Award

Student Transport Services - Chesterton, Whitchurch, Clutton, Alsager & Sandbach

SOUTH CHESHIRE COLLEGE

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

Award

19 Jan 2017 at 10:11

TenderAmendment

17 Jan 2017 at 15:49

TenderAmendment

17 Jan 2017 at 15:49

Tender

23 Nov 2016 at 16:13

Summary of the contracting process

South Cheshire College is seeking to procure Student Transport Services across five different routes, specifically Chesterton, Whitchurch, Clutton, Alsager, and Sandbach. This procurement process is currently in the Award stage following the completion of the tender period that concluded on 8 December 2016. The initial contract for the Chesterton route has already commenced on 5 January 2017, while the other routes are set to start in August 2017, with a total contract value of £154,760 expected to be spent by 31 July 2018. The primary industry category for this procurement is "Hire of buses and coaches with driver" within the North West region of England.

This procurement opportunity is ideal for businesses in the transport and logistics sector, particularly those equipped to provide scheduled bus and coach services. Businesses that can demonstrate experience in similar contracts and have adequate fleet resources, such as a variety of vehicles including those with at least 15 to 67 seats, will be well-positioned to compete. Additionally, smaller enterprises may find this a suitable opportunity, as suppliers are encouraged to submit references from previous similar contracts, fostering potential growth and engagement in the educational transport sector.

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Notice Title

Student Transport Services - Chesterton, Whitchurch, Clutton, Alsager & Sandbach

Notice Description

South Cheshire College has a requirement for the provision of scheduled Student Transport services on five routes which are included in this tender as separate lots: Lot 1 - Chesterton SCC2 (Contract start 05/01/2017) Lot 2 - Whitchurch SCC3 (Contract start 01/08/17) Lot 3 - Clutton SCC12 (Contract start 01/08/17) Lot 4 - Alsager SCC14A (Contract start 01/08/17) Lot 5 - Sandbach SCC16 (Contract start 01/08/17) Please be aware that the contract start and end dates differ depending upon route, with one route (SCC2) to start in January 2017, and the remaining four routes tendered for service during the academic year 2017/18 (ie, service to start in September 2017): You may bid for any or all of the lots. AM Route details are shown below (PM = reverse of inward route): Lot No: 1 - Lot title: Route SCC2 (Chesterton) SCC2 - Chesterton (PM = reverse of inward route): Chesterton, Liverpool Rd, (Bennett Arms Pub) @ 08:00 Chesterton, London Rd (Grove House Pub) @ 08:01 Chesterton, Dragon Square @ 08:02 Waterhayes, Cedar Road/Barbridge Road @ 08:03 Bignall End, Ravens Ln (Plough Pub) @ 08:08 Bignall End, Working Mens Club @ 08:09 Audley, Church Street/Hall St @ 08:10 Miles Green, Heathcote Road/Station Road @ 08:12 Halmer End, Station Rd/Holding Crescent @ 08:14 Balterley Heath, Broughton Arms @ 08:22 Hough, Cobbs Lane Corner @ 08:28 Shavington, Goodalls Corner @ 08:30 Shavington, The Vine @ 08:32 South Cheshire College @ 08:45 Number of Seats: Minimum 53 Seater Required Lot No: 2 - Lot title: Route SCC3 (Whitchurch) Ternhill Garage @ 07:25 Darliston - Opp Lower Heath @ 07:41 Prees - Whitchurch Road, Layby @ 07:45 Higher Heath - Mill Ln Bus Stop @ 07:50 Whitchurch - Tesco @ 08:00 Whitchurch, Railway Station @ 08:05 Aston Crossroads @ 08:16 Sound Primary School @ 08:18 Nantwich - St Annes Primary School @ 08:25 Nantwich - Crewe Rd, Whitewell Close cnr @ 08:27 Number of Seats: Minimum 67 Seater Required Lot No: 3 - Lot title: Route SCC12 (Clutton) Clutton, opp Holywell Lane @ 07:15 Tilston, opp Carden Arms @ 07:20 Duckington Crossroads @ 07:25 Tattenhall Post Office @ 07:36 Bulkeley Crossroads @ 07:45 Panama Hatty's @ 07:50 Bunbury Heath, School Lane corner Wythin Street @ 07:52 Bunbury, Darkie Meadow corner @ 07:55 Haughton, Long Lane @ 08:03 Radmore Green, Long Lane @ 08:07 Burland opposite shop @ 08:11 South Cheshire College @ 08:45 Number of Seats: Minimum 15 Seater required Lot No: 4 - Lot title: Route SCC14A (Alsager) Alsager, Sainsbury's Layby @ 08:30 Alsager, Crewe Road / Hassall Road @ 08:31 Oakhanger, Methodist Church @ 08:32 South Cheshire College @ 08:45 Number of Seats: Minimum 57 Seater required Lot No: 5 - Lot title: Route SCC16 (Sandbach) Sandbach, Railway Station @ 08:10 Middlewich, Warmingham Road, The Turnpi Additional information: Prospective suppliers who have not provided Student Transport Services to South Cheshire College within the last 3 years are asked to provide references. Please provide names and contact details for at least two customers for whom you have supplied a similar service within the last 3 years (by doing so you confirm that you have approached your referees and have confirmed that they will be available during the tender period, and are happy for us to contact them). NB: If you have provided Student Transport services to South Cheshire College within the last 3 years, or have supplied references to South Cheshire College in relation to a Student Transport tender within the last 3 months, you do not need to submit references for this tender - your reliability will be assessed using either your recorded history of reliability in providing those services to the College, or the references previously provided. If supplying references, we request that prior to returning your tender submission you provide your referee contact details by email to chris.lovatt@scc.ac.uk, doing so will enable us to obtain references with the minimum of delay during the tender period. This tender contains 5 lots, each lot has it's own start date, As Contracts Finder requires a single start date to be entered into the "summary information" page, we have stated the earliest start date, which applies to Lot 1 only. The contract start date for each route/lot is shown below: Lot 1 - Chesterton SCC2 (Start 05/01/2017) Lot 2 - Whitchurch SCC3 (Start 01/08/17) Lot 3 - Clutton SCC12 (Start 01/08/17) Lot 4 - Alsager SCC14A (Start 01/08/17) Lot 5 - Sandbach SCC16 (Start 01/08/17)

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-09725484-f29e-4c2b-a55f-9eff6f48f511
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/24a81cea-8e55-483c-bd30-8126b2be8943
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not applicable
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)


CPV Codes

60172000 - Hire of buses and coaches with driver

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£115,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£154,760 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Jan 20179 years ago
Submission Deadline
8 Dec 2016Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
14 Dec 20169 years ago
Contract Period
5 Jan 2017 - 31 Jul 2018 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SOUTH CHESHIRE COLLEGE
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CREWE
Postcode
CW2 8AB
Post Town
Crewe
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD6 Cheshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD62 Cheshire East
Delivery Location
TLD North West (England)

Local Authority
Cheshire East
Electoral Ward
Crewe West
Westminster Constituency
Crewe and Nantwich

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
3
Supplier Names

MALBANK COACHES

MIKRO COACHES

PAUL'S COACHES

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