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Published 12 Jun 2024, 16:09 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of School & Local Transport on Mull (1108M,1109M &1190M)

Official notice

Authority: Argyll and Bute Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Transport & Passenger Services (60) Delivery: Scotland (UKM63)
Published estimate£2,000,000exc. VAT41.6% above published estimate
Submissions closed 12 Jul 2024awarded 12 Aug 2024
Awarded to Craig of Campbeltown Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Argyll and Bute Council are looking to contract with a transport operator who will provide safe and secure school and local transport on the Isle of Mull.

  • Recurrence: 5 or 7 years from award.

CPV: Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Argyll & Bute Council are looking to contract with a transport operator who will…AwardedRenewalPublished value£2,000,000

Argyll & Bute Council are looking to contract with a transport operator who will provide safe and secure school and local transport on the isle of Mull.

Aim of Service:

The main elements of the School Transport Service are:

(a)To transport children to and from school safely and timeously;

(b)To encourage responsible behaviour by scholars;

(c)To liaise with Head Teachers or nominated representatives and Council Officers to achieve a high standard of service.

Delivery: Scotland · Argyll & Bute
Extensions: Renewal will be 5-7 years after contract award.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: 20%Price: 75%Environmental: 5%
Published sub-criteria (7)
  • Capacity: 5%
  • Fleet and Maintenance: 5%
  • Method Statement - Discipline on Bus: 4%
  • Method Statement - Communications with Client: 4%
  • Community Benefits: 2%
  • price: 75%
  • Environmental Initiatives: 5%
Published award criteria (9)
  • Capacity: 5
  • Environmental Initiatives: 5
  • Fleet and Maintenance: 5
  • Method Statement - Discipline on Bus: 4
  • Method Statement - Communications with Client: 4
  • Community Benefits: 2
  • Fair Work Practices: 0
  • Promp Payment Performance: 0
  • Price: 75
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 75 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7.5 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 · publisher note attached
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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · 5 or 7 years from award.
First published
12 Jun 2024, 16:09 BST
Last source update
1 Oct 2024, 13:15 BST
Award evaluation window
12 Jul 2024 – …
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-031353
Classification (CPV)
Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM63)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-046f82 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: (SC Ref:779348)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Submission deadline
12 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
12 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Timeline

12 Jul 2024 → 1 Oct 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    12 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    12 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids must remain valid until
    12 Sept 2024, 23:59 BST
  4. Notice published
    1 Oct 2024, 13:15 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    1 Oct 2024, 13:15 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £2,831,4051 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 12 Aug 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Craig of Campbeltown Ltd£2,831,405 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Argyll and Bute Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Kilmory, Lochgilphead, Scotland, PA31 8RTContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Oban Sherriff CourtReview body Oban

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party 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