Directive 2004/18/EC
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)Rotherham MBC
Riverside House, Main Street
For the attention of: Mr Howard Tweed
S60 1AE Rotherham
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1709822477
E-mail:
Fax: +44 1709376285
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: http://www.rotherham.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: www.yortender.co.uk
Electronic access to information: www.yortender.co.uk
Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: www.yortender.co.uk
Further information can be obtained from: Rotherham MBC
Riverside House, Main Street
For the attention of: Mr Howard Tweed
S60 1AE Rotherham
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1709822477
E-mail:
Fax: +44 1709376285
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: Rotherham MBC
Riverside House, Main Street
For the attention of: Mr Howard Tweed
S60 1AE Rotherham
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1709822477
E-mail:
Fax: +44 1709376285
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: Rotherham MBC
Riverside House, Main Street
For the attention of: Mr Howard Tweed
S60 1AE Rotherham
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1709822477
E-mail:
Fax: +44 1709376285
I.2)Type of the contracting authorityRegional or local authority
I.3)Main activityGeneral public services
I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authoritiesThe contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no
Section II: Object of the contract
II.1)Description
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
Transport of pupils with special educational needs - Wheelchair accessible vehicles.
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performanceServices
Service category No 2: Land transport services [2], including armoured car services, and courier services, except transport of mail
NUTS code UKE3
II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)The notice involves the establishment of a framework agreement
II.1.4)Information on framework agreementFramework agreement with several operators
maximum number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged: 0
Duration of the framework agreement
Duration in months: 17
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council requires vehicles, drivers and passenger assistants to transport Children and Young People. The passengers' age range is between 0 to 19 years with special educational needs and disabilities including various medical, physical conditions and challenging behaviours. Vehicles with wheelchair accessibility and passenger assistants will be required. Details of all the routes will be provided within the tender documentation. Tender documentation can be downloaded from the YORtender portal at www.yor tender.co.uk. The YORtender contract reference is 9X5J-M3RE5C.
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV) II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes
II.1.8)Lots
II.1.9)Information about variantsVariants will be accepted: no
II.2)Quantity or scope of the contract
II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council requires vehicles, drivers and passenger assistants to transport Children and Young People. The passengers' age range is between 0 to 19 years with special educational needs and disabilities including various medical, physical conditions and challenging behaviours. Vehicles with wheelchair accessibility and passenger assistants will be required. Details of all the routes will be provided within the tender documentation. Tender documentation can be downloaded from the YORtender portal at www.yor tender.co.uk. The YORtender contract reference is 9X5J-M3RE5C.
II.2.2)Information about optionsOptions: no
II.2.3)Information about renewalsThis contract is subject to renewal: no
II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1)Conditions relating to the contract
III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:
As detailed in the tender documents.
III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
III.1.4)Other particular conditionsThe performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: no
III.2)Conditions for participation
III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registersInformation and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: As detailed in the tender documents.
III.2.2)Economic and financial abilityInformation and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: As detailed in the tender documents.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: As detailed in the tender documents.
III.2.3)Technical capacityInformation and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
As detailed in the tender documents.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
As detailed in the tender documents.
III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts
III.3)Conditions specific to services contracts
III.3.1)Information about a particular professionExecution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: no
III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the serviceLegal 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 procedureOpen
IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate
IV.1.3)Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogueRecourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated no
IV.2)Award criteria
IV.2.1)Award criteriaThe most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auctionAn electronic auction will be used: no
IV.3)Administrative information
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:
15-070
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive documentPayable documents: no
IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate28.8.2015 - 12:00
IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn upEnglish.
IV.3.7)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tenderin days: 90 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of tendersPersons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: no
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrenceThis is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.2)Information about European Union fundsThe contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
VI.3)Additional information
VI.4)Procedures for appeal
VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal proceduresSimon Bradley
Riverside House Main Street
S60 1AE Rotherham
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail:
Body responsible for mediation procedures
Simon Bradley
Riverside House Main Street
S60 1AE Rotherham
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail:
VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals
VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtainedSimon Bradley
Riverside House Main Street
S60 1AE Rotherham
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail:
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:23.7.2015