Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council
General Offices, Steelworks Road
Ebbw Vale
NP23 6A
corporate.procurement@blaenau-gwent.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1495311556
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKL16 - Gwent Valleys
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://www.blaenau-gwent.gov.uk/
Buyer's address
http://www.blaenau-gwent.gov.uk/
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://entenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://entenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk
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
Establishment of a Dynamic Purchasing System for the Provision of Home to School Transport Services (Round 1)
Reference number
BG/ENV/HTST-2024
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
BGCBC is seeking to establish a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS)for the provision of a high quality and cost effective Home to School Transport Service. The requirements will cover bus, taxi, minibus and wheelchair accessible vehicles. The DPS will be structured into the following 4 lots:
Lot 1: 4-8 seat vehicles
Lot 2: 9-16 seat vehicles
Lot 3: 17+ seat vehicles
Lot 4: Wheelchair accessible vehicles
The DPS will commence on 1st September 2024 and will run for an initial period of 5 years with an option to be extended for a further period of up to 24 months (reviewable on an annual basis and subject to performance).
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £16,500,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
9 - 16 Seat Vehicle
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
- 60120000 - Taxi services
- 60100000 - Road transport services
- 60130000 - Special-purpose road passenger-transport services
- 60140000 - Non-scheduled passenger transport
- 60170000 - Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver
- 60172000 - Hire of buses and coaches with driver
- 34114400 - Minibuses
- 34121000 - Buses and coaches
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKL16 - Gwent Valleys
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The procurement will comprise of individual scheduled routes appropriate to vehicles with a capacity of between 9 and 16 seats.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £16,500,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
60
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
An option to extend for a further period of up to 24 months, reviewable on an annual basis.
two.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged minimum number: 1
Maximum number: 60
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
17+ Seat Vehicles
Lot No
3
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
- 60120000 - Taxi services
- 60100000 - Road transport services
- 60130000 - Special-purpose road passenger-transport services
- 60140000 - Non-scheduled passenger transport
- 60170000 - Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver
- 60172000 - Hire of buses and coaches with driver
- 34114400 - Minibuses
- 34121000 - Buses and coaches
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKL16 - Gwent Valleys
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The procurement will comprise of individual scheduled routes appropriate to vehicles with a capacity of 17+ seats.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £16,500,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
60
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
An option to extend for a further period of up to 24 months, reviewable on an annual basis.
two.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged minimum number: 1
Maximum number: 60
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles
Lot No
4
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
- 60120000 - Taxi services
- 60100000 - Road transport services
- 60130000 - Special-purpose road passenger-transport services
- 60140000 - Non-scheduled passenger transport
- 60170000 - Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver
- 60172000 - Hire of buses and coaches with driver
- 34114400 - Minibuses
- 34121000 - Buses and coaches
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKL16 - Gwent Valleys
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The procurement will comprise of individual scheduled routes appropriate to Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £16,500,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
60
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
An option to extend for a further period of up to 24 months, reviewable on an annual basis.
two.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged minimum number: 1
Maximum number: 60
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
4 - 8 Seat Vehicles
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
- 60120000 - Taxi services
- 60100000 - Road transport services
- 60130000 - Special-purpose road passenger-transport services
- 60140000 - Non-scheduled passenger transport
- 60170000 - Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver
- 60172000 - Hire of buses and coaches with driver
- 34114400 - Minibuses
- 34121000 - Buses and coaches
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKL16 - Gwent Valleys
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The procurement will comprise of individual scheduled routes appropriate to vehicles with a capacity of between 4 and 8 seats.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £16,500,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
60
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
An option to extend for a further period of up to 24 months, reviewable on an annual basis.
two.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged minimum number: 1
Maximum number: 60
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: 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
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the setting up of a dynamic purchasing system
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
3 June 2024
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
14 June 2024
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English, Welsh
four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: Yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: 7 years (84 months)
six.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
six.3) Additional information
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council is administering this procurement opportunity electronically via the Etenderwales portal.
All documentation has been uploaded to enable direct access following registration.
NB: You must download all documentation directly from the portal, tender documents will not be communicated by any other means.
E-Tender access information:
— Go to https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk
— The first person from your Organisation to use the Platform will be required to register on behalf of the Organisation.
— Registration involves accepting a User Agreement, and providing basic information about your Organisation and about the User performing the Registration.
— The User who performs the Registration becomes the Super User for the Organisation.
— On registering on the Platform the Super User will select a Username and will receive a password.
— The Password will be sent by e-mail to the e-mail address that was specified in the User Details section of the Registration page.
— In order to log-in to the Platform please enter your Username and Password.
— Note: If you forget your Password then visit the homepage and click ‘Forgot your password?’.
— Registration should only be performed once for each Organisation.
— If you think that someone in your Organisation may have already registered on this Platform then you must not register again.
— Please contact the person who Registered (i.e. the Super User) in order to arrange access to the Platform.
— Contact the Helpdesk immediately if you are unable to contact the Super User (for example if they have left your Organisation).
— Note: If your Organisation is already registered on the Platform then you must not make any additional registration. Please contact the Helpdesk to gain access to the Platform.
— The Help desk is available Monday-Friday: 8:00-18:00.
Telephone: +44 8003684852 e-mail: help@bravosolution.co.uk
— Tender applications must be uploaded to the BravoSolution portal by 12noon Monday 3rd June.
How to find the ITT:
— Once logged in you must click on ‘ITT's Open to all Suppliers'.
— The etender references for this contract are: Project_54716 and ITT_108442.
— Click on the title to access summary details of the contract. If you are still interested in submitting a tender click the ‘Express an Interest button'. This will move the ITT from the ‘Open to all Suppliers' area to the ‘My ITT's' on the home page.
— You will then see the full details of the ITT in the qualification, technical and commercial envelopes along with any relevant documents in the ‘Attachments' area.
— Should you have any questions on the ITT, please use the ‘Messages' area to contact the buyer directly
— Do not contact the named person at the top of this notice.
— This contract notice covers round 1 of the DPS which comprises of the establishment of the DPS System and includes the first tranche of contracts for scheduled routes commencing September 2024.
— A second contract notice will be advertised after round 1 closes and will remain active for the full term of the DPS to enable further expressions and applications.
NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=140427
(WA Ref:140427)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Telephone
+44 2079477501
Country
United Kingdom