Bus Franchising - North West Greater Manchester Small Franchises - 2 Lots

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      "features": "This procurement will be run using the Competitive Flexible Procedure in accordance with section 20(1) and (2)(b) of the Procurement Act 2023.\nTfGM have published all relevant Procurement Tender documentation on the ProContract Tender Portal (using DN780667): https://procontract.due-north.com/\nFor all steps of the procurement process, post the Conditions of Participation stage, Bidders should refer to the procurement timetable (table 3) which is in the draft Invitation to Negotiate document (ITN). This can be found in the suite of documents as detailed above.\nConditions of Participation stage - via a Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ): \nConditions of participation are criteria that potential Bidders must meet to be eligible to participate in this procurement process. These conditions are used to assess the Bidder (not the tender) and are distinct from award criteria, which evaluate the tender itself.\nThe tender documentation includes a PSQ in which a potential Bidder must successfully complete and pass in order to get through to the ITN stage.\nYou only need to submit one PSQ, even if intending to bid for both Lots.\nPSQ submissions must be sent via the ProContract portal, address above, by the date detailed in the PSQ document\nITN stage:\nAll potential Bidders that have successfully completed and passed the PSQ phase, will be invited to ITN supplier negotiation meetings to support and inform their tender requirements prior to final tender submissions. Meetings will be held virtually via teams on the various delivery plan and Lot requirements, such as (but not limited to), Finance, Mobilisation, Health and Safety, Social Value etc. \nITN Submission stage (Final):\nPost the supplier negotiation meetings (operators that were successful at PSQ stage) will be invited to submit a bid for the two available Lots, if bidding for both Lots bidders must submit one submission per Lot, clearly marking which Lot they are bidding for.\nITN submissions must be sent via the ProContract portal, address above, by the date detailed in the ITN document.\nAward criteria:\n40% is based on price and 60% based on technical quality. The winning bidder per Lot will be the one with highest combined score (per Lot)."
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