CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE – OFFICIAL JOURNAL

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1)

Name, Address and Contact Point(s)

I.2)

Type of contracting Authority and Main Activity or Activities

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions National or federal agency/Office Regional or local Authority Regional or local Agency/Office Body governed by public law European Institution/Agency or International Organisation

General public services Defence Public order and safety Environment Economic and financial affairs Health Housing and community amenities Social protection Recreation, culture and religion Education Other (Please specify): advertising concession

Section II: Object of the Contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority

Advertising Concession for Bus Shelters and Free-Standing Advertising Units.

II.1.2(a))

Type of works contract

II.1.2(b))

Type of supplies contract

II.1.2(c))

Type of service contract

II.1.2)

Main site or location of works, place of delivery or performance

Milton Keynes.

II.1.3)

This notice involves a framework agreement

II.1.4)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

Milton Keynes Council has awarded a concession contract to a suitably experienced and competent supplier, for the provision of advertising services. The concession contract comprises;

— The supply of advertising units, whether affixed to Bus Shelters or as free-standing units, at existing designated sites throughout the borough of Milton Keynes.

— On-going maintenance of the advertising units.

— The development of a marketing and sales strategy to maximise the revenue generation potential for commercial advertising media to be displayed in the advertising units, including identifying potential additional advertising sites.

A portion of the revenue generation generated will be paid to the Council as detailed in the tender documents.

II.1.5)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

II.1.6)

Contract covered by the government procurement agreement (GPA)

II.2)

Total final value of the contract(s)

II.2.1)

Total final value of the contract(s)

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Type of procedure

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

IV.2)

Award criteria

IV.2.1)

Award criteria

IV.2.2)

An electronic auction has been used

IV.3)

Administrative information

IV.3.1)

File reference number attributed by the contracting authority

CU2392C

IV.3.2)

Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Other previous publications

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No:

V.1)

Date of contract award:

V.2)

Numbers of offers received:

V.3)

Name and address of economic operator to whom the contract has been awarded

V.4)

Information on value of contract

V.5)

The contract is likely to be subcontracted

Short description of the value/proportion of the contract to be subcontracted

Section VI: Complementary Information

VI.1)

Contract related to a project and/or programme financed by community funds?

VI.2)

Additional Information

Please note:

— This is a concession contract with no cost to Milton Keynes Council

— Contract duration is 7 years (with provision to be extended for an additional maximum period of up to three one year periods till 7.2.2026)

— The term value over seven years being 1 427 000 GBP (income to the Council, based on the minimum payment due), with an additional 15 per cent revenue share, estimated to be 139 886 GBP in the first year.

— The term value for years 8 to 10 if extended will be respectively 220 548 GBP, 224 959 GBP and 229 458 GBP with an additional 15 per cent revenue share.

— In the section IV.2.1 Award Criteria ‘2. Percentage revenue share’ was allocated 7.5 per cent weighting

— In the section IV.2.1 Award Criteria ‘3. Discount on advertising rates to be offered to local businesses and charities’ was allocated 2.5 per cent weighting

(MT Ref:171492).

VI.3)

Procedures for appeal

VI.3.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures

Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.3.2)

Lodging of appeals

Without prejudice to the remedies provided under Regulation 47 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006, the Council of the Borough of Milton Keynes shall allow a period of at least 10 days to elapse between the date of despatch of its decision notifying its intention to award the contract and the date on which it proposes to enter into a contract. If by midnight at the end of second working day of the above said period the Contracting Authority receives a request in writing from an economic operator who had been sent a notice of being unsuccessful, the Authority shall inform the said economic operator of characteristics and relative advantages of the successful tender. That information shall be provided at least 3 working days before the end of aforesaid 10 days standstill period. Where it is not possible the standstill period shall be extended to allow at least 3 working days between provision of the information and the end of standstill period. Such additional information should be required from the address part 1.1. If an economic operator is not satisfied with the information provided, the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (SI 2006 No 5) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by 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 a contract has not been entered into the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the contract has been entered into the Court may only award damages.

VI.3.3)

Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.4)

Dispatch date of this Notice