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Published 20 Apr 2023, 19:02 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Children and Young Peoples Travel Service: Agency Passenger Assistants

Official notice

Authority: Birmingham City Council (Local council)

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services (63)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG31)
Framework ceiling (notional)£6,290,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 23 May 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Birmingham City Council for the provision of agency passenger assistants' ("PA") services to vulnerable children and young people within Birmingham.The provision of agency PA services falls within The Children and Young People’s Travel Services (CYPTS) and is within the Council's Children and Families Directorate.The opportunity is looking for interested and qualified agencies to join the framework agreement to provide caring, patient and reliable people for the role of PAs who will look after children with special educational needs whilst travelling to and from primary, secondary and special schools on home to school transport. Most routes will be operated within the Birmingham area, but some routes will be operated outside of the Birmingham area.

CPV: Management-related services · Recruitment services · Transport agency services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 25 suppliers

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1
Delivery: West Midlands
Variant bids: not allowed
63520000 Transport agency services79420000 Management-related services79600000 Recruitment services

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
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Further details will be provided in tender documentation.

What this means for your bid
  • “Children and Young Peoples Travel Service: Agency Passenger Assistants” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 25 suppliers, not a single contract.

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
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
20 Apr 2023, 19:02 BST
Last source update
20 Apr 2023, 19:02 BST
Award evaluation window
23 May 2023 – …
Authority reference
P1217
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-011414
Classification (CPV)
Management-related servicesRecruitment servicesTransport agency services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG31)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03c273 Find a Tender

Publisher note: The Council will be using its free to use e-tendering system (in-tend) for the administration of this procurement process and potential suppliers must register with the system to be able to express an interest. If you wish to express an interest in this opportunity please click on the following link to access https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc/ and submit your details to register. You will then be sent details on how to log on which will enable you to download all relevant Invitation to Tender (ITT) documentation. If you are unable to register with In-tend or have any questions or problems on how to use this web site please either email us at: cps@birmingham.gov.uk Your completed tender submission should be returned by noon on 23rd May 2023 via the ‘in-tend’ system https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Appointment period ends
23 May 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
23 May 2023, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc ↗

Timeline

20 Apr 2023 → 23 May 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    20 Apr 2023, 19:02 BST
  2. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    23 May 2023, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    23 May 2023, 12:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Birmingham City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services 10 Woodcock Steet, Birmingham, West Midlands, B4 7WBContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court of England and WalesReview body London

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