Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
St.Helens Council
Town Hall, Victoria Square
St Helens
WA10 1HP
Contact
Mrs Jackie Houghton
jackiehoughton@sthelens.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 0
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://procontract.due-north.com/
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://procontract.due-north.com/
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
St Helens Borough Council Home to School Transport Services
Reference number
DN574661
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
St Helens Council are inviting suitably experienced transport operators to tender for journey routes to convey clientele from home to school and various centres/ locations inside and outside the Borough using hired transport. All Applicants who wish to apply for consideration and inclusion for this contact must hold a St Helens Council contract driver badge issued by the Licensing department.
A copy of the Licensing Guidance has been included with this tender pack. Only drivers who have a contract driver badge issued by St.Helens Council Licensing Department may be used on this contract. It is the contractor’s responsibility to ensure all drivers have undertaken the checks and have a valid photo identification driver card during the contract period.
The Council is seeking to procure a supplier in accordance with the open procedure as set out in The Public Contracts Regulations 2015, Part 2, Section 3, Regulation 27 (the “Regulations”). The Council is using the open procedure due to its requirement for the procurement of a supplier to successfully deliver the Programme. All interested suppliers can submit a tender response and all bidders who meet the selection criteria set out in the Suitability Questionnaire will then proceed to the evaluation stage of the process
St Helens Council wishes to award a contract for 36 months
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
St Helens Council are inviting suitably experienced transport operators to tender for journey routes to convey clientele from home to school and various centres/ locations inside and outside the Borough using hired transport. All Applicants who wish to apply for consideration and inclusion for this contact must hold a St Helens Council contract driver badge issued by the Licensing department.
A copy of the Licensing Guidance has been included with this tender pack. Only drivers who have a contract driver badge issued by St.Helens Council Licensing Department may be used on this contract. It is the contractor’s responsibility to ensure all drivers have undertaken the checks and have a valid photo identification driver card during the contract period.
The Council is seeking to procure a supplier in accordance with the open procedure as set out in The Public Contracts Regulations 2015, Part 2, Section 3, Regulation 27 (the “Regulations”). The Council is using the open procedure due to its requirement for the procurement of a supplier to successfully deliver the Programme. All interested suppliers can submit a tender response and all bidders who meet the selection criteria set out in the Suitability Questionnaire will then proceed to the evaluation stage of the process
St Helens Council wishes to award a contract for 36 months
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
36
This contract is subject to renewal
No
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 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: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
5 November 2021
Local time
4:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
5 November 2021
Local time
4:00pm
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
St Helens Borough Council
St Helens
WA10 1HP
Country
United Kingdom