Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Essex County Council
County Hall, Market Road
Chelmsford
CM1 1QH
UK
E-mail: pt.procurementteam@essex.gov.uk
NUTS: UKH3
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.essex.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.essex.gov.uk/
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://procontract.due-north.com/SupplierRegistration/Register
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://procontract.due-north.com/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
PL0066 - ECC Passenger Transport DPS 2023
Reference number: DN694898
II.1.2) Main CPV code
60000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Essex County Council invite suppliers to apply to join the Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the provision of Passenger Transport Services for Essex County Council and Thurrock Council. This Dynamic Purchasing System has been split into the Categories listed below :
Category 1 - SEND Education Transport: Transport of Passengers with SEND requirements to education, care provision or other locations as required.
Category - Mainstream Education Transport: Transport to Mainstream primary, secondary, or further education locations.
Category 3 - Adult Social Care Transport: Transport of adults with eligible needs to day care/day centre/education provision or other locations as required.
Category 4 - Local Bus & Demand Responsive Transport: Provision of Local Bus and DRT services within Essex.
Category 5 - Ad-Hoc Requirements: Provision of impromptu or unprecedented transport for Adult Social Care, SEND, Mainstream or Children’s Social Care Passengers.
In addition, the new DPS Agreement will aim to bring continuous improvement measures to ECC's continuing service offer in line with commitments, plans and strategies for the future of Essex, including Everyone's Essex: our plan for levelling up the county. Any measures for Thurrock Council shall be listed within their mini-competition documents.
This Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) will operate for a period of five years with the option to extend for 24 months in single or multiple periods. Service Agreements procured via call-off and awarded under the DPS shall be for the period specified in the Order Requirements. Service Agreements procured via call-off under the DPS agreement may continue beyond the Expiry date of the DPS Agreement.
The Estimated Total Value of the Passenger Transport DPS Agreement is £355,000,000 for the initial 5 year period with the Estimated Total Value breakdown for each Council for the initial 5 year period as follows;
Essex County Council Estimated Total Value: £320,000,000
Thurrock Council Estimated Total Value: £35,000,000
The Estimated Total Value for the additional extension period of the Passenger Transport DPS up to 24 months is £142,000,000.
Essex County Council Estimated Extension Total Value: £128,000,000
Thurrock Council Estimated Extension Total Value: £14,000,000
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
497 000 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
SEND Education Transport
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
60112000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH3
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Transport of Passengers with SEND requirements to education, care provision or other locations as required, in order to satisfy a statutory duty.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 60
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Extension periods available.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Mainstream Education Transport
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
60000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH3
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Transport to Mainstream primary, secondary, or further education locations, in order to satisfy a statutory duty, including but not limited to school bus transport Services.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 60
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Extension periods available.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Lot No: 3
II.2.1) Title
Adult Social Care Transport
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
60000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH3
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Transport of adults with eligible needs to day care/day centre/education provision or other locations as required.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 60
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Extensions periods available.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Lot No: 4
II.2.1) Title
Local Bus Transport
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
60000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH3
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of Local Bus and Demand Responsive Transport Services within Essex.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 60
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Extension periods available.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Lot No: 5
II.2.1) Title
Ad-hoc requirements
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
60000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of impromptu or unprecedented transport for Adult Social Care, SEND, Mainstream or Children’s Social Care Passengers.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 60
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Extension periods available.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the setting up of a dynamic purchasing system
The dynamic purchasing system might be used by additional purchasers
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
04/01/2029
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Essex County Council
Chelmsford
UK
E-mail: pt.procurementteam@essex.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
02/12/2023