School Bus Services Tender

School Bus Services Tender – Cornwall

Cornwall is tendering 37 of its school bus services across the whole county.

United Kingdom-Truro: Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

2020/S 038-091185

Contract notice

Services

Legal Basis:

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name and addresses

Official name: Cornwall Council
Postal address: County Hall, Treyew Road
Town: Truro
NUTS code: UKK3
Postal code: TR1 3AY
Country: United Kingdom
Contact person: Mr John Hitchens
E-mail: jhitchens@cornwall.gov.uk
Telephone: +44 1872323411

Internet address(es):Main address: http://www.cornwall.gov.uk

Address of the buyer profile: http://www.cornwall.gov.uk

I.2)Information about joint procurement

I.3)Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=ba169d3e-e253-ea11-80ff-005056b64545

Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via: www.supplyingthesouthwest.org

I.4)Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

I.5)Main activity

General public services

Section II: Object

II.1)Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)Title:

Provision of School Bus Services across Cornwall

Reference number: DN465148

II.1.2)Main CPV code

60000000

II.1.3)Type of contract

Services

II.1.4)Short description:

Cornwall is tendering 37 of its school bus services across the whole county, providing statutory home to school travel. Each of the routes has been offered with a guide price, with each lot representing an individual school service. The Council’s desired outcomes from the tender are:

1) A professional, safe and reliable school bus service

2) Value for money service for the Council taxpayer;

3) Vehicle emission reduction across the network to reflect the Council’s stance on the climate change emergency.

II.1.5)Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 1 500 000.00 GBP

II.1.6)Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no

II.2)Description

II.2.1)Title:

II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)

60100000

II.2.3)Place of performance

NUTS code: UKK3

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

Cornwall is tendering 37 of its school bus services across the whole County, providing statutory home to school travel. Each of the routes has been offered with a guide price, with each lot representing an individual school service. The Council’s desired outcomes from the tender are:

1) A professional, safe and reliable school bus service;

2) Value for money service for the Council taxpayer;

3) Vehicle emission reduction across the network to reflect the Council’s stance on the climate change emergency.

II.2.5)Award criteria

Criteria below

Quality criterion – Name: Quality / Weighting: 10

Price – Weighting: 90

II.2.6)Estimated value

II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 96

This contract is subject to renewal: no

II.2.10)Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no

II.2.11)Information about options

Options: no

II.2.12)Information about electronic catalogues

II.2.13)Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

II.2.14)Additional information

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions for participation

III.1.1)Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

III.1.2)Economic and financial standing

III.1.3)Technical and professional ability

III.1.5)Information about reserved contracts

III.2)Conditions related to the contract

III.2.1)Information about a particular profession

III.2.2)Contract performance conditions:

III.2.3)Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Description

IV.1.1)Type of procedure

Open procedure

IV.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

IV.1.4)Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue

IV.1.6)Information about electronic auction

IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: no

IV.2)Administrative information

IV.2.1)Previous publication concerning this procedure

IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date: 09/03/2020

Local time: 10:00

IV.2.3)Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

IV.2.4)Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:

English

IV.2.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 09/03/2020

Local time: 10:00

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: no

VI.2)Information about electronic workflows

VI.3)Additional information:

VI.4)Procedures for review

VI.4.1)Review body

Official name: Cornwall Council
Town: Truro
Country: United Kingdom

VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.4.3)Review procedure

VI.4.4)Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:

20/02/2020