CT1318 DPS for Provision of Supported Bus Services

Concepts

• edinburgh
• road transport
• public service buses
• supported bus services
• provision of supported bus services
• the provision of supported bus services
• bus
• edinburgh council
• the council serving notice
• the specified selection criteria

Location

Edinburgh

Description

The City of Edinburgh Council seeks to set up a DPS for the Provision of Supported Bus Services. The DPS will be in place for 5 years and the Council will have the option to extend for an additional 3 periods of 12 months each, which will be exercised by the Council serving notice on the successful applicants in accordance with the Council's Terms and Conditions. The DPS is open to any supplier that satisfies the specified selection criteria.

Total Quantity or Scope

The DPS will be in place for 5 years and the Council will have the option to extend for an additional 3 periods of up to 12 months each, which will be exercised by the Council serving notice on the successful applicants in accordance with the Council's Terms and Conditions.

Renewal Options

The DPS will be in place for 5 years and the Council will have the option to extend for an additional 3 periods of 12 months each, which will be exercised by the Council serving notice on the successful applicants in accordance with the Council's Terms and Conditions.

CPV Codes

• 60112000 - Public road transport services
• 34121100 - Public-service buses
• 60100000 - Road transport services

Indicators

• Bids should cover the whole contract.
• This is a recurring contract.
• Renewals are available.
• Financial restrictions apply.
• Performance considerations apply.
• Professional qualifications are sought.
• Staff qualifications are relevant.
• Award on basis of price and quality.

Other Information

Part 4D: Quality Assurance Schemes It is a mandatory requirement that Tendering Organisations with more than 5 employees have in place a Health & Safety Policy which is approved at a senior level within the Organisation and is reviewed regularly. Bidders should confirm that this condition has been met within the response to this question. Where a Bidder does not have a Health & Safety Policy and is required to do so, the Council may exclude the Bidder from the competition. It is a mandatory requirement of this Framework that the Contractor or any proposed sub-contractor will utilise vehicles used on the service must be of low-floor vehicles, fully accessible specification, in accordance with The Public Service Vehicles Accessibility Regulations 2000 in the operation of any contract procured under this DPS. It is a mandatory requirement that Tendering Organisations have in place a Business Continuity Policy which is approved at a senior level within the Organisation and is reviewed regularly. Bidders should confirm that this condition has been met within the response to this question. Where a Bidder does not have a satisfactory Business Continuity Policy, the Council may exclude the Bidder from the competition or require amendments to the policy to be made. It is a mandatory requirement that Tendering Organisations provide records of vehicle prohibitions issued by Vehicle Operator Service Agency (VOSA) or the Police within the last two years. If no prohibitions have been imposed, Tenderers should state this also. Your response should state all prohibitions and if imposed what measures have been taken to ensure that they do not reoccur. This is a Pass/fail section. Tenders will be excluded if the Council is not satisfied that the measures they have in place meet our safety standards. The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this PQQ exercise. The Project code is 25622. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 The Contracting Authority does not intend to include a sub-contract clause as part of community benefits (as per Section 25 of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014) in this contract for the following reason: The requirement does not lend itself readily to sub-contracting. Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-pr... A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: Community Benefits will be applied to minicompetitions conducted under this DPS as appropriate and will be detailed in the procurement documents. (SC Ref:749923)