Official UK procurement notice
WLC Local Bus Services DPS
Authority: West Lothian Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionReport of Contract Awards made under West Lothian Council's DPS for Local Bus Services. This award notice covers awards during the period 01/07/2023 - 31/03/2024 under the following tender exercises :
CC12776 LBS 72
CC13004 LBS X27
CC13114 LBS 1
CC13115 LBS 16
CC13116 LBS 2A-2B
CC13117 LBS 30
CC13118 LBS 30SAT
CC13119 LBS 31
CC13120 LBS X40
CC13121 LBS 5
CC13122 LBS 6
CC13123 LBS 9
CC13313 LBS 10
Details of the awards can be found at contractinfo.westlothian.gov.uk ↗
- Recurrence: Initial DPS open for 30 days then reopened for 10 years. following that further notice will be published
CPV: Motor vehicles for the transport of 10 or more persons · Non-scheduled passenger transport · Public road transport services · Special-purpose road passenger-transport services · Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
How this dynamic market works
From the published notice- Type
- Dynamic market
- Bids received
- 6 bids received · 6 suppliers appointed
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedWhat 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)
- Quality: 10
- Price: 90
- Economic & financial standing
Re SPD question 4B.6 West Lothian Council will use Dun and Bradstreet’s DBAi financial reporting system to assess the financial stability of tenderers. Tenderers with a Failure Score of 50 or above on the DBAi system will be deemed to have evidenced satisfactory financial stability. Please note that 49 or less will not be considered as having met this criteria. If a tenderer has a Failure Score of less than 50, the tenderer may be required to submit their last three years accounts.
In the event that the tenderer is not required to publish accounts and therefore does not have a Dun & Bradstreet or equivalent rating, tenderers should be able to provide financial accounts when requested. The council will then conduct an analysis of the accounts to ensure that there is no significant financial risk. Please note that if you intend on attaching 2 years accounts, these must include financial data over a 3 year period.
It is recommended that candidates review their own Dun & Bradstreet Score in advance of submitting their tender. If following this review tenderers consider that the Dun & Bradstreet Score does not reflect their current financial status, details of this should be provided, complete with evidence of a good high street credit rating (the equivalent of Dun & Bradstreet score 50) from a recognised credit referencing agency. The council will review any such information as part of the evaluation of Tenderer’s financial status.
In the event that a firm does not meet the fi…
Minimum: Employer's (Compulsory) Liability: 10 million GBP Public Liability: 5 million GBP Motor vehicle insurance – Insurance appropriate for the purposes of the business i.e carriage of passengers for hire or reward. - Technical & professional ability
Provide details of either a valid Public Service Vehicles (PSV) Operators Licence or community bus permit.
Please note details of individual driver and vehicle licence details will be requested at a later date during the mobilisation period prior contract commencement.
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- 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.
- “WLC Local Bus Services DPS” is a dynamic market: the contest is a place on its panel, 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
- Restricted 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
- Dynamic market
- Who may use this agreement
- Any qualifying supplier may apply while the market is open
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
Yes · Initial DPS open for 30 days then reopened for 10 years. following that further notice will be published
- First published
- 2 Mar 2023, 12:57 GMT
- Last source update
- 2 Apr 2024, 15:54 BST
- Authority reference
various- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-010634- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03ad9aFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: More detailed information of the awards and contract terms can be found on the Council website at https://contractinfo.westlothian.gov.uk/ (SC Ref:762656)
How it was run
Official notice- Admission period ends
- 13 Apr 2033, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
Timeline
13 Mar 2023 → 13 Apr 2033 · 4 dates- Next notice expected13 Mar 2023
- Notice published2 Apr 2024, 15:54 BST
- Today24 Oct 2026
- Invitations to tender expected13 Apr 2033, 00:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown13 Apr 2033, 12:00 BST
Notice history
7 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Mar 2023- Published value updated to £23,789,99016 Mar 2023, 08:44 GMTwas £20,000,000
- Status changed to active16 Mar 2023, 08:44 GMT
- Procurement method changed16 Mar 2023, 08:44 GMT
- Deadline published: 14 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST16 Mar 2023, 08:44 GMT
- Buyer details updated16 Mar 2023, 08:44 GMT
- Deadline moved to 13 Apr 2033, 12:00 BST28 Apr 2023, 12:35 BST+3652 days · was 14 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
- Status changed to complete14 Jun 2023, 11:10 BST
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2023-03: 2 releases · 2 Mar 2023, 16 Mar 2023
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast6 suppliers are admitted to this dynamic market without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 010634-2024-CC13114, CC13115, CC13117, CC13118, CC13119, CC13121, CC13122, CC13123, CC13313-2
- Signed
- 16 Oct 2023
- Value
- £3,210,990
- Status
- active
Contract 010634-2024-CC13116-1
- Signed
- 16 Oct 2023
- Value
- £239,090
- Status
- active
Contract 010634-2024-CC13120-4
- Signed
- 16 Oct 2023
- Value
- £700,000
- Status
- active
Contract 010634-2024-CC12776-3
- Signed
- 15 Oct 2023
- Value
- £205,008
- Status
- active
Contract 010634-2024-CC13044-5
- Signed
- 15 Oct 2023
- Value
- £147,000
- Status
- active
Contract 016826-2023-CC11575-1
- Signed
- 1 May 2023
- Value
- £20,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad | 5 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- Livingston Sheriff CourtReview body
Suppliers admitted to the dynamic market
6 commercial parties on the notice- E & M Horsburgh LtdAdmitted to the market
- Handicabs LothianAdmitted to the market
- Lothian Buses LtdAdmitted to the market
- McGills Midland BluebirdAdmitted to the market
- Victoria Group LimitedAdmitted to the market
- sd travelAdmitted to the market
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.