Section I: Contracting authority

I.1) Name, addresses and contact point(s)

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: URL: www.surreycc.gov.uk

Further information can be obtained from:The above mentioned contact point(s)

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from:The above mentioned contact point(s)

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to:The above mentioned contact point(s)

I.2) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

I.3) Main activity

General public services

Public order and safety

Environment

Health

Housing and community amenities

Social protection

Recreation, culture and religion

Education

I.4) Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities

The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: yes

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1) Description

II.1.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:

Tender for inclusion on a framework agreement for the provision of taxi transport services for Surrey County Council: phase two: zones 3, 4&5.

II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance

Services

Service category No 2: Land transport services [2], including armoured car services, and courier services, except transport of mail

Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Surrey County Council acting as a central purchasing body intends to conclude a Framework Agreement which will entitle the potential use by any of the District and Borough Councils within the County of Surrey, Police Authority, Primary Care Trust and other health related organisations (and their successors) within the County of Surrey from time to time, each to award a specific contract (call-off contract) based on the Framework Agreement for their own geographical area.

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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 agreement

Duration of the framework agreement

Duration in years: 3

Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement

Estimated value excluding VAT:

Range: between 500 000 and 30 000 000 GBP

II.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

Surrey County Council on behalf of itself and the bodies listed in section II.1.2 is seeking expressions of interest from organisations wishing to participate in a framework agreement for the provision of taxi transport services. The taxi transport services required in phase two are comprised of 3 lots as set out below:-.

Lot 1 - Zone three: Runnymede and Spelthorne.

Lot 2 - Zone four: Woking and Surrey Heath.

Lot 3 - zone five: Guildford and Waverley.

II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

60120000 , 60171000

II.1.7) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes

II.1.8) Lots

This contract is divided into lots: yes

Tenders may be submitted for one or more lots

II.1.9) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no

II.2) Quantity or scope of the contract

II.2.1) Total quantity or scope:

The Surrey Taxi Transport Services Framework phase two will cover taxi transport services for the functions and activities of the Contracting Authority. The phase two framework will comprise a total of 3 lots.

The service lot title is a general description of the service type.

Lot 1 - zone 3 - Runnymede&Spelthorne.

Lot 2 - zone 4 - Woking&Surrey Heath.

Lot 3 - zone 5 - Guildford&Waverley.

Organisations are invited to register an interest in one or more service lots and must follow the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire instructions and submit the required details and information for each service lot for which they have registered an interest.

II.2.2) Information about options

Options: yes

Description of these options: Contract will be for a period of 3 years with the option to extend for a further period of 1 year.

II.2.3) Information about renewals

II.3) Duration of the contract or time limit for completion

Duration in months: 36 (from the award of the contract)

Information about lots

Lot No: 1

Lot title: Tender for inclusion on a framework agreement for the provision of taxi transport services for Surrey County Council: phase two: zone three

1) Short description

Provision of taxi transport services for home to school transport for mainstream pupils, home to school transport for Special Education Needs pupils and transport for Adult Social Care journeys Zone 3: Runnymede&spelthorne.

2) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

60120000 , 60171000

3) Quantity or scope

Journeys in zone three comprising of the taxi licensing areas Runnymede and Spelthorne.

Estimated value excluding VAT:

Range: between 500 000 and 10 000 000 GBP

4) Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

5) Additional information about lots

The estimated value of taxi transport services is over the entire contract period of the Framework.

There is no guarantee of the value of services commissioned under this Lot.

The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering ystem in this procurement exercise and reserves the right to use a reverse auction.

Lot No: 2

Lot title: Tender for inclusion on a framework agreement for the provision of taxi transport services for Surrey County Council: phase two: zone four

1) Short description

Provision of taxi transport services for home to school transport for mainstream pupils, home to school transport for Special Education Needs pupils and transport for Adult Social Care journeys in zone four: Woking and Surrey Heath.

2) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

60120000 , 60171000

3) Quantity or scope

Journeys in zone four comprising of the taxi licensing areas Woking&Surrey Heath.

Estimated value excluding VAT:

Range: between 500 000 and 10 000 000 GBP

4) Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

5) Additional information about lots

The estimated value of taxi transport services is over the entire contract period of the Framework.

There is no guarantee of the value of services commissioned under this Lot.

The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering system in this procurement exercise and reserves the right to use a reverse auction.

Lot No: 3

Lot title: Tender for inclusion on a framework agreement for the provision of taxi transport services for Surrey County Council: phase two: zone five

1) Short description

Provision of taxi tranport services for home to school transport for mainstream pupils, home to school transport for Special Education Needs pupils and transport for Adult Social Care journeys zone five: Guidlford&Waverley.

2) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

60120000 , 60171000

3) Quantity or scope

Journeys in zone five comprising of the taxi licensing areas Guildford and Waverley.

Estimated value excluding VAT:

Range: between 500 000 and 10 000 000 GBP

4) Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

5) Additional information about lots

The estimated value of taxi transport services is over the entire contract period of the framework. There is no guarantee of the value of services commissioned under this lot. The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering system in this procurement exercise and reserves the right to use a reverse auction.

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1) Conditions relating to the contract

III.1.1) Deposits and guarantees required:

The Contracting Authority's requirements will be set out in the Invitation To Tender.

(ITT) document.

III.1.2) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:

The Contracting Authority's requirements will be set out in the Invitation To Tender.

(ITT) document.

III.1.3) Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:

The Contracting Authority's requirements will be set out in the Invitation To Tender.

(ITT) document.

III.1.4) Other particular conditions

The 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 registers

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender~:

1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) - Browse to the eSourcing Portal: URL: https://surrey.bravosolution.co.uk
and click the link to register - Accept the terms and conditions and click 'continue' - Enter your correct business and user details - Note the username you chose and click 'Save' when complete - You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure).

2. Express an Interest in the tender - Login to the portal with the username/password - Click the 'PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers' link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) - Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content. - Click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of the page. - This will move the PQQ /ITT into your 'My PQQs/ My ITTs' page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) -You can now access any attachments by clicking 'Buyer Attachments' in the 'PQQ/ ITT Details' box.

3. Responding to the tender - Click 'My Response' under 'PQQ/ ITT Details', you can choose to 'Create Response' or to 'Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining) - You can now use the‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification - Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT - There may be a mixture of online&offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available) You must then submit your reply using the 'Submit Response' button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk.

III.2.2) Economic and financial ability

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: In accordance with Articles 45 to 50 of the Directive 2004/18/EC and Regulation 24 of the Public Contract Regulations 2006 and as set out in the pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ) available through the Surrey County Council e-procurement portal provided by Bravo Solutions. Interested operators will need to register on the.

Surrey County Council e-procurement portal by following the instructions herein.

III.2.3) Technical capacity

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:

In accordance with Articles 45 to 50 of the Directive 2004/18/EC and Regulation 24 of the Public Contract Regulations 2006 and as set out in the pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ) available through the Surrey County Council e-procurement portal provided by Bravo Solutions. Interested operators will need to register on the.

Surrey County Council e-procurement portal by following the instructions herein.

III.2.4) Information about reserved contracts

III.3) Conditions specific to services contracts

III.3.1) Information about a particular profession

Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: no

III.3.2) Staff responsible for the execution of the service

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Type of procedure

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

Restricted

IV.1.2) Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate

Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: As set out in the pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ)– see this OJEU Notice.

Section III.

IV.1.3) Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue

IV.2) Award criteria

IV.2.1) Award criteria

The 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 auction

An electronic auction will be used: no

IV.3) Administrative information

IV.3.1) File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:

project reference number 10417

IV.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

no

IV.3.3) Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document

Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents: 16.12.2011 - 12:00

Payable documents: no

IV.3.4) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

16.12.2011 - 12:00

IV.3.5) Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

16.11.2011

IV.3.6) Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up

English.

IV.3.7) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

in days: 190 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

IV.3.8) Conditions for opening tenders

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: no

VI.2) Information about European Union funds

The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

VI.3) Additional information

Organisations must register their interest to participate in the procurement process through the Surrey County Council e-procurement portal provided by Bravo Solutions.

Interested coperators will need to register on the Surrey County Council eprocurement portal by following the instructions listed in section III.2.1 of this.

Notice.

Estimated total value of purchases stated in section II.1.4 is for the entire duration of the framework agreement estimated cost excluding VAT (Note the estimated spend over the framework period is not guaranteed or warranted).

The duration in months: The contract will be for a period of 36 months with the option to extend for further period of 12 months stated in section II.3) is from the commencement date of the Framework Agreement.

The number of participants envisaged under section II.1.4 relates to all of the Lots collectively.

The dispatch of the Invitations To Tender (ITT) stated within Section IV.3.5 is indicative and may be subject to change.

The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering system in this procurement exercise and reserves the right to use a reverse auction.

VI.4) Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures

VI.4.2) Lodging of appeals

Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: Surrey County Council will incorporate a minimum of 10 calendar day standstill period at the point of award of the agreement is communicated to Tenderers prior to an appeal regarding the award of the agreement has not been successfully resolved the Public Contract Regulations 2006 (SI 2006 No 5) provide for the aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm but 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). Where an agreement has not been entered into the court may order setting aside of the award decision or order the authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the agreement has been entered into the court may award damages and / or shorten or order the agreement ineffective.

VI.4.3) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:

16.11.2011