport to take pupils and staff to venues for sporting occasions throughout term time, during the week and weekends – e.g. matches against other schools throughout the South East region and other regions of the country sporting fixtures;
  • the provision of transport for educational cultural excursions throughout the country;
  • the provision of transport for Duke of Edinburgh and Combined Cadet Force camps;
  • the provision of transport for any ad hoc requirements including overseas trips.

The City reserves the right to exercise the option to add additional schools or parts thereof over the life of the contract that are owned or affiliated or funded in whole or partly funded by the City of London Corporation.

Delivery: South East · The City of London Freemen’s School is an HMC independent day/boarding school situated in Ashtead Park, Surrey.
Extensions: The duration of the contract is 3 years, subject to the right of the City (at its sole discretion) to exercise its right to extend the Contract by up to 2 years. The maximum length of the contract is therefore 5 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 sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical: 60%
  • price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical: 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 · publisher note attached
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
24 May 2021, 22:45 BST
Last source update
9 Nov 2021, 22:45 GMT
Award evaluation window
25 Jun 2021 – …
Authority reference
18/259/FS
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-028105
Classification (CPV)
Hire of buses and coaches with driverHire of passenger transport vehicles with driverNon-scheduled passenger transportTransport agency services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ2)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02b48c Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed
Performance terms

As stated in the procurement documents

Publisher note: The contract value at II.1.7 is for the full contract duration including all possible extensions. The duration of the contract is 3 years, subject to the right of the City (at its sole discretion) to exercise its right to extend the Contract by up to 2 years. The maximum length of the contract is therefore 5 years.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Submission deadline
25 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
25 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

25 Jun 2021 → 9 Nov 2021 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    25 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    25 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    9 Nov 2021, 22:45 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    9 Nov 2021, 22:45 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £3,486,2701 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 4
Contracts signed 1latest 9 Nov 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Zeelo LtdManaged Transport Services at the City of London Freemen's SchoolSubcontracting: All the vehicles for this contract from local, pre-approved and vetted Operator Partners£3,486,270 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Managed Transport Services at the City of London Freemen's School · Zeelo Ltd

    Signed
    9 Nov 2021
    Value
    £3,486,270
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

City of London Corporation

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Guildhall, London, London, EC2P 2EJContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Cabinet OfficeReview contact point London
  • High Court of England and WalesMediation bodyReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Zeelo LimitedAwarded supplier10274913 2 Underwood Road, London, London, N1 7LQ

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria