Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Cheshire East Borough Council
Westfields, Middlewich Road
Sandbach
CW11 1HZ
UK
Contact person: Mr Alex Jones
Telephone: +44 1270686440
E-mail: alex.jones@cheshireeast.gov.uk
NUTS: UKD62
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Passenger Transport DPS Lot 2 - Local Bus Call-Off Contract for the provision of subsidised bus services 39 (Crewe to Nantwich via Shavington, Wybunbury and Stapeley)
Reference number: DN701666
II.1.2) Main CPV code
60170000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Cheshire East Council have previously issued a tender renew this bus service. The current bus service operates between Crewe and Nantwich Monday to Saturday. The contract will be awarded for 12 months to align the contract end date with the rest of the supported bus network.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
145 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
60100000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD62
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Due to the current contract expiring, Cheshire East Council have previously issued a tender renew this bus service. The current bus service operates between Crewe and Nantwich Monday to Saturday. The contract will be awarded for 12 months to align the contract end date with the rest of the supported bus network. Service 39 has operated for over 40 years serving Wybunbury and Walgherton villages which are not served by any other public transport. The Service provides links to major schools in Shavington and Nantwich. Patronage is approximately 20,000 passenger journeys a year. This Service is a vital link for local communities. - The authority gives no guarantee or warranty or makes any representation as to the accuracy of any indicative volumes or as to the value of the work during that contract period. This is a call off from the Cheshire East Council Transport DPS.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 75
Price
/ Weighting:
25
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
A dynamic purchasing system was set up
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2023/S 000-019397
Section V: Award of contract
Title: Passenger Transport DPS Call Off Lot 2 - Local Bus Call-Off Contract for the provision of subsidised bus services 39 (Crewe to Nantwich via Shavington, Wybunbury and Stapeley)
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
08/02/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Mikro Coaches
Groby Road
Crewe
CW1 4PE
UK
NUTS: UKD62
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 145 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Cheshire East Borough Council will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into. The Public Contracts Regulations, 2015 (SI No 102) provides 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).
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
02/04/2024