Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
The Borough Council of Calderdale
Town Hall, Crossley Street
Halifax
HX1 1UJ
Contact
Phil Taylor
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKE44 - Calderdale and Kirklees
National registration number
184 3147 61
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.calderdale.gov.uk/v2
Buyer's address
https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/103251
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Provision of Home to School Transport Services
Reference number
YORtender ID 66130
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 60120000 - Taxi services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Borough Council of Calderdale (“the Council”) intends to procure a Framework Agreement for the provision of home to school transport services. The Council has a statutory duty to provide transport assistance to those individuals who are eligible to receive such assistance under current policies and legislation. Service users requiring transport provision include children and also young people up to the age of 24 with special educational needs/disabilities travelling from home to school within Calderdale. Some service users may have physical, behavioural, emotional or learning difficulties/disabilities.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £2,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
- 60100000 - Road transport services
- 60112000 - Public road transport services
- 60130000 - Special-purpose road passenger-transport services
- 60140000 - Non-scheduled passenger transport
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKE44 - Calderdale and Kirklees
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
It is anticipated that the Framework Agreement will be established for a term of 4 years and will allow the Council to award work, depending on the circumstances, by way of direct award and through reopening of competition amongst providers which are party to the Framework Agreement (i.e. by way of a mini-competition). The Council does not currently anticipate that there will be a limit to the number of providers who can be appointed to the Framework Agreement.
Interested providers are asked to express their interest in Tendering for this opportunity by responding to the Market Engagement advert via the YORtender website, which is the Council’s nominated e-Tendering portal (see link provided). Interested providers are invited to express their interest by 12:00 on 10/03/23. Queries from providers can also be submitted to the Council via YORtender.
Failure to respond to this Prior Information Notice will not prevent providers from Tendering for this opportunity once it is published. A separate Contract Notice will be issued and interested providers will be able to Tender for the opportunity in response to this.
A Tenderers’ Information Event (“the Event”) will take place ahead of the Tender opportunity being published. This will be held in-person at Council premises in Halifax on 17/03/23 (providers will also be able to attend virtually via MS Teams). In order to attend the Event, providers must express their interest through YORtender by 12:00 noon on 10/03/23. Full details of the Event will be confirmed nearer the time to those who have expressed their interest. Attending the Event is not a condition of Tender, however interested providers are strongly encouraged to do so.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
3 April 2023
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes