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Education Training Collective: Student Transport Services

EDUCATION TRAINING COLLECTIVE

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

TenderUpdate

07 Sep 2022 at 15:37

Award

12 Jul 2022 at 10:40

Summary of the contracting process

The Education Training Collective is looking to secure student transport services for learners and other users to travel to and from the College and work placements. The procurement falls under the public road transport services category. The process is currently in the award stage, with a contractual value of £1,151,232 signed on 7th July 2022. The College is located in STOCKTON-ON-TEES, UK, and is actively seeking service operators to fulfil the transportation requirements within defined parameters.

This tender by the Education Training Collective for student transport services offers a lucrative opportunity for service operators licensed to provide public bus services. Businesses with experience in public road transport services and a commitment to meeting the College's standards for vehicle maintenance, driver conduct, and service quality would be well-suited to compete. The College expects services to operate within Teesside, meeting specific frequency criteria on dedicated routes. The procurement method was a limited award procedure without prior publication, aimed at ensuring the best value for money and efficiency in service provision.

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Notice Title

Education Training Collective: Student Transport Services

Notice Description

ETC are seeking a student transport service provision which will allow learners and pre-determined users the ability and facility to travel to/from ETC and work placements. As a minimum requirement; learners will be travelling throughout the day between the hours of 7.00am and 9.30pm, College days only, Monday to Friday, and during term time only. Typically, students attend College for approximately 3 days per week.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Education Training Collective are seeking a student transport service provision which will allow learners and predetermined users the ability and facility to travel to/from ETC and work placements. As a minimum requirement; learners will be travelling throughout the day between the hours of 07.00 and 21.30, College days only, Monday to Friday, and during term time only. Typically, students attend College for approximately 3 days per week. The College are anticipating the need to appoint more than one Service Operator in order to cover their requirements, as many transport operators only service designated routes and manage their own jurisdictions. The College expects that services will operate to all post code areas within Teesside, on a minimum frequency of every 30 minutes between the hours of 07.00 and 21.30, Monday to Friday, allowing for a flexible provision for each of the relevant college users. The College are looking for the best value for money solutions and would therefore welcome proposals from Service Operators for the requirement to be covered by pre-existing public service routes. The College expects that all vehicles used on this contract will be clean and tidy in appearance and maintained to a high standard. Vehicles used on this contract must comply fully with transport regulations at all times, including the provision of seat belts where it is deemed necessary for the type of vehicle used on the contract. Should the College become aware of vehicles being used that do not meet the College's required standards, the College reserves the right to request a replacement vehicle. Should the College be required to take this action the Service Operator(s) will be issued with a written warning. Failure to comply with the warning may result in the contract being terminated. Drivers are required to be holders of the appropriate driving licence for the vehicle being driven, smartly presented, and act in a professional manner. The College expect the Service Operators(s) to check Driving Licences of all drivers on a quarterly basis. Should the College become aware of Drivers acting inappropriately the College will request a full investigation be carried out by the Service Operators(s). Findings of any investigation will need to be forwarded to a nominated member of College staff within the timescales agreed upon commencement of such an investigation. Dependent on the nature of the complaint, the College reserves the right to request the withdrawal of the Driver in question from services under the contract until a full investigation has been completed. The learners' perception of the condition of the vehicles and the service level of the Driver(s) is imperative to the College. The learners' opinion of the service will be gained throughout the year and feedback will be provided to the Service Provider during contract review meetings.

Procurement Information

The Remedies Directive provides for the publication of a "Voluntary Ex-Ante Transparency Notice" (VEAT) where a Contracting Authority deems that a contract does not require prior publication of a contract notice. For example Contracting Authorities may issue awards to companies who they believe are the only company selling something that they need to procure. In the case of this student transport requirement the only licensed service operators offering services that fully meet the requirements of the College in terms of service frequency are Stagecoach and Arriva. Running a tender would not increase the number of licensed service operators in the marketplace.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0350f9
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025157-2022
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)


CPV Codes

60112000 - Public road transport services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£1,151,232 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Sep 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
6 Jul 20223 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
EDUCATION TRAINING COLLECTIVE
Contact Name
Pippa Dooley
Contact Email
finance@stockton.ac.uk
Contact Phone
+44 7535650615

Buyer Location

Locality
STOCKTON-ON-TEES
Postcode
TS17 6FB
Post Town
Cleveland
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC3 Tees Valley
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC31 Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees
Delivery Location
TLC11 Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees, TLC12 South Teesside

Local Authority
Stockton-on-Tees
Electoral Ward
Mandale & Victoria
Westminster Constituency
Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

ARRIVA NORTH EAST

STAGECOACH NORTH EAST

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