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title: "Rutland County Council Passenger Transport Services Home to School 2023"
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# Rutland County Council Passenger Transport Services Home to School 2023

Buyer: RUTLAND COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-4465ea72-a9a4-4a44-a086-3ff35a29abdb

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## Summary

The Rutland County Council has awarded a contract for Passenger Transport Services Home to School 2023. The procurement process was initiated as a tender, and the contract value amounts to 775,864 GBP. This procurement falls under the category of Transport services, and it was an open procedure with the tender period ending on June 8, 2023. The contract period is set from July 10, 2023, to September 23, 2028. Rutland County Council, based in Oakham, Rutland, England, invited suppliers to bid for three lots of services. Suppliers were assessed based on price only, and package bids were not accepted.

This tender by Rutland County Council for Passenger Transport Services Home to School 2023 presents business growth opportunities for transport service providers, especially SMEs. Businesses involved in providing Educational Bus Services, Specialist Transport Services, and Pence Per Mile routes for bus and taxi services would be well-suited to compete in this tender. By meeting the specific requirements outlined in the tender documentation, suppliers can vie for the available routes and potentially secure contracts to enhance their operations and revenue streams.

## Notice

To express your interest and gain access the tender documentation please use the website: www.eastmidstenders.org/ and under the opportunities option, select Welland Procurement from the Organisation menu, and access the project via your ProContract profile. You will immediately have access to the tender pack. Rutland County Council would like to invite suppliers to bid for it's transport and home to school services, which is available in 3 Lots: Lot 1 - Educational Bus Services; Lot 2 - Specialist Transport Services, and; Lot 3 - Pence Per Mile routes for bus and taxi routes. Please note that there is no route this year for public bus transport routes. There is 1 route for Lot 1 at an estimated cost of 28,000.00, 34 routes for Lot 2 at an estimated cost of 1,826,600.00, and 2 routes for Lot 3 at an estimated cost of 40,400.00. Please note that bidders must check Document 2 - Route Specifications 2023 to check the exact requirements for vehicles, drivers, and where appropriate passenger assistants before bidding for each route, as routes differ regarding DBS checks required and the sizes and specifications of the vehicles to be used on the routes. Bidders not meeting these requirements will not be considered for contract award if they do not meet these requirements. There are no qualitative scored questions for this procurement as all routes are to be evaluated on price only. Prices that tie for the lowest price will result in the route not being awarded. Package bids are not accepted for this procurement and bids must be submitted in the exact format requested on the pricing schedule. Prices must not be qualified in order to secure other contracts as per Document One. Bidders not following this request will be eliminated from this procurement exercise.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ea4ec867-db97-4834-8316-8d7bf4f04616 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 4 Aug 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 8 Jun 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 3 Aug 2023 |
| Contract period | 28 Aug 2023 - 28 Sep 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,995,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £775,864 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | RUTLAND COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | OAKHAM, RUTLAND |
| Post town | Leicester |
| Postcode | LE15 6HP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland |
| Local authority | Rutland |
| Electoral ward | Oakham South |
| Westminster constituency | Rutland and Stamford |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 11 |
| Supplier names | 24X7; ACE CABS STAMFORD; ADT STREET CARS; ANGEL CARS PETERBOROUGH; BERRIDGE TAXIS; LAWSON'S OF CORBY; MARK BLAND TRAVEL; NMI TAXI; PETERBOROUGH ACE CARS; ROBERT EVANS CATMOSE LIMITED TRADING AS TAXI BOB; RUTLAND CABS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

### Codes

- 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

## Release History

- 4 Aug 2023 at 07:20 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ea4ec867-db97-4834-8316-8d7bf4f04616
- 5 May 2023 at 10:37 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/451a99ac-67d8-4166-969e-1354fdf7f0b6

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ea4ec867-db97-4834-8316-8d7bf4f04616
  4th August 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/451a99ac-67d8-4166-969e-1354fdf7f0b6
  5th May 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.eastmidstenders.org/
  To express interest and access the tender documentation, please access the link below, selecting Welland Procurement as the organisation

## Notice URLs

- https://www.rutland.gov.uk/businesses/selling-council/procurement

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