London Boroughs of Richmond and Wandsworth: Home to School Transport for Children with Special Educational Needs

UK-London: Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver.

Section I: Contracting Authority
   I.1)Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
      Wandsworth Borough Council
      Town Hall, Wandsworth High Street, London, SW18 2PU, United Kingdom
      Tel. +44 2088716742, Email: pcarlisle@wandsworth.gov.uk, URL: www.wandsworth.gov.uk
      Contact: Central Procurement Team, Attn: Paul Carlisle
      Electronic Access URL: https://www.delta-esourcing.com
      Electronic Submission URL: https://www.delta-esourcing.com

      Further information can be obtained at: As Above       
      Specifications and additional documents: As Above       
      Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: As Above       
   
   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: SERVICES
   II.1)Description
      II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority: Home to School Transport for Children with Special Educational Needs
      II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance: SERVICES         
         Service Category: 2

         Region Codes: UKI11 - Inner London - West         
      II.1.3) Information about a public contract, a framework or a dynamic purchasing system:The notice involves a public contract                                                       
      
      II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase:
      Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver. The contract entails the transport of pupils with special educational needs to schools in the borough for both morning and afternoon journeys from home to school. The children are of both primary and secondary age groups. A small proportion of the contract entails transport for adults with learning and physical disabilities attending specialist day provision. It is anticipated that the contract will commence in April 2016.
         
      II.1.6)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
         60170000 - Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver.
         

      II.1.7) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
         The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): No       
      II.1.8)Lots:
         This contract is divided into lots: No
      II.1.9)Information about variants:
         Variants will be accepted: Yes    
   
   II.2)Quantity Or Scope Of The Contract
      II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:
      The estimated total contract value for the entire possible ten year contract period is between GBP23000000 and GBP40000000                  
         Estimated value excluding VAT:
         Range between: 23,000,000 and 40,000,000
         Currency: GBP
               
      
      II.2.2)Options: Yes
         If yes, description of these options: The contract is for a duration of seven years with the option to extend by a period or periods of up to three years       
      If known, Provisional timetable for recourse to these options:
                  
         Duration in months: 84 (from the award of the contract)
                            
         II.2.3)Information about renewals:
            This contract is subject to renewal: No          
   II.3)Duration Of The Contract Or Time-Limit For Completion      
         Duration in months: 120 (from the award of the contract)

   Information About Lots
               
Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial And Technical Information
   III.1)Conditions relating to the contract
      III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:
      As set out in the invitation documentation and the pre-qualification questionnaire
      
      III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
      As set out in the invitation documentation and the pre-qualification questionnaire
      
      III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
      As set out in the pre-qualification questionnaire
      
      III.1.4)Other particular conditions:
         The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions:Yes       
      If Yes, description of particular conditions:
      As set out in the invitation documentation and the pre-qualification questionnaire      
   III.2)Conditions For Participation
      III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers:

      As set out in the pre-qualification questionnaire      
      III.2.2)Economic and financial capacity
         Economic and financial capacity - means of proof required:         
         
         Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
         As set out in the pre-qualification questionnaire         
         Minimum Level(s) of standards possibly required:
         As set out in the pre-qualification questionnaire
      
      III.2.3)Technical capacity
         Technical capacity - means of proof required         
         
         Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
         As set out in the pre-qualification questionnaire         
         Minimum Level(s) of standards possibly required:
         As set out in the pre-qualification questionnaire      
      III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts: Not Provided   
   III.3)Conditions Specific To Service Contracts
      III.3.1)Information about a particular profession:
         Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: No       
      III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service:
         Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: No
Section IV: Procedure
   IV.1)Type Of Procedure
      IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Restricted
      
      IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate:
                        
         Objective Criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
         As set out in the pre-qualification questionnaire   
   IV.2)Award Criteria
      IV.2.1)Award criteria:      
         Lowest price

      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: CPT/1061      
      IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract: No

      IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document:


         Not Provided      
      
      IV.3.4)Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
         Date: 06/02/2015
         Time: 12:00      
      IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates: Not Provided      
      IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up:         English
         


Section VI: Complementary Information

   VI.1)This Is A Recurrent Procurement: No
   VI.2)Information about European Union funds:
      The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No       
   VI.3)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.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.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Hire-of-passenger-transport-vehicles-with-driver./YB297GMQDC

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/YB297GMQDC
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   VI.4)Procedures For Appeal
      VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures:
      High Court
      Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand, London, WC2A 2LL, United Kingdom
      Tel. +44 20794760000

      VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals: In accordance with Regulations 32 and 32A (Information about contract award procedures and the application of the standstill period prior to contract award) and Part 9 (Applications to the Court) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006.   
   
      VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
            Not Provided

   VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 07/01/2015

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