Published date: 28 June 2022

Last edited date: 28 June 2022

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 1 August 2022, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Hire of buses and coaches with driver - 60172000

Location of contract

ST5 5BG

Value of contract

£395,000 to £474,000

Procurement reference

IT-182-253-KU/352/KB/JR/2022

Published date

28 June 2022

Closing date

1 August 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

3 October 2022

Contract end date

23 May 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Harper Adams University and Keele University have established a Joint Veterinary ("Vet") School with the cohort of students split between the Harper and Keele campuses.
In order to allow Harper and Keele Vet School students to attend joint lectures and other joint teaching, a competent and reliable Service Provider is required to provide transport for students between the two University campuses.
Tenders are therefore invited from interested parties for the Provision of Transport for Harper and Keele Vet School for the 2022-2023, 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 Academic Years in accordance with the Tender Specification in Section 2 of the ITT.
The Contract covers the transport requirements for the 1st year students ("Year 1 Students"), 2nd year students ("Year 2 Students") and 3rd year students ("Year 3 Students").
The estimated total value of the Contract over its duration is £474,000 including VAT, £395,000 excluding VAT.
Main reasons for decision not to subdivide contract into lots: Given the need for one Service Provider to co-ordinate the delivery of all of the services required, the Contract has not been subdivided into lots.

The award stage evaluation criteria is 700 marks Quality/Technical:-.
Approach and Methodology for the delivery of the Contract - 350 marks
Proposed Management Structure, Responsibilities and Skills- 200 marks
Performance Monitoring - 150 marks
Price - 300 marks

More information

Links

Additional text

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofkeele/aspx/Home

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofkeele/aspx/Home

Tenderers remain responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by them or by any third party acting under instructions from the Tenderer in connection with taking part in this procurement, regardless of whether such costs arise as a direct or indirect consequence of any amendments made to the procurement documents by Keele University


Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : Yes

About the buyer

Contact name

Debbie Cramphorn

Address

Keele
Staffordshire
West Midlands
ST5 5BG
United Kingdom

Telephone

01782 734967

Email

d.a.cramphorn@keele.ac.uk