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

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)

Vehicles with drivers are required to transport clients to various locations in the East of Cheshire and surrounding areas. Detailed information of routes, days of operation, whether wheelchair accessible vehicles are required and whether passenger assistants as well as drivers are required, will be detailed in the tender documentation on The Chest website.

Transport Service Solutions, (TSS herein), gives no guarantee or warranty or makes any representation as to the accuracy of any indicative volumes or as to the value of the work during the contract period.

Possible variations to lots — Should this happen, updated information will be provided via The Chest website. TSS may exercise an option to extend the Contract for a further period or periods of up to a maximum of 7 years in total. The successful operator(s) will need to complete contract documentation prior to the contract start date and therefore may be required to travel to our office in Crewe to complete the forementioned paperwork.

A copy of the current terms and conditions will be available with the tender documentation on The Chest website. TSS reserve the right not to award any of the listed lots.

Transport Service Solutions (TSS) is a wholly owned company of Cheshire East Council and assumes all rights, obligations and liabilities previously assumed by Cheshire East Borough Council Transport.

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

II.3)

Duration of the contract or limit for completion

Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial and Technical Information

III.1)

Conditions Relating to the Contract

III.1.1)

Deposits and guarantees required

N/A.

III.1.2)

Main Terms of financing and payment and/or reference to the relevant provisions

Delivery Payment (Please refer to the Standard Conditions of Contract for Passenger Transport Services (Version 1.2)).

III.1.3)

Legal form to be taken by the grouping of suppliers, contractors or service providers to whom the contract is to be awarded

Detailed within the Tender Documentation.

III.1.4)

Other particular conditions to which the performance of the contract is subject

Detailed within the Tender Documentation.

III.2)

Conditions for Participation

III.2.1)

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

Detailed within the Tender Documentation.

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

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

This procurement exercise will be conducted on Transport Service Solutions Limited trading as Cheshire East Borough Council's electronic contract and tender management system at: www.the-chest.org.uk Organisations wishing to be considered for this contract(s) must register their expression of interest and provide additional procurement-specific information (if required) through the contract and tender management system. It is the organisations responsibility to satisfy themselves that they have provided all of the required information. If you have any technical problems with the contract and management system please contact the help desk at: support@due-north.com Telephone. 01670 597136. If and when this requirement is offered to tender, this may be done in whole or in part via electronic means using the contract and tender management system at: www.the-chest.org.uk If you require urgent assistance regarding the initial usage of the etendering package then please contact the Contract Authority point-of-contact in Section I.1) of this notice. On failure to reach this contact, please immediately email the nature of the difficulty to: contractsandperformance@transportservicesolutions.co.uk All deadlines are potentially subject to change. The authority will make all the best endeavours to communicate revised deadlines, should they change. Transport Service Solutions reserves the right not to award any of the listed lots. This tender phase will not be repeated or renewed holistically at a later date. Transport Service Solutions Limited reserve the right to re-tender any of the listed lots on individual merit and cannot guarantee similar tenders will not be required.

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:

The contracting authority will incorporate a minimum 10 day standstill period at the point that an award decision notice is communicated to tenderers.

VI.4.3)

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

VI.5)

Dispatch date of this Notice

ANNEX A

Additional Addresses and Contact Points

I)

Address and contact points from which further information can be obtained

II)

Address and contact points from which specifications and additional documentation may be obtained

III)

Address and contact points to which Tenders/Requests to Participate must be sent

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1)

Short Description

Route Start: Sandbach; Route End: Hopedale School. Minimum Vehicle Seating Capacity: 4 Vehicle and Driver Required. For further information on whether wheelchair accessible vehicle or/and escorts are required please see Schedule document via The Chest website. Possible Route Variation — Should this happen updated information will also be provided via The Chest website.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

3)

Quantity or scope

The contract will be awarded for 2 years with the option to extend — The values given in this notice are only estimates (based on 7 years) and take into account the maximum length of time this contract could be awarded for — the Authority gives no guarantee or warranty or makes any representation as to the accuracy of any indicative volumes or as to the value of the work during the contract period.

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1)

Short Description

Route Start: Congleton; Route End: Horton Lodge School. Minimum Vehicle Seating Capacity: 4 Vehicle and Driver Required. For further information on whether wheelchair accessible vehicle or/and escorts are required, Please see Schedule document via The Chest website. Possible Route Variation — Should this happen updated information will also be provided via The Chest website.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

3)

Quantity or scope

The contract will be awarded for 5 years with the option to extend — The values given in this notice are only estimates (based on 7 years) and take into account the maximum length of time this contract could be awarded for — the Authority gives no guarantee or warranty or makes any representation as to the accuracy of any indicative volumes or as to the value of the work during the contract period.

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1)

Short Description

Route Start: Buxton Route. End: Ivy Bank School. Minimum Vehicle Seating Capacity: 4 Vehicle and Driver Required. For further information on whether wheelchair accessible vehicle or/and escorts are required please see Schedule document via The Chest website. Possible Route Variation — Should this happen updated information will also be provided via The Chest website.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

3)

Quantity or scope

The contract will be awarded for 1 year with the option to extend — The values given in this notice are only estimates (based on 7 years) and take into account the maximum length of time this contract could be awarded for — the Authority gives no guarantee or warranty or makes any representation as to the accuracy of any indicative volumes or as to the value of the work during the contract period.

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1)

Short Description

Route Start: Crewe; Route End: The Russett School. Minimum Vehicle Seating Capacity: 5 Vehicle and Driver Required. For further information on whether wheelchair accessible vehicle or/and escorts are required. Please see Schedule document via The Chest website. Possible Route Variation — Should this happen updated information will also be provided via The Chest website.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

3)

Quantity or scope

The contract will be awarded for 3 years with the option to extend — The values given in this notice are only estimates (based on 7 years) and take into account the maximum length of time this contract could be awarded for — the Authority gives no guarantee or warranty or makes any representation as to the accuracy of any indicative volumes or as to the value of the work during the contract period.

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots