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Published 18 Feb 2022, 16:14 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Merseylink Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Merseytravel (Public body)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

2 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Transport & Passenger Services (60) Delivery: North West (UKD7)
Published estimate£5,826,355total for 2 lots · 1 value update
Submissions closed 24 May 2022awarded 5 Aug 2022
Awarded to Huyton Travel Ltd +2 more3 awards
Contract term 3 yrsends 19 Oct 2025 · extension options published · starts 23 Oct 2022

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Merseytravel are seeking bids from transport operators for the Merseylink Service.

The Merseylink service provides a membership-based door to door service for people of Merseyside with physical, sensory or cognitive impairments, or who are unable to access or use mainstream public transport without insurmountable difficulties.

Membership of the scheme and bookings are managed day to day within the Merseytravel customer contact centre with operators providing resource-based contract provision for specified vehicles and drivers operating 10 hours per day/365 days per year.

It should be noted that there is the potential for TUPE to apply to these contract renewals and operators when bidding can also submit alternative bids.

CPV: Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · 1 with a published value
Lot #1**This is not a call for competition, the tender documents are expected to be…PlannedLot estimate not published

**This is not a call for competition, the tender documents are expected to be published 22.4.22**

The Merseylink service provides a membership-based door to door service for people with physical, sensory or cognitive impairments, or who are unable to access or use mainstream public transport without insurmountable difficulties.

Membership of the scheme and bookings are managed day to day within the Merseytravel customer contact centre with operators providing resource-based contract provision for specified vehicles and drivers operating 365 days per year.

Delivery: North West
Lot #21-11AwardedRenewal 3 yrsPublished value£5,826,355
Contract period: 23 Oct 2022 – 19 Oct 2025 (3 yrs)
Delivery: North West
Extensions: Tenderers may bid for one lot or any combination of lots · Option to extend for 2 further periods of 12 months Estimated value includes the 2 further possible extensionsVariant bids: allowed
60000000 Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

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
Price: 100%
Conditions of participation2
  • Suitability

    Suppliers must hold a valid PSV licence

  • Technical & professional ability

    Suppliers must hold a valid PSV licence. Please see the terms and conditions for additional information.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 100 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 10 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
18 Feb 2022, 16:14 GMT
Last source update
22 Sept 2022, 14:56 BST
Award evaluation window
24 May 2022 – …
Authority reference
DN597762
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-026567
Classification (CPV)
Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
Delivery area
North West (UKD7)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0318fe Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

Suppliers must hold a valid PSV licence. Please see the terms and conditions for additional information.

Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Review procedures are as set out in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Proceedings under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 are time limited, and any such proceedings must be brought in the High Court of England and Wales

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
24 May 2022, 11:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Bids opened
24 May 2022, 11:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.the-chest.org.uk ↗

Timeline

22 Apr 2022 → 23 Oct 2022 · 5 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    22 Apr 2022, 00:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    24 May 2022, 11:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    24 May 2022, 11:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    22 Sept 2022, 14:56 BST
  5. Contract starts
    23 Oct 2022, 00:00 BST

Notice history

6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Apr 2022
  1. Published value published: £5,826,355
    22 Apr 2022, 10:40 BST
  2. Status changed to active
    22 Apr 2022, 10:40 BST
  3. Procurement method changed
    22 Apr 2022, 10:40 BST
  4. Deadline published: 24 May 2022, 11:00 BST
    22 Apr 2022, 10:40 BST
  5. Status changed to complete
    22 Sept 2022, 14:56 BST
  6. Buyer details updated
    22 Sept 2022, 14:56 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 4
Awarded value £5,934,3403 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Contracts signed 3latest 5 Aug 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lot 2 · 1-113 awards
Huyton Travel LtdSME£3,059,960 †—Awarded
Halton Community TransportSME£1,752,000 †—Awarded
Merseycare Transport ServicesSME£1,122,380 †—Awarded

1 further award records carry no date or value.

Contracts

  • Contract 026567-2022-ML72, ML73, ML79, ML80-1 · Huyton Travel LtdSME

    Signed
    5 Aug 2022
    Value
    £3,059,960
    Period
    … – 19 Oct 2025
    Status
    active

  • Contract 026567-2022-ML74, ML81, ML82-2 · Halton Community TransportSME

    Signed
    5 Aug 2022
    Value
    £1,752,000
    Period
    … – 19 Oct 2025
    Status
    active

  • Contract 026567-2022-ML75, ML76-3 · Merseycare Transport ServicesSME

    Signed
    5 Aug 2022
    Value
    £1,122,380
    Period
    … – 19 Oct 2025
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2 · 1-113bids · 3 electronic3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Merseytravel

Contracting authorityPublic bodyBody governed by public lawTransport No.1 Mann Island, Liverpool, North West, L3 1BPContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

3 commercial parties on the notice

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