Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-02-10
Buyer: Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service on behalf of Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 34114122 | 34115200 | 34120000: Motor vehicles for transport of persons | 34121500 | 60000000
Estimated value: 28450000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2018-03-12
Award criteria: Lowest price

Technical requirements: The framework agreement will be awarded for a duration of 48 months. Any resultant contract can be made for a maximum duration of up to 4 years each, with the option of extending for any period.s. up to and including 36 months. The contract is subject to renewal dependant on client requirements.
The value in II.2.6 is the highest value for Lot 1 in the following range 0 GBP to 184 600 GBP which has been calculated on the basis of maximum 4 year resultant contract(s) with the option of 36 month extension period(s) and contingency for potential additions, mini competitions and price increases, potential extension for procurement exercises during the framework agreement period.
The framework agreement will be awarded for a duration of 48 months. Any resultant contract can be made for a maximum duration of up to 4 years each, with the option of extending for any period.s. up to and including 36months. The contract is subject to renewal dependant on client requirements.
The value in II.2.6 is the highest value for Lot 2 in the following range 0 GBP to 11 529 050 GBP which has been calculated on the basis of maximum 4 year resultant contract(s) with the option of 36 month extension period(s) and contingency for potential additions, mini competitions and price increases, potential extension for procurement exercises during the framework agreement period.
The framework agreement will be awarded for a duration of 48 months. Any resultant contract can be made fora maximum duration of up to 4 years each, with the option of extending for any period.s. up to and including 36 months. The contract is subject to renewal dependent on client requirements.
The value in II.2.6 is the highest value for Lot 3 in the following range 0 GBP to 5 060 250 GBP which has been calculated on the basis of maximum 4 year resultant contract(s) with the option of 36 month extension period(s) and contingency for potential additions, mini competitions and price increases, potential extension for procurement exercises during the framework agreement period.
The framework agreement will be awarded for a duration of 48 months. Any resultant contract can be made fora maximum duration of up to 4 years each, with the option of extending for any period.s. up to and including 36months. The contract is subject to renewal dependant on client requirements.
The value in II.2.6 is the highest value for Lot 4 in the following range 0 GBP to 11 686 630 GBP which has been calculated on the basis of maximum 4 year resultant contract(s) with the option of 36 month extension period(s) and contingency for potential additions, mini competitions and price increases, potential extension for procurement exercises during the framework agreement period.
In section I.2), it is stated that this procurement is a joint procedure and contract award is by a central purchasing body. This contract is not a joint contract, it is a central purchasing body contract operated by business services organisation procurement and logistics service on behalf of the participants listed in I.1).The Contracting Authority will identify the most economically advantageous tender(s) (MEAT) on the basis of the ‘lowest price/cost’ submission(s), once full compliance has been demonstrated with all of the elements of the specification and any other requirements as listed in the tender documentation. Details of the evaluation process incorporating price and compliance are provided as part of the tender evaluation methodology and marking scheme (TEMMS) (SS20b). Tenderers can bid for one, more than one or all Lots, tenderers can bid for one, more than one or all areas within any vehicle type bid for. A minimum of three ranked tenderers, for the relevant vehicle type and each area within each Lot where sufficient bids are received, will be awarded a place on the framework agreement. In section IV.1.3, 102 constitutes as 34 Sections with a minimum of three ranked tenderers, no maximum has been set. Estimated value ranges in GPB are as follows:
Lot 1 – 9 – 16 Seat Minibus Belfast Area – 0.00 – 3000. 16 – 24 Seat Coach Belfast Area – 0.00 – 7800. 33 Seat Coach Belfast Area – 0.00 – 19 700. 54 Seat Coach Belfast Area – 0.00 – 59 400. 74 Seat Coach Belfast Area – 0.00 – 94 700. Lot 2 – 9 – 16 Seat Minibus Ballymena Area – 0.00 – 500 300. 9 – 16 Seat Minibus Whiteabbey and Glengormley Areas – 0.00 477 000. 9 – 16 Seat Minibus Larne Area – 0.00 238 500. 16 – 24 Seat Coach Ballymoney Area – 0.00 – 3 661 500. 16 – 24 Seat Coach Whiteabbey and Glengormley Areas – 0.00 - 524 200. 16 – 24 Seat Coach Coleraine Area – 0.00  —  2 700 600. 16  —  24 Seat Coach Cookstown Area – 0.00 – 3 172 500. 16 – 24 Seat Coach Larne Area – 0.00 – 254 450.
Lot 3 – 9 – 16 Seat Minibus Ulster/North Down and Ards – 0.00 – 1 395 000. 9 – 16 Seat Minibus Down – 0.00 – 3 026 700. 9 – 16 Seat Minibus Lisburn – 0.00 – 82 050. 16 – 24 Seat Coach – Ulster/North Down and Ards – 0.00 – 238 500. 16 – 24 Seat Coach – Down – 0.00 – 159 000. 16 – 24 Seat Coach – Lisburn – 0.00 – 159 000.
Lot 4 – 9 – 16 Seat Minibus – Newry Town – 0.00 – 654 250. 9 – 16 Seat Minibus  —  Jerrettspass to Windsor Day Centre, Newry – 0.00 – 360 050. 9 – 16 Seat Minibus – Kilkeel Area to Newry – 0.00 – 1 296 400. 9 – 16 Seat Minibus – Kilkeel Town Centre – 0.00 – 522 700. 9 – 16 Seat Minibus – Kilkeel Rural – 0.00 – 574 200. 9 – 16 Seat Minibus – Annalong, Kilkeel to Age Concern, Mill Rd, Kilkeel – 0.00 – 773 000. 9 – 16 Seat Minibus – Keady Rural Area to Keady Day Centre – 0.00 – 683 550. 9 – 16 Seat Minibus – Dungannon Rural area to Oakridge SEC Dungannon – 0.00 – 1 514 300. 9 – 16 Seat Minibus  —  Augher/Clogher area to Oakridge SEC Dungannon – 0.00 – 851 350. 9 – 16 Seat Minibus - Aughnacloy area to McCague Day Centre Aughnacloy – 0.00 – 1 282 750. 9 – 16 Seat Minibus - Augher, Clogher,Fivemiletown to Clogher Day Centre – 0.00 – 611 900. 16 – 24 Seat Coach - Newtownhamilton area to Newry – 0.00 – 737 100. 16 – 24 Seat Coach - Crossmaglen area to Newry – 0.00 – 969 300. 16 – 24 Seat Coach - Keady Town area to Keady Day Centre – 0.00 – 603 800. 16 – 24 Seat Coach - Ballygawley, Aughnacloy to Clogher Day Centre – 0.00 – 251 980.
PaLS will incorporate. a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into. The Public Contract Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High court. England, Wales and Northern Ireland.


Award value: 28450000