Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Rutland County Council
Rutland County Council, Catmose House, Catmose Street
Oakham, Rutland
LE15 6HP
UK
Contact person: Mr Paul Williams
Telephone: +44 7876574944
E-mail: pawilliams@melton.gov.uk
NUTS: UKF
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.rutland.gov.uk/businesses/selling-council/procurement
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.rutland.gov.uk/businesses/selling-council/procurement
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
Rutland County Council Passenger Transport Services - Home to School 2023
Reference number: DN668137
II.1.2) Main CPV code
60000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.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.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 995 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Education Bus Service
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
60112000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKF
II.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.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: No Qualitative assessment
/ Weighting: 0.00
Price
/ Weighting:
100
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
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Specialist Transport Services
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
60000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKF
II.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.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: No Qualitative assessment
/ Weighting: 0.00
Price
/ Weighting:
100
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
Lot No: 3
II.2.1) Title
Pence Per Mile
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
60000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKF
II.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
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: No Qualitative assessment
/ Weighting: 0.00
Price
/ Weighting:
100
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 IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2023/S 000-012925
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Title: Education Bus Service
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
03/08/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from 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
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Mark Bland Travel Ltd
Mallard Park, Bourne Road, Essendine
Stamford, Lincolnshire
PE9 4LT
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 194 275.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 2
Title: Specialist Transport Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
03/08/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 17
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 16
Number of tenders received from tenderers from 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
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Robert Evans Catmose Limited T/A Taxi Bob
60 Ashwell Road
Oakham, Leicestershire
LE15 6QQ
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Angel Cars Peterborough
91 Sallows Road
Peterborough
PE1 4EX
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
NMI Taxi
187F Green Lane Road
Leicester
LE5 4PD
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
24x7 Ltd
Little Easton Manor 1, Park Road, Little Easton
Dunmow, Essex,
CM6 2JN
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Berridge Taxis
Long Row
Oakham, Rutland
LE15 6LN
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Ace Cabs Stamford LTD
Suite 6, 3 Belton Street
Stamford, Lincolnshire
PE9 2EF
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Peterborough Ace Cars
219 Cromwell Road
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
PE1 2HQ
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Rutland Cabs
21 Burley Crescent
Oakham, Rutland
LE15 7LG
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
ADT Street Cars
50 Baxergate
Loughborough, Leicestershire
LE11 1TH
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 533 589.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 3
Title: Pence Per Mile
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
03/08/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 12
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 12
Number of tenders received from tenderers from 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
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Berridge Taxis
Long Road
Oakham, Rutland
LE15 6LN
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Lawson's of Corby
The Bus Yard, 12 Crucible Road
Corby, Northamptonshire
NN17 5TS
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 48 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Rutland County Council
Catmose House, Catmose Street
Oakham, Rutland
LE15 6HP
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
04/08/2023