Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2019-04-09
Buyer: Wrexham County Borough Council
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 34114400: Vans | 34115200 | 34120000: Motor vehicles for transport of persons | 34121000: Buses | 34121100: Public-service buses
Submission deadline: 2019-05-10
Award criteria: Lowest price

Technical requirements: Wrexham County Borough Council invites tenders for the provision of education transport services (including SEN, and children and young persons).
Please be aware that full specifications of requirements and details of routes available are included within the suite of tender documents.
Contracts with a 3-year term will have an option to extend for a further period of 12 months, and contracts with a 5-year term will have an option to extend for a further two periods of 12 months.
— click the “Open Access PQQs/ITTs” link (these are invitations to tender open to any registered supplier),
— click the “Express Interest” button in the “Actions” box on the left-hand side of the page. This will move the PQQ/ITT into your “My PQQ/ITTs” page (this is a secure area reserved for your projects only),
— click on the PQQ/ITT code, you can now access any attachments by clicking the “Settings and Buyer Attachments” in the “Actions” box.
There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available).
If you require any further assistance use the online help, or the BravoSolution help desk is available Mon — Fri (8:00 — 18:00) on:
Note: The Authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=91211
Under the terms of this contract the successful supplier(s) will be required to deliver community benefits in support of the Authority’s economic and social objectives. Accordingly, contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social and environmental considerations. The Community Benefits included in this contract are:
In line with its vision, values and corporate objectives Wrexham County Borough Council aims to contribute to the development of the local economy and maximise community regeneration through its procurement activity.
The Contracting Authority will incorporate a minimum of 10 calendar days standstill period at the point that an award decision notice is communicated to tenderers. The award decision notice will specify the criteria for the award of the contract, the reasons for the decision, including when the standstill period is expected to end or the date before which the Contracting Authority will not conclude the contract. If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved, the Public Contracts (Amendment) Regulations 2009 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or at risk of a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months). The Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or may order the Contracting Authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the Contract has been entered into the Court may make a declaration of ineffectiveness or may order that the duration of any relevant specific contract be shortened and additionally may award damages. The time limit for seeking such a declaration is generally 6 months (and 30 days in certain circumstances).

Eligibility requirements: As detailed within the tender documents.