Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-08-18
Buyer: Transport for London — Commercial Surface
Country: UK
Region: LONDON
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 34120000: Motor vehicles for transport of persons | 60000000 | 60130000 | 75200000
Submission deadline: 2016-09-21
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Transport for London (TfL) requires external support to provide multi occupancy transport that is accessible for the registered users of the London Dial a Ride service. Contracts will be put in place for 11 Lots to cover different geographic areas across London. Please note, this tender is being conducted under The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 — Competitive Procedure with Negotiation.
Multiple occupancy accessible transport provisions within City, Tower Hamlets, Newham and Waltham Forest.
Multiple occupancy accessible transport provisions within Camden, Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington & Chelsea and Westminster.
Multiple occupancy accessible transport provisions within Kingston, Lambeth, Merton, Richmond upon Thames and
The scope of the MOAT requirement will be for Service Providers to provide driver and vehicle provisions within the contracted geographical Lot, this will include delivering the service in line with the Specification set out within the tender documents.
The service provider will be responsible for working collaboratively with London Dial a Ride operational staff to ensure that a robust service is delivered.
Please note, bidders are restricted to bid for a maximum of two Lots; parent companies and subsidiaries are deemed as part of the same bidder and therefore cannot bid independently.
TfL wishes to put in place up to 11 contracts for a duration of up to 5 years with the option to extend at TfL's discretion for periods of up to a further 2 years. The estimate provided below is for the proposed contract term, including any extensions across all 11 Lots. Further information on the scope of the requirement will be provided in the contract documents (Pre-Qualification Questionnaire and Invitation to Negotiate Documentation) which will be accessible upon registering on TfL's e-procurement portal detailed below. This is in accordance with the Public Contract Regulations 2015, Competitive Procedure with Negotiations, which this procurement exercise will adhere to.
All applicants will be required to register an interest in the opportunity and complete a Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ).
To register your interest and download a copy of the PQQ your company needs to register on the TfL e-procurement portal.
Bidders should register on www.tfl.gov.uk/eprocurement and search for this opportunity to receive the PQQ.
Completed PQQ's must be uploaded onto www.tfl.gov.uk/eprocurement by 12:00 on 9.5.2016 to be considered for shortlisting/pre-qualification.
If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the named point of contact for this procurement.
A briefing meeting will take place at TfL offices during the PQQ response period, date and details to be confirmed and will be provided once your expression of interest has been received. It is intended that this meeting will give an overview of the process that will be followed and the solution that is being tendered.
Details can be found in the Invitation to Negotiate documents. Payment will be pound sterling and will normally be made

Eligibility requirements: Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: All Applicants will be required to express an interest in the opportunity and complete a Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ). To express an interest as a potential supplier your company needs to be registered on the TfL e-procurement portal. To register or to check if you are already registered log on to www.tfl.gov.uk/eprocurement Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Interested parties should note that they may be additionally required to supply copies of at least 2 years of accounts/financial statements. Services of an independent third party financial assessment agency may also be used. Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Interested parties will be required to undergo assessment via a pre-qualification questionnaire and Invitation to Negotiate if invited at a later stage.
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Interested parties should note that they may be additionally required to supply copies of at least 2 years of accounts/financial statements. Services of an independent third party financial assessment agency may also be used.
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Interested parties will be required to undergo assessment via a pre-qualification questionnaire and Invitation to Negotiate if invited at a later stage.