CONTRACT NOTICE – OFFICIAL JOURNAL

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1)

Name, Address and Contact Point(s)

I.2)

Type of contracting Authority and Main Activity or Activities

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions National or federal agency/Office Regional or local Authority Regional or local Agency/Office Body governed by public law European Institution/Agency or International Organisation

General public services Defence Public order and safety Environment Economic and financial affairs Health Housing and community amenities Social protection Recreation, culture and religion Education

Section II: Object of the Contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority

II.1.2(a))

Type of works contract

II.1.2(b))

Type of supplies contract

II.1.2(c))

Type of service contract

II.1.2)

Main site or location of works, place of delivery or performance

South Staffordshire.

II.1.3)

This notice involves

A public contract
The setting up of a Dynamic Purchasing System
The establishment of a framework agreement

II.1.4)

Information on framework agreement (if applicable)

Framework agreement with a single operators
Framework agreement with several operators

Number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged

Duration of the framework agreement

Justification for a framework agreement the duration of which exceeds four years

Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement

Frequency and value of the contracts to be awarded

II.1.5)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

This document specifies the requirements for a comprehensive Student Transport Service to and from the main College to supplement public transport provision in the region.

The College wishes to appoint a Contractor(s) to provide student transport for a number of Lots (routes) to the College.

Tenderers may apply for any or all Lots, but must note that the College reserves the right to accept any Lot, or all Lots of any Tender or Tenders at its sole discretion.

Summary of Requirements

The main requirement of this Service will be:

To transport students from home to the main College with a return journey later in the day.

II.1.6)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

II.1.7)

Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

II.1.8)

Division into lots

one lot only

one or more lots

all lots

II.1.9)

Will variants be accepted

II.2)

Quantity or Scope of the Contract

II.2.1)

Total quantity or scope

II.2.2)

Options

Provisional timetable for recourse to these options

Number of possible renewals

In the case of renewable supplies or service contracts, estimated time frame for subsequent contracts

Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial and Technical Information

III.2)

Conditions for Participation

III.2.1)

Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

Full information in the ITT documents.

III.2.2)

Economic and financial capacity

III.2.3)

Technical capacity

III.2.4)

Reserved contracts

The contract is restricted to sheltered workshops
The execution of the contract is restricted to the framework of sheltered employment programmes

III.3)

Conditions Specific to Service Contracts

III.3.1)

Is provision of the service reserved to a specific profession?

III.3.2)

Will legal entities be required to state the names and professional qualifications of the personnel responsible for the execution of the service?

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Type of Procedure

Open		Restricted
Accelerated restricted		Negotiated
Accelerated negotiated		Competitive dialogue

Justification for the choice of accelerated procedure

IV.1.1)

Have candidates already been selected?

IV.1.2)

Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate

Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates

IV.1.3)

Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue

Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated

IV.2)

Award Criteria

IV.2.2)

An electronic auction will be used

IV.3 Administrative Information

IV.3.1)

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

CBC-JA-10008

IV.3.2)

Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Prior Information Notice
Notice on a Buyer Profile

Other previous publications

IV.3.3)

Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents

IV.3.4)

Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

IV.3.5)

Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

IV.3.6)

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

IV.3.7)

Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender 

IV.3.8)

Conditions for opening tenders

Section VI: Other Information

VI.1)

Indicate whether this procurement is a recurrent one and the Estimated timing for further notices to be published

VI.2)

Does the contract relate to a Project/Programme financed by Community Funds?

VI.3)

Additional Information

To receive information about this tender, including any amendments and/or clarifications and to request any clarifications and/or to respond to this tender, you must register your interest to this tender on the following site: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/thebuyingclub/aspx/Home Following an expression of interest on www.in-tendhost.co.uk, the PQQ will be available to access on https://intendhost.co.uk/thebuyingclub/aspx/Home The PQQ must be returned in accordance with the instructions set out in the PQQ, by the time and date indicated. The Contracting Authority does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any offer and reserves the right to accept an offer in either whole or in part. The Contracting Authority is not responsible for any costs incurred by bidders in relation to the participation in this process.

VI.4)

Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures

Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.4.2)

Lodging of appeals
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals:

South Staffordshire College will incorporate a standstill period at the point at which information on the award of the Contract is communicated to all tenderers. The notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for the minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the Contract is entered into. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No.102) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed, or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).

VI.4.3)

Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.5)

Dispatch date of this Notice

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1)

Short Description

Full route details available in ITT, contract period includes the 2 year extension.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

3)

Quantity or scope

The safe transportation of students to and from the College on a term time only basis.

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1)

Short Description

Full route details available in ITT, contract period includes the 2 year extension.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

3)

Quantity or scope

The safe transportation of students to and from the College on a term time only basis.

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1)

Short Description

Full route details available in ITT, contract period includes the 2 year extension.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

3)

Quantity or scope

The safe transportation of students to and from the College on a term time only basis.

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1)

Short Description

Full route details available in ITT, contract period includes the 2 year extension.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

3)

Quantity or scope

The safe transportation of students to and from the College on a term time only basis.

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1)

Short Description

Full route details available in ITT, contract period includes the 2 year extension.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

3)

Quantity or scope

The safe transportation of students to and from the College on a term time only basis.

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1)

Short Description

Full route details available in ITT, contract period includes the 2 year extension.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

3)

Quantity or scope

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots

The safe transportation of students to and from the College on a term time only basis.

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1)

Short Description

Full route details available in ITT, contract period includes the 2 year extension.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

3)

Quantity or scope

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots

The safe transportation of students to and from the College on a term time only basis.

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1)

Short Description

Full route details available in ITT, contract period includes the 2 year extension.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

3)

Quantity or scope

The safe transportation of students to and from the College on a term time only basis.

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1)

Short Description

Full route details available in ITT, contract period includes the 2 year extension.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

3)

Quantity or scope

The safe transportation of students to and from the College on a term time only basis.

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1)

Short Description

Full route details available in ITT, contract period includes the 2 year extension.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

3)

Quantity or scope

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots