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Published 27 Apr 2021, 15:21 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Electric Hackney Carriage Trial

Official notice

Authority: Sheffield City Council (Local council)

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£650,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 22 Apr 2021
Awarded to Sherbet London Taxis Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Council has received Early Measures Funding (EMF) from Government to deliver an Electric Hackney Carriage Trial in Sheffield that will provide taxi Drivers the opportunity to experience driving an electric hackney carriage on a ‘real world’ basis, assisting Drivers in understanding the potential operational issues and benefits.

SCC has appointed Sherbet London Taxis Ltd to operate a taxi trial Scheme which loans, on a short-term basis, electric hackney carriages to hackney carriage Drivers registered within Sheffield. The scheme includes delivering the following elements:

  • The storage, licencing, and maintenance of up to 11 electric Hackney Carriage taxis with associated telematics.
  • End to end management of the vehicle hire process and the provision of education and support to Drivers to encourage electric vehicle take up.

CPV: Environmental training services · Motor vehicles · Taxi services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

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: 54%Price: 40%Social value: 6%
Published sub-criteria (9)
  • MS1 Scheme Admin & Delivery: 18%
  • MS2 Provider Depot: 12%
  • MS3 Vehicle & Customer Care: 9%
  • MS4 Vehicle Mix: 3%
  • MS5 Marketing & Communication: 6%
  • MS6 Driver Education & Behavioural Change: 6%
  • Vehicle Purchase: 12%
  • Scheme delivery: 28%
  • MS7 Social Value: 6%
Published award criteria (9)
  • MS1 Scheme Admin & Delivery: 18
  • MS2 Provider Depot: 12
  • MS3 Vehicle & Customer Care: 9
  • MS4 Vehicle Mix: 3
  • MS5 Marketing & Communication: 6
  • MS6 Driver Education & Behavioural Change: 6
  • MS7 Social Value: 6
  • Vehicle Purchase: 12
  • Scheme delivery: 28
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

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
Unspecified in notice
First published
27 Apr 2021, 15:21 BST
Last source update
27 Apr 2021, 15:21 BST
Authority reference
DN515576
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-009024
Classification (CPV)
Environmental training servicesMotor vehiclesTaxi services
Delivery area
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE32)
Official registry OCID
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Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £650,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 43 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 22 Apr 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Sherbet London Taxis LimitedSME£650,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Sheffield City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Level 8, East Wing, Moorfoot Building, Sheffield, Yorkshire & Humber, S1 4PLContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.