Official UK procurement notice
WLC Winchburgh Bus Kick Start
Authority: West Lothian Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDue to the expansion of Winchburgh, a service connecting it with Livingston is seen as an important route. It is anticipated that in time this route would prove to be commercially viable, but initial funding will help operators to trial this opportunity whilst business grows.
CPV: Hire of buses and coaches with driver
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Due to the expansion of Winchburgh, a bus service connecting it with Livingston is…CancelledRenewal
Due to the expansion of Winchburgh, a bus service connecting it with Livingston is seen as an important route. It is anticipated that in time this route would prove to be commercially viable, but initial funding will help operators to trial this opportunity whilst business grows. Additional information: Re: SPD Q3D.1, 3D.2 and 3D.3 Bidders should answer these questions on Environmental, social and labour law in relation to compliance with the regulations covering Scotland and the UK.
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 sub-criteria (11)
- Assessment of Potential Growth: 7%
- Service Data: 2.5%
- Brief of Service Data: 14%
- Service Frequency: 9%
- Assessment of Change in Accessibility: 2%
- Assessment of potential impacts on other modes.: 2%
- Assessment of the potential to reduce congestion: 2.5%
- Demonstrate and detail supporting programmes: 7%
- Customer Complaints Policy: 2%
- Fair Work First: 2%
- price: 50%
Published award criteria (11)
- Assessment of Potential Growth: 7
- Service Data: 2.5
- Brief of Service Data: 14
- Service Frequency: 9
- Assessment of Change in Accessibility: 2
- Assessment of potential impacts on other modes.: 2
- Assessment of the potential to reduce congestion: 2.5
- Demonstrate and detail supporting programmes: 7
- Customer Complaints Policy: 2
- Fair Work First: 2
- Price: 50
- Suitability
Valid PSV licence required
Where required, contracts that fall within the specific risk sectors as defined by Police Scotland, or, where there is a suspicion that risk may be present, WLC will provide Police Scotland information on the representatives of the bidder (SPD Part 2B) to allow Police Scotland to review and provide feedback on information provided.
Please note: when completing SPD section 1.11 Part 2B, this should be completed using personal information as follows: your full name including any middle names as it appears on your birth and/or marriage certificate; the day date and month you were born and the location of your birth; and your home address and postcode. Failure to provide the correct information may result in your bid being excluded from the tender process or an offer of contract being withdrawn should the information prove to be incomplete or incorrect at a later stage.
- 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: Insurances Employer's (Compulsory) Liability: 10 million GBP Public Liability: 5 million GBP Valid Motor Vehicle Insurance - Technical & professional ability
Valid PSV licence
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- 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 · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- 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
- 31 Mar 2023, 08:38 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Jun 2023, 16:46 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 1 May 2023 – …
- Authority reference
CC12766- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-016934- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03b78dFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: Re: SPD Q3D.1, 3D.2 and 3D.3 Bidders should answer these questions on Environmental, social and labour law in relation to compliance with the regulations covering Scotland and the UK. CONFIDENTIALITY - All information supplied by the Authority must be treated in confidence and not disclosed to third parties except insofar as this is necessary to obtain sureties or quotations for the purpose of submitting the tender.All information supplied by you to the Authority will similarly be treated in confidence except: (i) for any information required to be disclosed or otherwise provided by the Authority to any person in order to comply with the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 and any codes of practice applicable from time to time relating to access to public authorities’ information. The Tenderer shall co-operate, facilitate, support and assist the Authority in the provision of this information. In the event the Authority is required to provide information to any person as a result of a request made to it under such Act and/or codes, the Authority shall adhere to the requirements of such Act and/or codes in disclosing information relating to this Agreement, the Project documents and the Contractor. (ii) that references may be sought from banks, existing or past clients, or other referees submitted by the tenderers; (iii) for the disclosure of such information with regard to the outcome of the procurement process as may be required to be published in the Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union in accordance with EU directives or elsewhere in accordance with the requirements of UK government policy on the disclosure of information relating to government contracts. (SC Ref:735566)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 1 May 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
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- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 1 May 2023, 12:00 BST
Timeline
1 May 2023 → 14 Jun 2023 · 3 dates- Submission deadline1 May 2023, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened1 May 2023, 12:00 BST
- Notice published14 Jun 2023, 16:46 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to unsuccessful14 Jun 2023, 16:46 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Livingston Sheriff CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.