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title: "Transport of School Children with ASN or Medical Needs (escorts where necessary)"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000545627"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "EAST RENFREWSHIRE COUNCIL"
published: "2018-09-04"
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# Transport of School Children with ASN or Medical Needs (escorts where necessary)

Buyer: EAST RENFREWSHIRE COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000545627

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## Summary

The East Renfrewshire Council is conducting a public procurement process titled "Transport of School Children with ASN or Medical Needs (escorts where necessary)" aimed at securing services for the conveyance of school children who have additional support and/or medical needs. This procurement, categorised under public services, is located in Giffnock, UK. The process is currently at the Award stage, with the final contracts having been signed on 3rd August 2018. The procurement method used is an open procedure, allowing multiple suppliers to bid for one or more of the 30 distinct lots available under this contract.

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in transportation services, particularly those with experience in catering to children with special needs or medical requirements. Suppliers equipped with wheelchair-accessible vehicles, consistent driver assignments, and validated experience in this specialised area will find themselves well-aligned with the needs of the East Renfrewshire Council. Furthermore, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are encouraged to participate, especially those who can meet the community benefits expectation, enhancing their competitive edge in future procurement exercises.

## Notice

ERC requires suitably qualified suppliers for the conveyance of school children with additional support needs and/or medical needs and escorts where necessary. Broken into 30 Lots. The lots will be offer as individual contracts with a sole supplier appointed onto each lot after evaluation Bidders may BID for any or all lots detailed within the Tender Information Pack. Where a tenderer elects to offer for any lot, a complete offer for that Lot should be submitted. The Master ITT must be completed before bidders move on to complete the Lot(s) they wish to bid for.

### Lot Information

Lot 29 - IMS - Conveyance of Multiple Children

For the conveyance of school children with additional support needs and/or medical needs.. Continuity of driver essential. Please note that this contract period is run per school academic year.

Lot 1 - 18M02 Conveyance of 3 children + escort Wheelchair Accessible Vehicle Required

For the conveyance of school children with additional support needs and/or medical needs.. Wheelchair Accessible Vehicle required for this lot to accommodate 2 Electric Wheelchairs. Continuity of driver & escort essential. . Please note that this contract period is run per school academic year.

LOT 3 - 18M04 - Conveyance of 1 Child

For the conveyance of school children with additional support needs and/or medical needs. Continuity of driver essential. . Please note that this contract period is run per school academic year.

Lot 8 - 18SP01 - Conveyance of 1 Child

For the conveyance of school children with additional support needs and/or medical needs.. Continuity of driver essential. Please note that this contract period is run per school academic year.

Lot 13 - 18SW01 Conveyance of 1 Child

For the conveyance of school children with additional support needs and/or medical needs.. Continuity of driver essential. Please note that this contract period is run per school academic year.

Lot 14 - 18SW02 Conveyance of 2 Children

For the conveyance of school children with additional support needs and/or medical needs.. 2 Children to be conveyed. Continuity of driver essential. Please note that this contract period is run per school academic year.

Lot 2 - 18MO3 Conveyance of 1 Child

For the conveyance of 1 school child with additional support needs and/or medical needs.. Continuity of driver essential. . Please note that this contract period is run per school academic year.

Lot 6 - 18M07 - Conveyance of 1 Child

For the conveyance of school children with additional support needs and/or medical needs.. Continuity of driver essential. Please note that this contract period is run per school academic year.

Lot 7 - 18MP01 - Conveyance of 1 Child

For the conveyance of school children with additional support needs and/or medical needs.. Continuity of driver essential. Please note that this contract period is run per school academic year.

Lot 9 - 18SP03 - Conveyance of 1 Child

For the conveyance of school children with additional support needs and/or medical needs.. Continuity of driver essential. Please note that this contract period is run per school academic year.

Lot 10 - 18SP03 Conveyance of 1 Child

For the conveyance of school children with additional support needs and/or medical needs.. Continuity of driver essential. Please note that this contract period is run per school academic year.

Lot 19 - 18WW03 Conveyance of 1 Child

For the conveyance of school children with additional support needs and/or medical needs.. Continuity of driver essential. Please note that this contract period is run per school academic year.

Lot 20 - 18WW04 - Conveyance of 1 Child

For the conveyance of school children with additional support needs and/or medical needs.. Continuity of driver essential. Please note that this contract period is run per school academic year.

Lot 21 - 18WW05 Conveyance of 1 Child must be suitable for transporting wheelchair bound child

For the conveyance of school children with additional support needs and/or medical needs.. Vehicle suitable for transporting child in electric wheelchair. Continuity of driver essential. Please note that this contract period is run per school academic year.

Lot 22 - 18WW06 - Conveyance of 2 Children

For the conveyance of school children with additional support needs and/or medical needs.. Continuity of driver essential. A suitable vehicle is required for transporting child in an electric wheelchair. Please note that this contract period is run per school academic year.

Lot 23 - 18WW07 - Conveyance of 1 Child

For the conveyance of school children with additional support needs and/or medical needs.. Continuity of driver essential. Please note that this contract period is run per school academic year.

Lot 26 - 18WW10 - Conveyance of 1 Child

For the conveyance of school children with additional support needs and/or medical needs.. Continuity of driver essential. Please note that this contract period is run per school academic year.

Lot 25 - Conveyance of 1 Child

For the conveyance of school children with additional support needs and/or medical needs.. Continuity of driver essential. Please note that this contract period is run per school academic year.

Lot 28 - 18WW12 - Conveyance of 1 Child

For the conveyance of school children with additional support needs and/or medical needs.. Continuity of driver essential. Please note that this contract period is run per school academic year.

Lot 4 - 18M05 - Conveyance of 1 Child Vehicle must be suitable for transporting wheelchair bound child

For the conveyance of school children with additional support needs and/or medical needs. Vehicle must be suitable for transporting 1 wheelchair bound child. Continuity of driver essential. . Please note that this contract period is run per school academic year.

Lot 5 - 18M06 - Conveyance of 1 child.

For the conveyance of school children with additional support needs and/or medical needs.. Continuity of driver essential. Please note that this contract period is run per school academic year.

Lot 11 - 18SS01 Conveyance of 1 Child

For the conveyance of school children with additional support needs and/or medical needs.. Continuity of driver essential. Please note that this contract period is run per school academic year.

Lot 12 - 18SS02 Conveyance of 1 Child + Escort

For the conveyance of school children with additional support needs and/or medical needs.. Continuity of driver & escort essential. Please note that this contract period is run per school academic year.

Lot 17 - 18WW01 Conveyance of 3 Children

For the conveyance of school children with additional support needs and/or medical needs.. Conveyance of 3 Children. Continuity of driver essential. Please note that this contract period is run per school academic year.

Lot 18 - 18WW02 Conveyance of 2 Children

For the conveyance of school children with additional support needs and/or medical needs.. Continuity of driver essential. Please note that this contract period is run per school academic year.

Lot 24 - 18WW08 - Conveyance of 1 Child

For the conveyance of school children with additional support needs and/or medical needs.. Continuity of driver essential. Please note that this contract period is run per school academic year.

Lot 15 - 18SW03 Conveyance of 1 Child

For the conveyance of school children with additional support needs and/or medical needs.. Continuity of driver essential. Please note that this contract period is run per school academic year.

Lot 16 - 18SW04 Conveyance of 1 Child

For the conveyance of school children with additional support needs and/or medical needs.. Continuity of driver essential. Please note that this contract period is run per school academic year.

Lot 30 Adhoc Requirements - this will be a framework Agreement

For Adhoc conveyance of school children with additional support needs and/or medical needs that arise throughout the lifetime of this framework.. Lot 30 Adhoc requirements will be awarded as a Framework agreement to the top 5 scoring bidders after evaluation. In order to be considered for contracts/runs over the next 2/4 years bidders are asked to note that they MUST bid for Lot 30 to ensure that they will be considered for future requirements if they are successful in award of this Lot 30.

Lot 27 - 18WW11 - Conveyance of 2 Children

For the conveyance of school children with additional support needs and/or medical needs.. Continuity of driver essential. Please note that this contract period is run per school academic year.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP330472 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 4 Sep 2018 |
| Submission deadline | 18 Jul 2018 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 3 Aug 2018 |
| Contract period | 15 Aug 2018 - 27 Jun 2019 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,750,000 |
| Lots value | £1,095,658 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £438,580 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Unsuccessful |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | EAST RENFREWSHIRE COUNCIL |
| Locality | GIFFNOCK |
| Post town | Glasgow |
| Postcode | G46 6UG |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM33 Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire, and Renfrewshire |
| Local authority | East Renfrewshire |
| Electoral ward | Giffnock and Thornliebank |
| Westminster constituency | East Renfrewshire |
| Delivery location | TLM83 Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire, and Renfrewshire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 3 |
| Supplier names | EASTWOOD MEARNS TAXIS; MIDICAB; TW BRADLEY CONTRACTS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

### Codes

- 60120000 - Taxi services
- 60170000 - Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver

## Release History

- 4 Sep 2018 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP330472
- 19 Jun 2018 at 00:00 - Tender - OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN322763

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN322763
  Transport of School Children with ASN or Medical Needs (escorts where necessary) - ERC requires suitably qualified suppliers for the conveyance of school children with additional support needs and/or medical needs and escorts where necessary. Broken into 30 Lots. The lots will be offer as individual contracts with a sole supplier appointed onto each lot after evaluation Bidders may BID for any or all lots detailed within the Tender Information Pack. Where a tenderer elects to offer for any lot, a complete offer for that Lot should be submitted. The Master ITT must be completed before bidders move on to complete the Lot(s) they wish to bid for.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP330472
  Transport of School Children with ASN or Medical Needs (escorts where necessary) - ERC requires suitably qualified suppliers for the conveyance of school children with additional support needs and/or medical needs and escorts where necessary. Broken into 30 Lots. The lots will be offer as individual contracts with a sole supplier appointed onto each lot after evaluation Bidders may BID for any or all lots detailed within the Tender Information Pack. Where a tenderer elects to offer for any lot, a complete offer for that Lot should be submitted. The Master ITT must be completed before bidders move on to complete the Lot(s) they wish to bid for.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000545627
- https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk

## Provenance

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