Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Rutland County Council
Rutland County Council, Catmose House, Catmose Street
Oakham, Rutland
LE15 6HP
Contact
Mr Paul Williams
Telephone
+44 7876574944
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKF - East Midlands (England)
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.rutland.gov.uk/businesses/selling-council/procurement
Buyer's address
https://www.rutland.gov.uk/businesses/selling-council/procurement
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
Rutland County Council Passenger Transport Services - Home to School 2023
Reference number
DN668137
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
To express your interest and gain access the tender documentation please only use the
website: https://www.eastmidstenders.org/ and under the opportunities option, select
Welland Procurement from the Organisation menu, and access the project via your
ProContract profile. You will immediately have access to the tender pack.
Rutland County Council would like to invite suppliers to bid for it's transport and home to
school services, which is available in 3 Lots: Lot 1 - Educational Bus Services; Lot 2 -
Specialist Transport Services, and; Lot 3 - Pence Per Mile routes for bus and taxi routes.
Please note that there is no route this year for public bus transport routes. There is 1 route for
Lot 1 at an estimated cost of £128,000.00, 34 routes for Lot 2 at an estimated cost of
£1,826,600.00, and 2 routes for Lot 3 at an estimated cost of £40,400.00.
Please note that bidders must check Document 2 - Route Specifications 2023 to check the
exact requirements for vehicles, drivers, and where appropriate passenger assistants before
bidding for each route, as routes differ regarding DBS checks required and the sizes and
specifications of the vehicles to be used on the routes. Bidders not meeting these
requirements will not be considered for contract award if they do not meet these
requirements.
There are no qualitative scored questions for this procurement as all routes are to be
evaluated on price only. Prices that tie for the lowest price will result in the route not being awarded. Package bids are not accepted for this procurement and bids must be submitted in the exact format requested on the pricing schedule. Prices must not be qualified in order to secure
other contracts as per Document One. Bidders not following this request will be eliminated
from this procurement exercise.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £1,995,000
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Education Bus Service
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 60112000 - Public road transport services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKF - East Midlands (England)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This is an Open Tender compliant with the Public Contract Regulations 2015. This Lot has
one route which is for a five year contract, requiring vehicles with a minimum of 54 seats.
An Enhanced adult and child DBS check is a mandatory requirement for these routes. No
qualitative assessment is required on this Lot - 100% price only.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: No Qualitative assessment / Weighting: 0.00
Price - Weighting: 100
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
Specialist Transport Services
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKF - East Midlands (England)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This is an Open Tender compliant with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. This Lot has
34 routes and contract lengths and requirements vary. Please see Document Two for route
and requirement information. No qualitative assessment is required on this Lot - 100% price
only.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: No Qualitative assessment / Weighting: 0.00
Price - Weighting: 100
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
Pence Per Mile
Lot No
3
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKF - East Midlands (England)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This is an Open Tender compliant with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. This is a pence
per mile Lot with 2 contracts that are awarded for 1 year each in total. No qualitative
assessment is required on this Lot - 100% price only
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: No Qualitative assessment / Weighting: 0.00
Price - Weighting: 100
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 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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2023/S 000-012925
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
1
Title
Education Bus Service
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
3 August 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Mark Bland Travel Ltd
Mallard Park, Bourne Road, Essendine
Stamford, Lincolnshire
PE9 4LT
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £128,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £194,275
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
2
Title
Specialist Transport Services
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
3 August 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 17
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 16
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 17
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Robert Evans Catmose Limited T/A Taxi Bob
60 Ashwell Road
Oakham, Leicestershire
LE15 6QQ
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Angel Cars Peterborough
91 Sallows Road
Peterborough
PE1 4EX
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
NMI Taxi
187F Green Lane Road
Leicester
LE5 4PD
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
24x7 Ltd
Little Easton Manor 1, Park Road, Little Easton
Dunmow, Essex,
CM6 2JN
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Berridge Taxis
Long Row
Oakham, Rutland
LE15 6LN
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Ace Cabs Stamford LTD
Suite 6, 3 Belton Street
Stamford, Lincolnshire
PE9 2EF
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Peterborough Ace Cars
219 Cromwell Road
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
PE1 2HQ
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Rutland Cabs
21 Burley Crescent
Oakham, Rutland
LE15 7LG
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
ADT Street Cars
50 Baxergate
Loughborough, Leicestershire
LE11 1TH
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £1,826,600
Total value of the contract/lot: £533,589
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
3
Title
Pence Per Mile
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
3 August 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 12
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 12
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 0
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Berridge Taxis
Long Road
Oakham, Rutland
LE15 6LN
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Lawson's of Corby
The Bus Yard, 12 Crucible Road
Corby, Northamptonshire
NN17 5TS
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £40,400
Total value of the contract/lot: £48,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Rutland County Council
Catmose House, Catmose Street
Oakham, Rutland
LE15 6HP
Country
United Kingdom