Official UK procurement notice
Transport Services - NHSCT [4354485]
Authority: Business Services Organisation·Consortium: 3 public authorities
What is being bought13 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionTransport Services - NHSCT [4354485]
CPV: Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver · Motor vehicles for the transport of fewer than 10 persons · Motor vehicles for the transport of goods · Patient-transport vehicles · Public road transport services · Road transport services · Special-purpose road passenger-transport services · Taxi services · Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 84 suppliers · 8 bids on the busiest of 13 lots (0.1 per place) · 4 appointed
Lots and requirements (13)Procurement structure
13 lots · all with a published value · a supplier may bid for at most 13 of them · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Mandatory Award CriteriaAwardedPublished value£0
Transport Services - NHSCT [4354485] Additional information: This Lot was included for system purposes and all tenderers HAD to complete it as it contained Award Criteria Questions for Quality and Social Value.
Lot #2Antrim AreaAwardedRenewalPublished value£2,973,500
Lot #3Ballycastle AreaAwardedRenewalPublished value£1,182,130
Lot #4Ballymena AreaAwardedRenewalPublished value£1,997,350
Lot #5Ballymoney AreaAwardedRenewalPublished value£888,880
Lot #6Whiteabbey and Carnmoney AreasAwardedRenewalPublished value£5,454,000
Lot #7Larne and Carrickfergus AreasAwardedRenewalPublished value£2,031,610
Lot #8Coleraine, Portrush and Portstewart AreasAwardedRenewalPublished value£1,860,710
Lot #9Cookstown AreaAwardedRenewalPublished value£494,200
Lot #10Cushendall AreaAwardedRenewalPublished value£126,580
Lot #11Garvagh and Kilrea AreasAwardedRenewalPublished value£269,630
Lot #12Magherafelt AreaAwardedRenewalPublished value£2,174,050
Lot #13Belfast Area to NHSCT AreasAwardedRenewalPublished value£197,360
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Social Value: 10
- Price: 90
- Price carries 90 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 9 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “Transport Services - NHSCT [4354485]” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 84 suppliers, not a single contract.
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
- 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
- Yes
- First published
- 3 Nov 2022, 11:14 GMT
- Last source update
- 14 Jun 2023, 09:37 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 6 Mar 2023 – …
- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-016801- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-037ea8Find a Tender
- Review procedure
Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS) will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the Framework Agreement is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the Framework Agreement is entered into. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Publisher note: In section I.2 it is stated that this is a joint procurement and contract award is by a central purchasing body. This Framework Agreement is not a joint contract, it is a central purchasing body Framework Agreement operated by Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service on behalf of the Northern Health and Social Care Trust. The Contracting Authority has identified the Most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT) on the basis of the Price 90% and Social Value 10%, once full compliance was demonstrated with all of the elements of the specification, including Quality - Pass/Fail and any other requirements as listed in the tender documentation. Details of the Quality, Social Value and the evaluation process incorporating price and compliance are provided as part of the Tender Evaluation Methodology and Marking Scheme (TEMMS) (SS20b). The value shown in II.1.5 of Contract Notice 2023/S 000-003388 will be used in the assessment of issues relating to materiality should they arise during the period of the Framework Agreement. PIN 2022/S 000-031047 also refers.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 6 Mar 2023, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 6 Mar 2023, 15:30 GMT
Timeline
9 Jan 2023 → 22 Sept 2023 · 5 dates- Next notice expected9 Jan 2023
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown6 Mar 2023, 15:00 GMT
- Bids opened6 Mar 2023, 15:30 GMT
- Notice published14 Jun 2023, 09:37 BST
- Bids must remain valid until22 Sept 2023, 23:59 BST
Notice history
6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Feb 2023- Published value published: £19,650,0003 Feb 2023, 11:29 GMT
- Status changed to active3 Feb 2023, 11:29 GMT
- Procurement method changed3 Feb 2023, 11:29 GMT
- Deadline published: 6 Mar 2023, 15:00 GMT3 Feb 2023, 11:29 GMT
- Buyer details updated3 Feb 2023, 11:29 GMT
- Status changed to complete14 Jun 2023, 09:37 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast13 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Mandatory Award Criteria
- Signed
- 9 Jun 2023
- Value
- £0
- Status
- active
Lot 9 - Cushendall Area
- Signed
- 9 Jun 2023
- Value
- £5,429
- Status
- active
Lot 10 - Garvagh and Kilrea Areas
- Signed
- 9 Jun 2023
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Lot 11 - Magherafelt Area
- Signed
- 9 Jun 2023
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Lot 12 - Belfast Area to NHSCT Areas
- Signed
- 9 Jun 2023
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Lot 1 - Antrim Area
- Signed
- 9 Jun 2023
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Lot 2 - Ballycastle Area
- Signed
- 9 Jun 2023
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Lot 3 - Ballymena Area
- Signed
- 9 Jun 2023
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Lot 4 - Ballymoney Area
- Signed
- 9 Jun 2023
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Lot 5 - Whiteabbey and Carnmoney Areas
- Signed
- 9 Jun 2023
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Lot 6 - Larne and Carrickfergus Areas
- Signed
- 9 Jun 2023
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Lot 7 - Coleraine, Portrush and Portstewart Areas
- Signed
- 9 Jun 2023
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Lot 8 - Cookstown Area
- Signed
- 9 Jun 2023
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Mandatory Award Criteria | 8bids · 8 electronic · 4 from abroad | 4 | — | — |
| 2 · Antrim Area | 8bids · 8 electronic · 1 from abroad | 3 | — | £1,300 – £71,398 |
| 3 · Ballycastle Area | 8bids · 8 electronic · 3 from abroad | 7 | — | £1,652 – £47,830 |
| 4 · Ballymena Area | 8bids · 8 electronic · 1 from abroad | 2 | — | £5,395 – £40,381 |
| 5 · Ballymoney Area | 8bids · 8 electronic · 2 from abroad | 4 | — | £5,259 – £38,960 |
| 6 · Whiteabbey and Carnmoney Areas | 8bids · 8 electronic · 2 from abroad | 6 | — | £822 – £174,814 |
| 7 · Larne and Carrickfergus Areas | 8bids · 8 electronic · 1 from abroad | 3 | — | £3,186 – £66,924 |
| 8 · Coleraine, Portrush and Portstewart Areas | 8bids · 8 electronic · 2 from abroad | 6 | — | £3,701 – £123,989 |
| 9 · Cookstown Area | 8bids · 8 electronic · 1 from abroad | 2 | — | £618 – £16,170 |
| 10 · Cushendall Area | 8bids · 8 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
| 11 · Garvagh and Kilrea Areas | 8bids · 8 electronic · 2 from abroad | 4 | — | £2,208 – £21,091 |
| 12 · Magherafelt Area | 8bids · 8 electronic · 1 from abroad | 3 | — | £9,841 – £49,619 |
| 13 · Belfast Area to NHSCT Areas | 8bids · 8 electronic · 2 from abroad | 2 | — | £6,708 – £19,634 |
| Whole notice | — | — | — | £618 – £174,814 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics ServiceContracting authorityBody governed by public lawHealth
- Northern Health and Social Care TrustContracting authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Business Services OrganisationReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
4 commercial parties on the notice- DIRECT CABSFramework contractor
- ETHERSON TRAVEL LTDFramework contractor
- S B Taxis/ShorelineFramework contractor
- VALUE CABS LTDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.