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title: "Provision of Taxi and Private Vehicle Hire"
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buyer: "GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL"
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# Provision of Taxi and Private Vehicle Hire

Buyer: GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000616693

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## Summary

Glasgow City Council is undertaking a public procurement process titled "Provision of Taxi and Private Vehicle Hire" to secure services for transporting employees and clients, as well as delivering meals prepared by council staff. This procurement falls under the services industry category and is located in Glasgow, UK. Currently, this tender is in the planning stage, with an estimated annual value of £7.5 million, and the submission deadline for bids is set for 27th May 2020. The procurement method employed is an open procedure, aimed at ensuring compliance with all necessary regulations.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses specialising in transportation, particularly those equipped to fulfill the specific service requirements outlined. Service providers capable of ensuring time management, safety, and adherence to the "Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme" will find themselves well-suited for this contract. Businesses involved in taxi services, meal logistics, and those experienced in serving vulnerable populations are ideally positioned to compete effectively.

## Notice

The council invites tender bids for the Provision of Taxi and Private Vehicle Hire Services for the purposes of transporting employees, clients/customers and delivery of ready-made meal prepared by council staff. The main objective for this procurement exercise is suppliers to deliver a robust and reliable service aligned to the council's objectives and maintaining the high standards required at all times. Time management is an imperative element of this agreement of which drivers must arrive on the schedule times as dictated by the council representative. Given the criticality of vulnerable children and adults, suppliers must give priority to such bookings. Procurement has been split into the following three lots: Lot 1 - Standing Order Work - Scheduled (Pre- planned) Lot 2 - Ad Hoc Work - Non-Scheduled Lot 3 - Meal Delivery Work - Both Scheduled and non-scheduled

### Lot Information

Ad Hoc Work - Non-Scheduled

Provision of a taxi and/or private hire service on an ad-hoc basis (non-scheduled service) mainly for officers/ members of the City Council on council business, but in addition to this providing transportation for vulnerable adults, children with additional support needs, children and escorts as and when required.

Renewal: The Council will have an option to extend the framework agreement for a period of up to 12 months which will be exercised by the Council serving notice on the Bidder in accordance with the Council's Terms and Conditions

Standing Order Work - Scheduled (Pre- planned)

Provision of taxi and/or private vehicle hire service on a standing order basis (pre-scheduled) for the transportation of vulnerable adults, children with additional support needs, young people, children, escorts and officers/members of the council on business.

Renewal: The Council will have an option to extend the framework agreement for a period of up to 12 months which will be exercised by the Council serving notice on the Bidder in accordance with the Council's Terms and Conditions

Meal Delivery Work - Both Scheduled and non-scheduled

Provision of a taxi / private hire vehicle service used to deliver meals. Must adhere to Health and Safety Legislation The vehicles used to transport food must have the ability to convey the fully insulated food transport boxes in a completely horizontal position to avoid spillages within the boxes which would render the food contained within unable to be utilised.

Renewal: The Council will have an option to extend the framework agreement for a period of up to 12 months which will be exercised by the Council serving notice on the Bidder in accordance with the Council's Terms and Conditions

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG393296 |
| 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 | 25 Aug 2020 |
| Submission deadline | 27 May 2020 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 17 Jul 2020 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | This framework is for 36 months with a potential 12 month extension. Therefore it is estimated that the notice for this re-tender will be issued in 2023/2024. |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £30,000,000 |
| Lots value | £30,000,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £36,765,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL |
| Additional buyers | CITY BUILDING (GLASGOW) LLP; CITY OF GLASGOW COLLEGE; CITY PARKING (GLASGOW) LLP; CITY PROPERTY (GLASGOW) LLP; DISCLOSURE SCOTLAND; GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY; GLASGOW CLYDE COLLEGE; GLASGOW KELVIN COLLEGE; GLASGOW LIFE (CULTURE & SPORT GLASGOW); GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART; NATIONAL RECORDS OF SCOTLAND; REGISTERS OF SCOTLAND; SCOTTISH COURTS AND TRIBUNALS SERVICE; SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT; SCOTTISH PRISON SERVICE; THE WHEATLEY HOUSING GROUP LIMITED; TRANSPORT SCOTLAND; UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW; UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE |
| Locality | GLASGOW |
| Post town | Glasgow |
| Postcode | G2 1DU |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM32 Glasgow City |
| Local authority | Glasgow City |
| Electoral ward | Anderston/City/Yorkhill |
| Westminster constituency | Glasgow North |
| Delivery location | TLM82 Glasgow City |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 6 |
| Supplier names | CENTRAL CAB; EAGLE COURIERS; GLASGOW PRIVATE HIRE; GLASGOW TAXIS; SPRING RADIO CARS LTD T/A NETWORK PRIVATE HIRE; SSRG LTD T/A SOUTHSIDE RADIO CARS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 15 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
- 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services
- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
- 64 - Postal and telecommunications services

### Codes

- 15894210 - School meals
- 55521100 - Meals-on-wheels services
- 55521200 - Meal delivery service
- 55523100 - School-meal services
- 55524000 - School catering services
- 60120000 - Taxi services
- 60170000 - Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver
- 60171000 - Hire of passenger cars with driver
- 64120000 - Courier services

## Release History

- 25 Aug 2020 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG393296
- 7 Apr 2020 at 00:00 - Tender - OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR385017

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR385017
  Provision of Taxi and Private Vehicle Hire - The council invites tender bids for the Provision of Taxi and Private Vehicle Hire Services for the purposes of transporting employees, clients/customers and delivery of ready-made meal prepared by council staff. The main objective for this procurement exercise is suppliers to deliver a robust and reliable service aligned to the council's objectives and maintaining the high standards required at all times. Time management is an imperative element of this agreement of which drivers must arrive on the schedule times as dictated by the council representative. Given the criticality of vulnerable children and adults, suppliers must give priority to such bookings. Procurement has been split into the following three lots: Lot 1 - Standing Order Work - Scheduled (Pre- planned) Lot 2 - Ad Hoc Work - Non-Scheduled Lot 3 - Meal Delivery Work - Both Scheduled and non-scheduled Bidders must be able to adhere to the Scope of Requirements as detailed in Document One - Invitation to Tender All drivers' for lots 1 & 2 must have valid enhanced disclosure clearance of which the council requires "Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme" membership. This is required for all drivers who are conducting Regulated Work on behalf of the council in accordance with the terms of Part 2 of Schedule 2 of the PVG (Scotland) Act 2007. Bidders at the award stage have been asked to confirm that all drivers who will be providing a service under this agreement for lots 1 & 2 shall have PVG scheme membership. Only those Bidders who confirm that drivers will have PVG scheme membership at the framework start date, will proceed to the next stage of procurement process. The estimated annual value of this framework agreement shall be 7.5 Million GBP.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG393296
  Provision of Taxi and Private Vehicle Hire - The council invites tender bids for the Provision of Taxi and Private Vehicle Hire Services for the purposes of transporting employees, clients/customers and delivery of ready-made meal prepared by council staff. The main objective for this procurement exercise is suppliers to deliver a robust and reliable service aligned to the council's objectives and maintaining the high standards required at all times. Time management is an imperative element of this agreement of which drivers must arrive on the schedule times as dictated by the council representative. Given the criticality of vulnerable children and adults, suppliers must give priority to such bookings. Procurement has been split into the following three lots: Lot 1 - Standing Order Work - Scheduled (Pre- planned) Lot 2 - Ad Hoc Work - Non-Scheduled Lot 3 - Meal Delivery Work - Both Scheduled and non-scheduled

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.gla.ac.uk/
- http://www.glasgow.gov.uk
- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/
- http://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
- http://www.scotcourts.gov.uk
- http://www.scotland.gov.uk
- http://www.strath.ac.uk/
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000616693
- https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
- https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/esop/pts-host/public/pts/web/login.html

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