Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Westminster City Council
64 Victoria Street
London
SW1E 6QP
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKI - London
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.westminster.gov.uk/
one.3) Communication
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
Passenger Transport (Taxis) and Travel Care Framework for Vulnerable Children, Young People and Adults
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 60120000 - Taxi services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Authorities are looking to retender this service and establish a new framework which continues to fulfil the statutory requirements to be safe and appropriate, whilst deriving value for money and maintaining current high-quality standards.
The service will predominately be used by:
1)Pupils of Westminster City Council (WCC) and the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea (RBKC) with Special Educational Needs and/or disabilities needing transport to and from school/college.
2) Vulnerable Adult Residents of WCC and RBKC needing travel to and from Day Services and other establishments as part of their social care provision.
3) Looked After Children (LAC) and Young People and Children in Need (CIN). These children and young people may have complex needs or a significant disability and/or additional needs that impact upon their daily lives.
The requirement is for a number of providers to deliver transport services using a range of vehicles with up to 8 passenger seats including: cars, black cabs, people-carriers and wheelchair accessible vehicles. Passenger Assistants will be required on some routes to provide support to service users who have additional needs.
It is most likely that the service requirements will be reprocured through a multi-provider framework which will be split across two Lots:
- Lot 1: Scheduled Journeys where consistency of driver, vehicle and where required, passenger assistance, is absolutely critical to the successful delivery of the service
- Lot 2: Ad-hoc journeys for occasions when either Authority needs quick and efficient taxi provision to transport a range of service users sometimes at extremely short notice.
In October 2021 the council published a Contracts Finder – Early Engagement Notice which can be accessed via External ID: 04348b00-afb3-40e9-afb2-73c6b5449d80
https://www.capitalesourcing.com/esop/toolkit/notice/showNationalData.do?noticeId=1002246#fh
Information and documents from the previous Market Engagement Questionnaire and event which took place in October 2021 can be found in the attachments section of itt_WCC_15077 within our e-tending portal. In addition, all information from the previous Market Engagement exercise will be shared in the upcoming tender.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £15,238,568
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 2
The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots:
Lot 1: Scheduled Journeys where consistency of driver, vehicle and where required, passenger assistance, is absolutely critical to the successful delivery of the service
Lot 2: Ad-hoc journeys for occasions when either Authority needs quick and efficient taxi provision to transport a range of service users sometimes at extremely short notice.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Scheduled Routes
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 60120000 - Taxi services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI - London
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 1: Scheduled Journeys where consistency of driver, vehicle and where required, passenger assistance, is absolutely critical to the successful delivery of the service
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Ad-Hoc Routes
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 60120000 - Taxi services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI - London
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 2 - Ad-hoc journeys for occasions when either Authority needs quick and efficient taxi provision to transport a range of service users sometimes at extremely short notice.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
10 January 2022
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
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
If you are not registered on Westminster City Council's capitalEsourcing e-tendering portal, but would like to participate, please use the link below and follow the on-screen registration instructions. https://www.capitalesourcing.com/web/login.shtml
We anticipate to publish this tender early January 2022. Contract commencement is likely to be August 2022.