Tender for Bus / Minibus Transport Services
The successful operator(s) will need to complete contract documentation prior to the contract start date and therefore may be required to travel to our office in Crewe to complete the fore-mentioned paperwork.
UK-Crewe: Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
2013/S 012-015461
Contract notice
Services
Directive 2004/18/EC
Section I: Contracting authority
Cheshire East Borough Council
Highways and Transportation, Delamere House, Floor 6 , Delamere Street
For the attention of: Steve Griffiths
CW1 2LL Crewe
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1270371479
E-mail: steven.griffiths@cheshireeast.gov.uk
Further information can be obtained from: Cheshire East Borough Council
Operators are required to register, submit an expression of interest and download documentation via the chest website at www.thechest.nwce.gov.uk – the project reference is NWCE-93XFMJ
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: Cheshire East Borough Council
Operators are required to register, submit an expression of interest and download documentation via the chest website at www.thechest.nwce.gov.uk – the project reference is NWCE-93XFMJ.
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: Cheshire East Borough Council
Operators are required to register, submit an expression of interest and download documentation via the chest website at www.thechest.nwce.gov.uk – the project reference is NWCE-93XFMJ
Section II: Object of the contract
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Transport clients to/from/within East of Cheshire and surrounding areas.
NUTS code UKD
Should this happen updated information will be provided via The Chest website. The Council may exercise an option to extend the Contract for a further period or periods of up to 24 months in total. The successful operator(s) will need to complete contract documentation prior to the contract start date and therefore may be required to travel to our office in Crewe to complete the fore-mentioned paperwork. New conditions of contract were introduced in April 2012. Please read these conditions prior to submitting your tender. (A copy of these conditions will be available with the tender documentation on the chest.
60000000
Tenders may be submitted for one or more lots
Estimated value excluding VAT: 802 000 GBP
Information about lots
Lot No: 1 Lot title: N50511
Route End: Knutsford (Town Centre – Circular)
Minimum Vehicle Seating Capacity: 16
Vehicle & Driver Required
For further information on whether wheelchair accessible vehicle or/and escorts are required please see selection of lots document via the Chest website.
Possible Route Variation – Should this happen updated information will also be provided via The Chest website.
60000000
Estimated value excluding VAT: 216 000 GBP
Route End: Crewe via Congleton and Sanbach (Evenings)
Minimum Vehicle Seating Capacity: 29
Vehicle & Driver Required
For further information on whether wheelchair accessible vehicle or/and escorts are required please see selection of lots document via the Chest website.
Possible Route Variation – Should this happen updated information will also be provided via The Chest website.
60000000
Estimated value excluding VAT: 586 000 GBP
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Description of particular conditions: Detailed within the tender documentation.
(a) is bankrupt or is being wound up, where his affairs are being administered by the court, where he has entered into an arrangement with creditors, where he has suspended business activities or is in any analogous situation arising from a similar procedure under national laws and regulations;
(b) is the subject of proceedings for a declaration of bankruptcy, for an order compulsory winding up the administration by the court or of an arrangement with creditors or of any other similar proceedings under national laws and regulations;
(c) has been convicted by a judgment which has the force of res judicata in accordance with the legal provisions of the country of any offence concerning his professional conduct;
(d) has been guilty of grave professional misconduct proven by any means which the contract authorities can demonstrate;
(e) has not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of social security contributions in accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which he is established or with those of the country of the contracting authority;
(f) has not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of taxes in accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which he is established or with those of the country of the contracting authority;
(g) is guilty of serious misrepresentation in supplying the information required under this Section or has not supplied such information;
(h) has been the subject of a conviction for participation in a criminal organization, as defined in Article 2(1) of Council Joint Action 98/733/JHA;
(i) has been the subject of a conviction for corruption, as defined in Article 3 of the Council Act of 26 May 1972 and Article 3(1) of Council Joint Action 98/742/JHA3 respectively;
(j) has been the subject of a conviction for fraud within the meaning of Article 1 of the Convention relating to the protection of the financial interests of the European Communities;
(k) has been the subject of a conviction for money laundering, as defined in Article 1 of Council Directive 91/308/EEC of 10 June 1991 on prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering.
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
Detailed within the tender documentation.
Detailed within the tender documentation.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: Detailed within the tender documentation.
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
Detailed within the tender documentation.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
Detailed within the tender documentation.
Section IV: Procedure
Section VI: Complementary information
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: Approximately every 2 months.
This procurement exercise will be conducted on Cheshire East Borough Council’s electronic contract and tender management system at www.thechest.nwce.gov.uk Organisations wishing to be considered for this contract(s) must register their expression of interest and provide additional procurement-specific information (if required) through the contract and tender management system. It is the organisations responsibility to satisfy themselves that they have provided all of the required information. If you have any technical problems with the contract and management system please contact the helpdesk on Email: nwsupport@due-north.com or Telephone: + 44 8452930459. If and when this requirement is offered to tender, this may be done in whole or in part via electronic means using the contract and tender management system at www.thechest.nwce.gov.uk If you require urgent assistance regarding the initial usage of the etendering package please contact the Contract Authority point-of-contact in Section I.1 of this notice. On failure to reach this contract, please immediately email the nature of the difficulty to procurement@cheshireeast.gov.uk All deadlines are potentially subject to change. The authority will make all best endeavours to communicate revised deadlines, should they change. Cheshire East Borough Council reserve the right not to award any of the listed lots.
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