Award

St Helens Borough Council Home to School Transport Services

ST.HELENS COUNCIL

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Award

10 Jan 2022 at 12:26

Tender

07 Oct 2021 at 11:24

Summary of the contracting process

St Helens Borough Council is currently in the active stage of a tender process titled "St Helens Borough Council Home to School Transport Services." This procurement relates to the transport services sector, specifically focusing on providing transport for students from home to school and other locations within the Borough. The tender is open to suitably experienced transport operators, and all bids must be submitted electronically by 5th November 2021. The awarded contract will be for a duration of 36 months and is located in St Helens, UK. Interested applicants must possess a St Helens Council contract driver badge issued by the Licensing department.

This procurement presents significant opportunities for transport service providers, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that specialise in school or student transportation. Companies wishing to participate must be locally based and able to meet specific licensing requirements, including holding valid certifications and providing regular performance reports. This tender could enhance business growth for qualified transport operators looking to establish a steady client base with long-term contracts in public sector transportation services.

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Notice Title

St Helens Borough Council Home to School Transport Services

Notice Description

St Helens Council are inviting suitably experienced transport operators to tender for journey routes to convey clientele from home to school and various centres/ locations inside and outside the Borough using hired transport. All Applicants who wish to apply for consideration and inclusion for this contact must hold a St Helens Council contract driver badge issued by the Licensing department.

Lot Information

Lot 1

St Helens Council are inviting suitably experienced transport operators to tender for journey routes to convey clientele from home to school and various centres/ locations inside and outside the Borough using hired transport. All Applicants who wish to apply for consideration and inclusion for this contact must hold a St Helens Council contract driver badge issued by the Licensing department. A copy of the Licensing Guidance has been included with this tender pack. Only drivers who have a contract driver badge issued by St.Helens Council Licensing Department may be used on this contract. It is the contractor's responsibility to ensure all drivers have undertaken the checks and have a valid photo identification driver card during the contract period. All companies whose fleet contains vehicles over eight seats must provide their OCRS score at the time of application. Operators will be expected to provide a monthly report, detailing the current OCRS score by the third Friday of each month. If at any point your score changes it is the responsibility of the operator to inform the Council immediately about any infringements. The Council will perform spot checks on providers; failing to inform the council about any changes may result in the operator being removed from the approved list. OCRS monthly reports and Operator licenses should be e-mailed to schooltransport@sthelens.gov.uk All Drivers will also be expected to hold a valid Certificate of Driver Competency. This must be confirmed by the Operator All bidders will be required to complete Section One and Two of the Vendor Profile on the Chest Portal

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-02e936
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000616-2022
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)


CPV Codes

60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£5,085,507 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Jan 20224 years ago
Submission Deadline
5 Nov 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
22 Dec 20214 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
ST.HELENS COUNCIL
Contact Name
Mrs Jackie Houghton
Contact Email
jackiehoughton@sthelens.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 0

Buyer Location

Locality
ST HELENS
Postcode
WA10 1HP
Post Town
Warrington
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD7 Merseyside
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD71 East Merseyside
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
St. Helens
Electoral Ward
St Helens Town Centre
Westminster Constituency
St Helens South and Whiston

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
16
Supplier Names

AL TAXIS

ASHTONS MINI TRAVEL

AUTO TRAVEL

BRADY'S MINI BUS TRAVEL

BRITANNIA RADIO CARS

C & C TRAVEL

C J'S TRAVEL

CRITCHLEYS CONTRACTS

DIAMOND TRAVEL

KNOWSLEY TRAVEL

LM TRAVEL

MERSEYBUS

RADCLIFFE TAXIS

ROCKET MINI COACHES

S.C.T./S.H.I.F.T

TRAVEL

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