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Published 28 Nov 2024, 11:58 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Bus Shuttle Service for University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

Official notice

Authority: University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

GoodsOpen procedure

Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34) Delivery: South West (UKK24)

Published estimate£700,000≈ £467k / year38.8% below published estimate

Submissions closed 3 Jan 2025awarded 28 Mar 2025

Awarded to Tandem

Contract term 1 yr 6 moends 9 Sept 2026 · starts 10 Mar 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust has awarded a contract for a Bus Shuttle Service between Royal Bournemouth Hospital and Poole Hospital.

CPV: Buses and coaches

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Awarded 1 yr 6 moPublished value£700,000

Contract period: 10 Mar 2025 – 9 Sept 2026 (1 yr 6 mo)

Delivery: South West

Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more

How bids were scored

Quality: 30%Price: 60%Social value: 10%

Published sub-criteria (3)

Quality: 30%
Financial: 60%
Social Value: 10%

Published award criteria (3)

Quality: 30
Social Value: 10
Financial: 60

What this means for your bid

Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 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

Procedure method: Open procedure
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 28 Nov 2024, 11:58 GMT
Last source update: 30 Apr 2025, 16:20 BST
Award evaluation window: 28 Nov 2024 – …
Authority reference: C322420
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-018145
Classification (CPV): Buses and coaches
Delivery area: South West (UKK24)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04c0b8 Find a Tender

Contract terms

Electronic trading: e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms: Within Tender Documentation

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis

Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Legacy Salesforce domain still used in notices — use the current Atamis portal · this portal address is a legacy domain; the operator has migrated

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Submission deadline: 3 Jan 2025, 14:00 GMT
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages: en
Bids opened: 28 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Timeline

28 Nov 2024 → 3 Jul 2025 · 5 dates

Bids opened
28 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
Submission deadline
3 Jan 2025, 14:00 GMT
Contract starts
10 Mar 2025
Notice published
30 Apr 2025, 16:20 BST
Bids must remain valid until
3 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender

Status changed to complete
30 Apr 2025, 16:20 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £428,1441 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 3

Contracts signed 1latest 28 Mar 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
TandemSME	£428,144 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 018145-2025-1 · TandemSME
Signed
28 Mar 2025
Value
£428,144
Period
… – 9 Sept 2026
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth Management Offices, Poole Hospital, Longfleet Road, POOLE, South West, BH15 2JBContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

The High CourtReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

TandemAwarded supplier11908428 International House, 24 Holborn Viaduct, London, London, London, EC1A 2BNContact phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria