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Published 24 Mar 2023, 11:25 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Transport Services for the City of London School, City of London School for Girls and City Junior School

Official notice

Authority: City of London Corporation (Local council)

Framework agreement2 lotsServicesOpen procedureMax 2 lots per supplier
Framework ceiling (notional)£2,000,000total for 2 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 24 Apr 2023
Lots 2max 2 won per supplier

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The City of London is undertaking an Open tender process for a framework for transport services for the City of London School, City of London School for Girls, which is comprised as Lot 1, and the City Junior School (Lot 2) each lot will require a single transport provider to run and manage the transport requirements each lot.

This contract in the most part entails the transport of pupils from the City of London School, City of London Girls for School, and City Junior School. The pupils are of both primary and secondary age. The City may exercise the option to add additional schools or route’s during the 5 year call of contract term.

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

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 2 suppliers

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value · win at most 2 of them
Lot #1Transport Services for the City of London School & City of London School for GirlsPublished value£995,000

The service broadly comprises of the transport of pupils from the City of London School and City of London School for Girls to sports fixtures, our sports facility at Grove Park SE12 9PP, ad hoc transport to matches with other schools in the London area and other ad hoc school trips as may be required as part of school trips or educational residential visits.

Delivery: London · Barbican,St Giles Terrace, Wood St, London EC2Y 8BB & 107 Queen Victoria St, London EC4V 3AL
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Transport Services for City of London Junior SchoolPublished value£550,000

The City of London Junior School core coach service requirements are expected to be relatively small and split between:

  • Occasional PE trips around London and to Grove park
  • Occasional longer distance residential school trips (with long notice / lead times), and;
  • Regular local trips (museums etc.) and trips to CLS and CLSG sites.
Delivery: London · City Junior School, 4 Gray's Inn Place, London, WC1R 5EY
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
What this means for your bid
  • “Transport Services for the City of London School, City of London…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 2 suppliers, not a single contract.

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
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
24 Mar 2023, 11:25 GMT
Last source update
24 Mar 2023, 11:25 GMT
Award evaluation window
24 Apr 2023 – …
Authority reference
prj_COL_21652
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-008614
Classification (CPV)
Hire of buses and coaches with driverHire of passenger transport vehicles with driverNon-scheduled passenger transportTransport agency services
Delivery area
London (UKI)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03b5c0 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: This tendering exercise is being undertaken using the electronic tendering system ‘capitalEsourcing’ (www.capitalesourcing.com). Suppliers will need to register an interest on the system in order to participate and registration is free. The estimated value given at II.1.5 is for the full duration of the framework/call of contract including the provision of adding additional schools or routes during the contract term. The estimated annual contract value is therefore 2,000,000 GBP. There is no guarantee of minimum levels or value of use from external users.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Appointment period ends
24 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
24 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

24 Mar 2023 → 24 Apr 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    24 Mar 2023, 11:25 GMT
  2. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    24 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    24 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST

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 WalesReview body London
  • See VI.4.1) Review body field of this contract award noticeMediation body London

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