Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Durham County Council
County Hall
DURHAM
DH1 5UE
Contact
Aidan Keith
Telephone
+44 3000260479
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKC14 - Durham CC
Internet address(es)
Main address
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
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
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
Contract for Home to School Transport for Wellfield School
Reference number
DN605434
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Wellfield is an oversubscribed, successful 11-16 school. We are a consistently good school and have had two consecutive "good" judgements from Ofsted. Using validated data, GCSE examinations results are above the national average and overall progress is above average.
Situated only 8 miles to the east of Durham City the school is well located for access to the A19 and A1(M). It is also within comfortable driving distance of affordable housing and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
This contract is for a dedicated bus service for students attending the school, which takes students from the Eastern edge of its catchment areas. The routes will transport non-statutory, non-fee paying, students.
As demand for places at school alters year on year the school would like to be able to expand its bus routes if necessary or offer different routes to support children to attend the school, this could include changing the size of a bus on a particular route or adding another service.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £260,000
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)
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKC14 - Durham CC
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This contract is for a dedicated bus service for students attending the school, which takes students from the Eastern edge of its catchment areas. The routes will transport non-statutory, non-fee paying, students.
As demand for places at school alters year on year the school would like to be able to expand its bus routes if necessary or offer different routes to support children to attend the school, this could include changing the size of a bus on a particular route or adding another service.
Due to this potential extra requirement this tender will be split into two lots.
Lot 1 will be for the current requirements of the school detailed below.
Route 1
1x70 seat coach fitted with seat belts and operational CCTV
Blackhall Colliery
Eleventh Street 8.05am
Hardwick Hotel 8.10am
Kember Hill 8.15am
Route 2
1x55 seat coach fitted with seat belts and operational CCTV
Horden
Thorpe Road 7.50am
Opposite Thorntree Gill 7.55am
Blackhall Rocks
Thornton Terrace 7.57am
Bottom of Ocean View 8.00am
High Hesleden
The Ship Inn 8.05am
Shotton Colliery
Opposite William Morris Terrace 8.15am
The Green 8.17am
Salters Lane 8.19am
Opposite Dixon Estate 8.21am
All buses need to arrive at the school no later than 8.30am and will be expected to leave Wellfield School by 3.30pm with students boarding from 3.15pm for the return journey which is the reverse of the morning routes. The buses run during term time only (190 days).
Lot 2 will be a call off lot that will provide the school with the flexibility to add additional resource to current routes or the introduction of new routes depending on demand. We require bidders to submit a response that details the cost to introduce these extra services, per day and per vehicle to match existing fleet capabilities e.g. 30-seater coach, 50-seater coach, 70-seater coach.
Lot 2 will be for information only and will not form part of the overall tender score, however, we would expect costs provided to be in line with the bidder's response to Lot 1.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £260,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 September 2022
End date
31 August 2025
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
1 x 12 month extension.
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
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
Date
9 May 2022
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
9 May 2022
Local time
1:00pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: Yes
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Durham County Council
Durham
Country
United Kingdom