Award

Tender for Home to School Transport and Public Service Routes

WELLAND PROCUREMENT UNIT

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

10 Sep 2017 at 10:20

Tender

21 Apr 2017 at 15:14

Summary of the contracting process

The Welland Procurement Unit is overseeing a public procurement process titled "Tender for Home to School Transport and Public Service Routes," which falls under the Road Transport Services category. This procurement, located in Oakham within the East Midlands, is currently in the award stage and was published on 10th September 2017. The total value of the contract is £1,630,000, with the contract period running from 31st August 2017 to 30th August 2022. Interested suppliers were required to submit their tenders by 2nd June 2017, through an open procedure approach.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that operate licensed transportation services such as buses and taxis. Companies capable of providing transport for school children, especially those with special educational needs (SEN), are particularly well-suited to compete. Moreover, businesses with staff qualified in first aid and existing procedures for background checks will have a competitive advantage, as these are required by the contracting authority.

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Notice Title

Tender for Home to School Transport and Public Service Routes

Notice Description

Rutland County Council requires the services of appropriately licensed Bus and Coach operators, and Hackney Carriage / Private Hire operators, to provide Local Buses, Home to School and Home to College transport on a number of bus and taxi routes. Tender documents show the routes available at the date of this Notice. Changes to routes may take place during the tender process, and / or during the currency of the contract. The taxi transport provision is for a mix of ages, and, particularly for the SEN taxis, for a range of abilities. Some of the taxi routes, which are defined in the tender documents, will require an escort (passenger assistant) with a suitable 1st-aid qualification. Drivers and escorts will need satisfactory DBS checks.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-1787e652-3031-4955-bb63-8b35aed1e400
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/52ca7a84-d59b-4dd0-8c84-68435896503e
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (above threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)


CPV Codes

60100000 - Road transport services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,630,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£1,620,131 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Sep 20178 years ago
Submission Deadline
2 Jun 2017Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
5 Jul 20178 years ago
Contract Period
9 Sep 2017 - 9 Sep 2018 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
WELLAND PROCUREMENT UNIT
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
OAKHAM
Postcode
LE15 6HP
Post Town
Leicester
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland
Delivery Location
TLF East Midlands (England)

Local Authority
Rutland
Electoral Ward
Oakham South
Westminster Constituency
Rutland and Stamford

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
8
Supplier Names

1ST CALL COUNTY TAXIS

ACE CARS PETERBOROUGH

ANGEL CARS

BERRIDGE TAXIS

KANE AND BARRY

LAWSONS

NESBIT COACHES

STARLINE TAXIS

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