UK-Southend-on-Sea: Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver.

UK-Southend-on-Sea: Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver.

Section I: Contracting Authority
Title: UK-Southend-on-Sea: Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver.
I.1)Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council
Civic Centre, Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6ER, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 1702534028

I.2)Type of the contracting authority:
Regional or local authority

I.3) Main activity:
General Public Services

I.4) Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities:
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: No

Section II: Object Of The Contract
II.1)Description
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority: Tender for the Provision of One School - One Operator Service
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works:
SERVICES

Service Category: 2

Region Codes: UKH31 - Southend-on-Sea
II.1.3)Information about a framework or a dynamic purchasing system:
Not Provided
II.1.4)Short description of the contract or purchase(s):
Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver. Special-purpose road passenger-transport services. The purpose of this tender exercise is to put into place contracts to provide appropriate transportation for the safe conveyance of Passengers with special needs, to their respective schools. The Schools in question are:•Kingsdown School that specialises in assisting children with learning difficulties, physical disabilities and communication difficulties. Currently 74 Passengers requiring transportation, with the potential to grow to 80•The St Christopher’s School who focus on children who have Special Educational Needs (SEN). Including but not limited to severe Autism and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Currently 119 Passengers requiring transportation with the potential to grow to 133. There are 3 of the 119 St Christopher’s Passengers that require their own individual vehicles.The Council reserves the right to appoint a different Operator for each school. With the information provided by the Council; the winning Operators will be responsible for transporting a high volume of Passengers with varying degrees of special needs. They will be responsible for planning, staffing and running the various routes required. The routes submitted by the Tenderers will be assessed by the Council for both practical and financial viability.Additionally, SBC have approached Essex County Council (ECC) with the possibility of jointly provisioning the services required. This is because there are a number of Passengers that require transportation to Southend Borough from Essex County Districts. This will add a further 8 Passengers for Kingsdown and a further 25 Passengers for St Christopher’s.Although ECC are taking part in this tender process, they are also running their own independent tender competition for the same provision. The ECC only process will include the requirement detailed above, as well as a number of their other transportation obligations. ECC reserve the right to determine and award a contract under which ever of these two tender processes represent the best value for ECC. As result the tender will be run as 4 Lots with Operators able to bid for a single lot or multiple lots. The Lots will be as follows:Lot 1a – Kingsdown School transportation of SBC registered passengers Lot 1b – Kingsdown School transportation of SBC and ECC registered passengersLot 2a – The St Christopher’s School transportation of SBC registered passengersLot 2b - The St Christopher’s School transportation of SBC and ECC registered passengersTenderers are reminded that only a or b for each lot per School will be awarded.To request the Tender Documents in relation to this Tender, please email; eprocurement@southend.gov.ukClosing date To request these documents is; 09/06/2014
II.1.5)Common procurement vocabulary:
60170000 - Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver.
60130000 - Special-purpose road passenger-transport services.
II.1.6)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): Not Provided

II.2)Total Final Value Of Contract(s)
II.2.1) Total final value of the contract(s)
Value: 607,000
Currency: GBP
Excluding VAT: Yes


Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Type Of Procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Open
IV.2)Award Criteria
IV.2.1)Award criteria: The most economically advantageous tender in terms of:

Criteria - Weighting

1) Methodology (20 Marks) - 20
2) Relationship with School (15 Marks) - 15
3) Innovation (5 Marks) - 5
4) Challenging Behaviour (15 Marks) - 15
5) Route Changes (10 Marks) - 10
6) Safeguarding (20 Marks) - 20
7) Passenger Independence (15 Marks) - 15
8) Relationship with the Council (10 Marks) - 10
9) Possible Passenger Number Increases (10 Marks) - 10
10) Unforeseen Circumstances (15 Marks) - 15

IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction:
An electronic auction will be used: No

IV.3)Administrative Information
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority: Not Provided
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract: Yes


Contract notice
Notice number in OJ: 2014/S 87 - 152553 of 06/05/2014



Section V: Award Of Contract

1: Award And Contract Value
Contract No: Not Provided

Title: 2a

V.1)Date Of Contract Award: 24/07/2014
V.2) Information About Offers
Number Of Offers Received: 2
Number Of Offers Received By Electronic Means: Not Provided
V.3)Name And Address Of Economic Operator To Whom The Contract Has Been Awarded:
Official name: 24 x 7 Ltd
V.4)Information On Value Of Contract
Total final value of the contract
Value: 1,292,000
Currency: GBP
If annual or monthly value:
Number of years: 4
V.5)Information about subcontracting:
The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No


2: Award And Contract Value
Contract No: Not Provided

Title: 1a

V.1)Date Of Contract Award: 24/07/2014
V.2) Information About Offers
Number Of Offers Received: 2
Number Of Offers Received By Electronic Means: Not Provided
V.3)Name And Address Of Economic Operator To Whom The Contract Has Been Awarded:
Official name: Access Anyone Ltd
V.4)Information On Value Of Contract
Total final value of the contract
Value: 1,136,000
Currency: GBP
If annual or monthly value:
Number of years: 4
V.5)Information about subcontracting:
The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No


Section VI: Complementary Information
VI.1)Information about European Union funds:
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

VI.2)Additional Information:
The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement, and the contract will be awarded on the basis of the most economically advantageous tender.
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VI.3.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures:
Not Provided
VI.3.2)Lodging of appeals: Not Provided
VI.3.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
Not Provided

VI.4)Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 22/12/2014