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Published 7 Dec 2021, 15:32 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Local Transportation GCC · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: British Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

6 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitableMax 6 lots per supplier
Sectors: Transport & Passenger Services (60) Delivery: United Arab Emirates (AE)Bahrain (BH)Kuwait (KW)
+3 moreOman (OM)Qatar (QA)Saudi Arabia (SA)
Published estimate£1,152,441total for 6 lots
Submissions closed 12 Jan 2022awarded 1 May 2022
Awarded to Classic Luxury Transport, United Business Solutions2 awards

What is being bought6 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

6 lots to this procurement Lot 1 & 2 awarded.

Lots 3 & 5 discontinued

CPV: Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

Lots and requirements (6)Procurement structure

6 lots · no lot values published · win at most 6 of them · evaluation weights differ by lot
Lot #1UAECancelledRenewal United Arab Emirates (AE)

Local - ground transportation services for British Council staff. Additional information: 2 times 12 months

Delivery listed: United Arab Emirates (AE) · UAE across different locations
Extensions: 2 times 1 year option to extend · 2 times 1 option yearVariant bids: not allowedElectronic catalogue: required
Lot #2KuwaitAwardedRenewal Kuwait (KW)

local transportation. Additional information: 2 times 1 year extension - option years

Delivery listed: Kuwait (KW) · Locations across Kuwait
Extensions: 2 times 1 year · 2 x 1 option year(s)Variant bids: not allowedElectronic catalogue: required
Lot #3QatarCancelledRenewal Qatar (QA)

local transportation services. Additional information: Procurement discontinued no contract placed

Delivery listed: Qatar (QA)
Extensions: 2 x 1 option year (s)Variant bids: not allowedElectronic catalogue: required
Lot #4Saudi ArabiaCancelledRenewal Saudi Arabia (SA)

Local Transportation services.

No contract placed as yet Additional information: 2 options years

Though no contract placed as yet

Delivery listed: Saudi Arabia (SA) · Locations across Saudi Arabia
Extensions: 2 option years no contract placed as yet · 2 x 1 option year (s)Variant bids: not allowedElectronic catalogue: required
Lot #5BahrainCancelledRenewal Bahrain (BH)

Local Transportation services.

Little demand procurement for this lot discontinued Additional information: 2 options years

Though procurement discontinued - no contract to be placed

Delivery listed: Bahrain (BH) · Locations across Bahrain
Extensions: none no contract placed Procurement discontinued · 2 x 1 option year (s)Variant bids: not allowedElectronic catalogue: required
Lot #6OmanCancelledRenewal Oman (OM)

Local transportation services. Additional information: 2 times 1 year

Delivery listed: Oman (OM) · Locations across Oman
Extensions: 2 times 1 year options · 2 x 1 option year sVariant bids: not allowedElectronic catalogue: required

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

Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.

LotQualityPriceSplit
1 · UAE65%35%
2 · Kuwait65%35%
3 · Qatar65%35%
4 · Saudi Arabia65%35%
5 · Bahrain65%35%
6 · Oman65%35%
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 35 points on every lot: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 points.

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
Yes
First published
7 Dec 2021, 15:32 GMT
Last source update
12 May 2022, 07:33 BST
Award evaluation window
13 Jan 2022 – …
Authority reference
BC/02207
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-012333
Classification (CPV)
Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
Delivery area
United Arab Emirates (AE)Bahrain (BH)Kuwait (KW)Oman (OM)Qatar (QA)Saudi Arabia (SA)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02fe2a Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

none

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
Submission deadline
12 Jan 2022
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
13 Jan 2022, 10:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

12 Jan 2022 → 12 May 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    12 Jan 2022
  2. Bids opened
    13 Jan 2022, 10:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    12 May 2022, 07:33 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 May 2022
  1. Status changed to complete
    12 May 2022, 07:33 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    12 May 2022, 07:33 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £444,3122 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Contracts signed 2latest 1 May 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lot 2 · Kuwait1 award
United Business SolutionsSMELocal Transportation Kuwait£62,000 †—Awarded
Not linked to a lot1 award
Classic Luxury TransportSME£382,312 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2 · Kuwait3bids · 3 electronic3——
Whole notice3bids · 3 electronic3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

BRITISH COUNCIL(THE)

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local agency/officeGeneral public servicesGoverned by Royal CharterEducation & Cultural Relations 1 Redman Place, LONDON, London, E201JQContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • British CouncilReview body DubaiContact email
  • noneReview body none

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.