Transport Data Collection Services

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                "description": "Transport Scotland on behalf of the Scottish Ministers has identified the requirement to appoint a suitably experienced economic operator (a \"Contractor/ Supplier/ Consultant\") to conduct surveys for a pre-determined sample of bus services. The economic operator is required to identify the following (including but not limited to): - trip making; - traffic movements; - journey details; - road and public transport user attitudes; and - demographic information These surveys will be carried out on-board various bus services at different locations. Contractor staff must use technology and employ equipment such as scanners or tablets to allow direct transcription and download of survey data, ensuring accuracy. Data collected shall be recorded electronically on a set of pre-defined forms. An incident log is used to note any irregular activity on buses surveyed. All relevant cardholders should be interviewed. The standard survey programme is made up of a 4 weekly selection prescribed and supplied by Transport Scotland. It is intended that the contract will last for 3 years, with a potential of extension by a further 1 year. Transport Scotland will manage the proposed procurement process for this contract on behalf of the Scottish Ministers. In the event of the contract award, the Contract will be entered into between the Scottish Ministers and the successful tenderer. The Contract terms and conditions are included within the document downloads. Each selected economic operator shall be invited to submit a tender on the same contract terms. The Contractor will be procured through a competitive tender procedure, in accordance with the open procedure as provided for in the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Due to project complexity, the contract requires to be performed by a single contractor and as such shall not be divided into lots. All relevant documentation can be downloaded via the Public Contracts Scotland portal (www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk). Please note that the contract is expected to be a 36 months plus potential 12 month extension. The GBP780k is a 48 month value. 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.",
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    "description": "Transport Scotland will conduct the proposed procurement process for the Contract on behalf of the Scottish Ministers. In the event of the conclusion of the contract, it is the intention that the Contract will be entered into between the Scottish Ministers and the most economically advantageous tenderers. The Contract terms and conditions will be based on SGTC 2 (enclosed).These amendments may arise from three basic considerations: -amendments to reflect the Scottish Ministers' particular requirements and risk allocation for this agreement; -amendments to reflect Scots law; and -presentational changes to make the Contract more user friendly (for example, the introduction of an alphabetical schedule of definitions together with additional definitions). Each selected economic operator shall be invited to submit a Tender on the same contract terms. The duration of the contract referred to in paragraph II.2.7) of this notice is the original period of the proposed contract. The Scottish Ministers shall have the option to extend this period by up to 1 year. Each economic operator shall submit four paper copies (one marked \"ORIGINAL\" and three marked COPY 1, 2, or 3 as relevant) together with one data CD/DVD of the completed ESPD and Tender submission, in a sealed package to arrive by no later than 12 noon BST/GMT 8 November 2017 to the following addressee and address:Procurement Support Manager Transport Scotland Buchanan House 58 Port Dundas Road Glasgow G4 0HF. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for submitting all documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. The Scottish Ministers shall not evaluate any submission received past the specified deadline, unless the delay is caused by a situation out with the control of the economic operator, the determination of which shall be at the sole discretion of the Scottish Ministers. Compliance with achieving the specified deadline is the sole responsibility of the economic operator. Economic operators which alter their composition after making a submission will be the subject of re-evaluation.Any request by Economic Operators for clarification of any part of the documentation shall be made through the Public Contracts Scotland website. The deadline to submit questions relating to the submission via the Public Contracts Scotland portal is 1200hrs BST/GMT on 25 October 2017. Neither Transport Scotland nor the Scottish Ministers shall be responsible in any way to Economic Operators as a result of any delay or failure in answering any request for clarification or any decision not to answer a request for clarification (either in full or in part). Absence of a response from Transport Scotland or the Scottish Ministers shall not entitle Economic Operators to qualify their submission. The Scottish Ministers reserve the right not to conclude any contract as a result of the procurement process initiated by this notice and to make whatever changes the Scottish Minsters deem appropriate to the content, process, timing and structure of the procurement process. Transport Scotland and the Scottish Ministers shall have no liability for any costs howsoever incurred by those participating in the competition. Economic operators should be aware that all information submitted to the Scottish Ministers may need to be disclosed and / or published by the Scottish Ministers in compliance with the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=514239. (SC Ref:514239) Download the ESPD document here: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=514239",
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