Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Falkirk Council
Transport Planning, Place Service, Falkirk Council, Suite 1B, Falkirk Stadium, Stadium Way
Falkirk
FK2 9EE
UK
Contact person: Gary McGowan
Telephone: +44 1324504925
E-mail: gary.mcgowan@falkirk.gov.uk
NUTS: UKM76
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.falkirk.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00184
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Provision of a Taxi and Private Hire Passenger Transport Service REF: SW/24/TAXI
II.1.2) Main CPV code
60120000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Falkirk Council wishes to establish a Framework with multiple operators to provide Taxi Transport Services for Vulnerable Social Work Service Users.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
1 100 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
60120000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM76
Main site or place of performance:
Falkirk area
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Requirement for call off contract for Taxi and PHC Transport for vulnerable Service users.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Quality Evaluation
/ Weighting: 10
Price
/ Weighting:
90
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 36
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Contract can be extended by 12 months
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.1) Information about a particular profession
Participation is reserved to a particular profession: Yes
Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision:
Operators must be licensed under the Civic Government Scotland Act 1982
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement with several operators.
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 10
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
24/05/2024
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
24/05/2024
Local time: 12:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=764782.
The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.
Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.
A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363
Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/
A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows:
All contractors on the Framework whose cumulative level of spend is greater than 100k GBP but less than 200k GBP will be required to provide at least twelve (No. 12) weeks of work experience.
All contractors on the Framework whose cumulative level of spend is greater than 200k GBP will be required to provide at least twenty-six (No. 26) weeks of training.
The contractor will be required to meet with Falkirk Council’s Employment and Training Unit to discuss implementation prior to contract start.
(SC Ref:764782)
Download the ESPD document here: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=764782
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Falkirk Sheriff Court
Sheriff Court House, Main Street, Camelon
Falkirk
FK1 4AR
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
24/04/2024