Provision of Transport for Harper and Keele Veterinary School - Academic Years: 2022-2023, 2023-2024 and 2024-2025.

Harper Adams University and Keele University have established a Joint Veterinary ("Vet") School with the cohort of students split between the Harper and Keele campuses.

In order to allow Harper and Keele Vet School students to attend joint lectures and other joint teaching, a competent and reliable Service Provider is required to provide transport for students between the two University campuses.

Tenders are therefore invited from interested parties for the Provision of Transport for Harper and Keele Vet School for the 2022-2023, 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 Academic Years in accordance with the Tender Specification in Section 2 of the ITT.

The Contract covers the transport requirements for the 1st year students ("Year 1 Students"), 2nd year students ("Year 2 Students") and 3rd year students ("Year 3 Students").

The estimated total value of the Contract over its duration is £474,000 including VAT, £395,000 excluding VAT.

Main reasons for decision not to subdivide contract into lots: Given the need for one Service Provider to co-ordinate the delivery of all of the services required, the Contract has not been subdivided into lots.

The award stage evaluation criteria is 700 marks Quality/Technical:-.

Approach and Methodology for the delivery of the Contract - 350 marks Proposed Management Structure, Responsibilities and Skills- 200 marks Performance Monitoring - 150 marks

Price - 300 marks

Additional information: The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofkeele/aspx/Home

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofkeele/aspx/Home

Tenderers remain responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by them or by any third party acting under instructions from the Tenderer in connection with taking part in this procurement, regardless of whether such costs arise as a direct or indirect consequence of any amendments made to the procurement documents by Keele University

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : Yes