RFQ, Public Transport Service 53 Swindon – Cricklade via Purton April 2017

1. Contracts will be awarded separately and operators may bid for any or all of the routes. In awarding routes the Council will consider the capacities submitted and where an operator has the lowest bid for more routes than their stated capacity, routes will be awarded on the basis of that combination of routes which is most economically advantageous to the council.
2. Where variant bids are submitted award will be at the discretion of the Council, based upon operational requirements. Award of a contract will be based upon the lowest price or where a combination bid is submitted which is acceptable to the council, the combination bid being lower than the sum of the constituent bids.
3. The Council reserve the right to award all or none of the routes. If any route is withdrawn then the Council reserve the right not to accept any variant bid that includes that route.
4. Suppliers are reminded that they may submit combined or alternative bids using the attached "Variant Bid Form" to combine different contracts.
5. Where a Supplier proposes an alternative proposal they must have submitted a valid response for the elements they wish to be considered in their alternative or combined proposal.
6. Submissions must be made on the attached Variant Bid form and submitted through the Pro-contract system with their response.
7. Suppliers must ensure that their submissions are correct. Once submitted Suppliers will be able to check their submission and make amendments up to the closing date and time specified. When submitting their response the system will acknowledge receipt to their registered e-mail. The acknowledgement only confirms that a submission has been made and does not confirm that the submission is compliant with the requirements set out in the attached specification document.
8. Submissions remain locked until after the closing date and time at which point they will be checked. If the response is not in accordance with the RFQ specification document the Council reserve the right to disqualify the submission.
Please refer to the attached documentation for full information.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
If you have any queries about these individual routes, especially in regards to the Route or timings, please send all correspondence through the portal.

If you have any problems with the system please contact,
ProContractSuppliers@proactis.com