Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
N/A
Culham Campus
Abingdon
OX14 3DB
UK
Contact person: Vincent Tsang
Telephone: +44 1235466444
E-mail: vincent.tsang@ukaea.uk
NUTS: UKJ14
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-atomic-energy-authority
Address of the buyer profile: https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/72814
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Other: Fusion Research
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Service
Reference number: T/VT068/24
II.1.2) Main CPV code
60120000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The UK Atomic Energy Authority UKAEA (the Client) has a requirement for the provision of Hackney Carriages (local taxi service) and Private Hire vehicles (with driver) for airport and longer journeys ie central London. The Client is located at Culham Science Centre, Abingdon, Oxfordshire which is a semi-rural area.
The Client intends to award two contracts, one for each lot, to provide the following services:
Lot 1: Hackney Carriage / Taxi service for local destinations.
Lot 2: Private Hire service to provide journeys between the Clients premises or staffs homes to transport terminus.
Contracts are intended to run for a duration of 3 years + an option to extend a further 1 year.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
450 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Service
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
60100000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ14
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The UK Atomic Energy Authority UKAEA (the Client) has a requirement for the provision of Hackney Carriages (local taxi service) and Private Hire vehicles (with driver) for airport and longer journeys ie central London. The Client is located at Culham Science Centre, Abingdon, Oxfordshire which is a semi-rural area.
The Client intends to award two contracts, one for each lot, to provide the following services:
Lot 1: Hackney Carriage / Taxi service for local destinations.
Lot 2: Private Hire service to provide journeys between the Clients premises or staffs homes to transport terminus.
The Contracts are intended to run for a duration of 3 years + an option to extend a further 1 year.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: TENDERER’S PROPOSAL
/ Weighting: 30%
Quality criterion: KEY PERSONNEL & ORGANISATIONAL EXPERIENCE
/ Weighting: 15%
Quality criterion: DRIVER AND VEHICLE INFORMATION
/ Weighting: 30%
Quality criterion: SAFETY POLICY AND PERFORMANCE
/ Weighting: 15%
Quality criterion: SOCIAL VALUE
/ Weighting: 10%
Cost criterion: Average Rate Card
/ Weighting: 100%
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Option to extend a further 1 year on mutual agreement
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
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2024/S 000-014849
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Contract No: 2
Title: Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Service
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
11/07/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
UNITAXI LTD
319815484
24anWick Green
Grove
OX12 0AS
UK
E-mail: bookings@unitaxiltd.co.uk
NUTS: UKJ
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 450 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 2
Contract No: 1
Title: Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Service
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
11/07/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
FLIGHTLINK CHAUFFEURS LTD
362 8249 80
18 BENEDICT MEWS, TORTWORTH ROAD
SWINDON
SN25 2AR
UK
E-mail: cecilia@flightlink.biz
NUTS: UKJ1
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 450 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
UK Atomic Energy Authority
Culham Science Centre
Abingdon
OX14 3DB
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-atomic-energy-authority
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
UK Atomic Energy Authority
Culham Science Centre
Abingdon
OX14 3DB
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-atomic-energy-authority
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation procedures
VI.4.3)Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers.
This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the authority before a contract is entered into applicants have 2 working days from the notification of the award decision to request. Additional debriefing and that information have to be provided within a minimum of 3 working days before the expiry of the standstill period. Such additional information should be sought from the contact named in this notice.
If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No. 102) 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).
Any such action must be brought promptly.
(generally within 3 months).
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
UK Atomic Energy Authority
Culham Science Centre
Abingdon
OX14 3DB
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-atomic-energy-authority
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
11/07/2024