Tender

GSS24735 STFC Taxi Services

  • United Kingdom Research and Innovation

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-003893

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04dc0c

Published 6 February 2025, 9:02am



The closing date and time has been changed to:

24 March 2025, 10:00am

See the change notice.

Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

United Kingdom Research and Innovation

Polaris House

SWINDON

SN21FF

Contact

Core Services

Email

coreservices@uksbs.co.uk

Telephone

+44 1793867000

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKK14 - Swindon

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.uksbs.co.uk

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Other type

Research

one.5) Main activity

Other activity

Research


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

GSS24735 STFC Taxi Services

Reference number

GSS24735

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 60120000 - Taxi services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

UK SBS on behalf of UKRI wish to establish a framework for the provision of Taxi Services.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £1,200,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

Tenders may be submitted for all lots

Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 2

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL) Area

Lot No

1

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 60120000 - Taxi services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKJ - South East (England)

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

UK SBS on behalf of UKRI wish to establish a framework for the provision of Taxi Services

The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) is seeking a safe, reliable, and cost-effective taxi and passenger transport service to support STFC-related business travel. This service will be available to STFC Travellers and other authorized parties.

The general service requirement includes local journeys, airport travel and occasional longer distance journeys (round trip exceeding 100 miles).

Suppliers are expected to have specialist knowledge of driver deployment to optimise their timing of arrival for airport pickups of STFC Travellers, to minimise unnecessary charged waiting time for taxi drivers.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Technical / Weighting: 60

Price - Weighting: 40

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £1,200,000

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Start date

5 May 2025

End date

4 May 2028

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

The Framework is being let for an initial 3-year fixed term with the option to extend for a further year subject to budgetary approval.

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Daresbury Laboratory (DL) Area

Lot No

2

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 60120000 - Taxi services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKD - North West (England)

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

UK SBS on behalf of UKRI wish to establish a framework for the provision of Taxi Services

The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) is seeking a safe, reliable, and cost-effective taxi and passenger transport service to support STFC-related business travel. This service will be available to STFC Travellers and other authorized parties.

The general service requirement includes local journeys, airport travel and occasional longer distance journeys (round trip exceeding 100 miles).

Suppliers are expected to have specialist knowledge of driver deployment to optimise their timing of arrival for airport pickups of STFC Travellers, to minimise unnecessary charged waiting time for taxi drivers.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Technical / Weighting: 60

Price - Weighting: 40

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £1,200,000

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Start date

5 May 2025

End date

4 May 2028

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

The Framework is being let for an initial 3-year fixed term with the option to extend for a further year subject to budgetary approval.

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No


Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information

three.1) Conditions for participation

three.1.2) Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Originally published as:

Date

13 March 2025

Local time

10:00am

Changed to:

Date

24 March 2025

Local time

10:00am

See the change notice.

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

13 March 2025

Local time

11:00am

Place

Electronically


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.2) Information about electronic workflows

Electronic ordering will be used

Electronic invoicing will be accepted

Electronic payment will be used

six.3) Additional information

How to Apply

UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) will be using the Jaggaer eSourcing Portal forthis procurement.

To register on the Jaggaer eSourcing portal please use the link

https://beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/ and follow the instructions to register as a supplier.

If you are already registered on the Jaggaer eSourcing Portal and wish to participate in this procurement, please use the link: https://beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/.

Once you are logged into the system you will be able to locate the Procurement you wish to leave a bid on by clicking the ITTs Open to All Suppliers and searching for the ITT reference number ITT: itt_1961, itt_1962 and itt_1975

Search using the procurement reference number GSS24735

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

UK Shared Business Services Ltd Swindon

Swindon

Email

policy@uksbs.co.uk

Country

United Kingdom