Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-03-09
Buyer: Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council
Country: UK
Region: Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 34115200 | 34120000: Motor vehicles for transport of persons | 60000000 | 60100000 | 60112000
Estimated value: 19000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-04-12
Award criteria: Lowest price

Technical requirements: Provision of transport services for home to school (Mainstream Education and Special Educational Needs) and Social Services (Adult and Looked after Children) in the Neath Port Talbot County Borough and surrounding areas.
Note: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at http://www.sell2wales.gov.uk/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=41728
This procurement exercise involves the provision of home to school/colleges and activities transport services within or outside the County Borough of Neath Port Talbot (the “County Borough”) for following:
1. The provision of mainstream education transport services require a range of vehicles including licensed private hire vehicles, hackney carriage vehicles and/or Passenger Carrying Vehicles (PCVs) including, where specified, the provision of a passenger assistant.
2. The provision of SEN transport services normally require a range of vehicles including licensed private hire vehicles, hackney carriage vehicles and/or Passenger Carrying Vehicles (PCVs) including the capability of carrying a combination of passengers and wheel chairs, and to provide disabled access and including, where specified, the provision of a passenger assistant.
3. The provision of transport services for Social Services (Adult and Looked after Children) normally require a range of vehicles including licensed private hire vehicles, hackney carriage vehicles and/or Passenger Carrying Vehicles (PCVs) including the capability of carrying a combination of passengers and wheel chairs, and to provide disabled access and including, where specified, the provision of a passenger assistant.
Please note: The above numbers are at the date of this Contract Notice and may change during the tender process.
Unless otherwise specified in the Specifications of Services for each service and as provided for in the conditions of contract:
1. Home to School (Mainstream Education and SEN) routes will run for a period of 5 years from 1.9.2016 to the end of the academic year in July 2021 with an option in favour of the Council to extend for a period of up to 1 year.
2. Social Services (Adult and Looked after Children) routes will run for a period of 5 years from 1.9.2016 to the end of the attendance year in 2021 with an option in favour of the Council to extend for a period of up to 1 year.
1. The Council is using etenderwales to carry out this procurement process. Please note this is a separate website and if you are not already registered on that website, registration will be required.
To access etenderwales, express your interest in this notice and access the tender documentation please visit https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml and search for this ITT code: itt_53601
2. The Council is using Reverse Auctions in this procurement process. It is anticipated that the Reverse Auctions will be conducted during the period 6.6.2016 to 10.6.2016. Please note that this is an indicative time-scale only. Bidders will be advised of the specific dates during the procurement process.
3. Award will be based on 100 % price as set out in the tender. Contractors will be appointed on an individual route basis.
Contract period is for 5 years with an option in favour of the Council to extend for a period of up to 1 year, subject always to the provisions of the conditions of contract and to the specific contract periods set out in the Specifications of Services.


Award value: 19000000