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Published 7 Jul 2023, 12:30 BST

Official UK procurement notice

GMCA 725 Provision of a Transport to “Safe Drive Stay Alive”

Official notice

Authority: Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£280,000published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 9 Aug 2023awarded 1 Sept 2023
Awarded to Belle Vue

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The project will be run in November each year, over a 2-3-week period, when colleges from all over Greater Manchester will be invited to attend an emotionally engaging half day performance which is delivered in partnership between all emergency services. The project will also run in March, this will depend on funding each year.

The performances will be held at The Middleton Arena, LCpl Joel Halliwell Way, Middleton, Greater Manchester, M24 1AG.

The tender includes the supply of a managed transport plan to bring students to The Middleton Arena from all boroughs of Greater Manchester and return them back to college within the same half day

CPV: Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: North 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: 40%Price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Price: 60
  • Quality: 40
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
Services
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
7 Jul 2023, 12:30 BST
Last source update
31 May 2024, 12:58 BST
Award evaluation window
9 Aug 2023 – …
Authority reference
DN678324
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-017009
Classification (CPV)
Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
Delivery area
North West (UKD3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03dfd1 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
9 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
9 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

9 Aug 2023 → 31 May 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    9 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    9 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    31 May 2024, 12:58 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    31 May 2024, 12:58 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £280,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Sept 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Belle VueSME£280,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 017009-2024-GMCA 725-1 · Belle VueSME

    Signed
    1 Sept 2023
    Value
    £280,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Greater Manchester Combined Authority

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services GMCA Offices, 1st Floor, Churchgate House, 56 Oxford Street, Manchester, North West, M1 6EUContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Belle VueAwarded supplier Manchester, North West

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.