Official UK procurement notice
Taxi Services - Edinburgh Region
Authority: APUC Ltd (Public body)
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe authority is seeking contractor(s) for the delivery of Taxi Services (TRA1001C1) operating across the Lothian area covering four geographical lots: Edinburgh City, East Lothian, Midlothian and West Lothian.
CPV: Taxi services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 3 bids on the busiest of 4 lots · 4 suppliers appointed
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Taxi Service - Edinburgh CityAwarded
The authority is seeking Contractor(s) for the delivery of Taxi Services (TRA1001C1) operating across the Lothian area covering 4 geographical lots: Edinburgh City, East Lothian, Midlothian and West Lothian.
Lot one is for Taxi Services across Edinburgh City.
The taxi services will have three elements of usage:
Standing Orders - the provision of a taxi and/or private hire service on a standing order basis (pre-scheduled taxi/private hire service) for the transportation of vulnerable groups who may include but is not limited to disabled (all Taxis must have access for passengers with mobility difficulties, e.g., wheelchair access) or lone travellers, groups with special needs and their escorts, when required etc.
Ad Hoc - Provision of a taxi and/or private hire service on an ad-hoc basis mainly for the groups detailed above but in addition to this providing transportation for business related staff requirements across the members accessing this framework agreement.
Transportation for NHS Lothian - There will be a requirement for the transportation of blood, specimens and equipment. The transfer of specimens by road is in the scope of the dangerous goods legislation and drivers as a minimum will need to have had awareness such as ADR awareness training. Further information on ADR is available from the following website.
www.hse.gov.uk/cdg/manual/adrcarria… ↗ Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015
Lot #2Taxi Service - East LothianAwarded
The authority is seeking Contractor(s) for the delivery of Taxi Services (TRA1001C1) operating across the Lothian area covering 4 geographical lots: Edinburgh City, East Lothian, Midlothian and West Lothian.
Lot two is for Taxi Services across East Lothian.
The taxi services will have three elements of usage:
Standing Orders - the provision of a taxi and/or private hire service on a standing order basis (pre-scheduled taxi/private hire service) for the transportation of vulnerable groups who may include but is not limited to disabled (all Taxis must have access for passengers with mobility difficulties, e.g., wheelchair access) or lone travellers, groups with special needs and their escorts, when required etc.
Ad Hoc - Provision of a taxi and/or private hire service on an ad-hoc basis mainly for the groups detailed above but in addition to this providing transportation for business related staff requirements across the members accessing this framework agreement.
Transportation for NHS Lothian - There will be a requirement for the transportation of blood, specimens and equipment. The transfer of specimens by road is in the scope of the dangerous goods legislation and drivers as a minimum will need to have had awareness such as ADR awareness training. Further information on ADR is available from the following website.
www.hse.gov.uk/cdg/manual/adrcarria… ↗ Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015
Lot #3Taxi Service - MidlothianAwarded
The authority is seeking Contractor(s) for the delivery of Taxi Services (TRA1001C1) operating across the Lothian area covering 4 geographical lots: Edinburgh City, East Lothian, Midlothian and West Lothian.
Lot three is for Taxi Services across Midlothian
The taxi services will have three elements of usage:
Standing Orders - the provision of a taxi and/or private hire service on a standing order basis (pre-scheduled taxi/private hire service) for the transportation of vulnerable groups who may include but is not limited to disabled (all Taxis must have access for passengers with mobility difficulties, e.g., wheelchair access) or lone travellers, groups with special needs and their escorts, when required etc.
Ad Hoc - Provision of a taxi and/or private hire service on an ad-hoc basis mainly for the groups detailed above but in addition to this providing transportation for business related staff requirements across the members accessing this framework agreement.
Transportation for NHS Lothian - There will be a requirement for the transportation of blood, specimens and equipment. The transfer of specimens by road is in the scope of the dangerous goods legislation and drivers as a minimum will need to have had awareness such as ADR awareness training. Further information on ADR is available from the following website.
www.hse.gov.uk/cdg/manual/adrcarria… ↗ Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015
Lot #4Taxi Service - West LothianAwarded
The authority is seeking Contractor(s) for the delivery of Taxi Services (TRA1001C1) operating across the Lothian area covering 4 geographical lots: Edinburgh City, East Lothian, Midlothian and West Lothian.
Lot four is for Taxi Services across West Lothian.
The taxi services will have three elements of usage:
Standing Orders - the provision of a taxi and/or private hire service on a standing order basis (pre-scheduled taxi/private hire service) for the transportation of vulnerable groups who may include but is not limited to disabled (all Taxis must have access for passengers with mobility difficulties, e.g., wheelchair access) or lone travellers, groups with special needs and their escorts, when required etc.
Ad Hoc - Provision of a taxi and/or private hire service on an ad-hoc basis mainly for the groups detailed above but in addition to this providing transportation for business related staff requirements across the members accessing this framework agreement.
Transportation for NHS Lothian - There will be a requirement for the transportation of blood, specimens and equipment. The transfer of specimens by road is in the scope of the dangerous goods legislation and drivers as a minimum will need to have had awareness such as ADR awareness training. Further information on ADR is available from the following website.
www.hse.gov.uk/cdg/manual/adrcarria… ↗ Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 65%
- price: 35%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 65
- Price: 35
- Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Taxi Services - Edinburgh Region” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
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
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 16 Feb 2021, 15:24 GMT
- Last source update
- 16 Feb 2021, 15:24 GMT
- Authority reference
TRA1001C1- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-003121- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-029398Find a Tender
Publisher note: (SC Ref:644485)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast4 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 4 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £1,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Taxi Service - Edinburgh City
- Signed
- 7 Aug 2017
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Taxi Service - Midlothian
- Signed
- 7 Aug 2017
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Taxi Service - West Lothian
- Signed
- 7 Aug 2017
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Taxi Service - East Lothian
- Signed
- 7 Aug 2017
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Taxi Service - Edinburgh City | 3bids · 3 electronic | 3 | — | — |
| 2 · Taxi Service - East Lothian | 2bids · 2 electronic | 2 | — | — |
| 3 · Taxi Service - Midlothian | 2bids · 2 electronic | 2 | — | — |
| 4 · Taxi Service - West Lothian | 2bids · 2 electronic | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Stirling Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
5 commercial parties on the notice- City Cabs (Edinburgh) LtdFramework contractor
- Computer Cab (Edinburgh) LtdFramework contractor
- Computer Cab (Edinburgh) Ltd.Framework contractor
- Edinburgh City Private Hire LtdFramework contractor
- central taxis (tollcross) ltdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.