Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Northamptonshire County Council
One Angel Square, Angel Street
Northampton
NN1 1ED
UK
Contact person: LGSS Procurement
Telephone: +44 1604366955
E-mail: JLoader@kierwsp.co.uk
NUTS: UKF2
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.lgss.co.uk/about/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.lgss.co.uk/about/
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
Northamptonshire County Council Local Bus Services Framework
Reference number: DN378765
II.1.2) Main CPV code
60000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Northamptonshire County Council wishes to invite tenders for the supply of services in respect of a local bus services framework.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
6 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKF2
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Northamptonshire County Council wishes to invite tenders for the supply of services in respect of a local bus services framework.
The contracts available via the framework are intended to accommodate the requirement for local bus services to supplement the commercial bus network. Whilst Northamptonshire County Council has no public transport subsidy of its own it has a potential spend of around 1 200 000 GBP per annum from Section 106 funding from developers who assist with local transport around their housing developments as part of planning agreements. Alongside this is also the potential 150 000 GBP per annum spend in conjunction with journeys required by other parties, such as Borough or District Councils.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Selection Criteria
/ Weighting: 0
Price
/ Weighting:
0
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
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2019/S 085-203820
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
12/07/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 11
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 11
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: 11
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
ABILITY (Northants) cic
Northampton
NN4 9XA
UK
NUTS: UKF2
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Arriva The Shires Ltd
Buckinghamshire
HP19 8UR
UK
NUTS: UKF2
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Carters Travel
Great Addington Northants
NN14 4BH
UK
NUTS: UKF2
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Centrebus
Leicester
LE4 9HU
UK
NUTS: UKF21
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Country Lion (Northampton) Ltd
Northampton
NN4 7BH
UK
NUTS: UKF2
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Hamiltons Coaches
Desborough
NN14 2SW
UK
NUTS: UKF25
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Heyfordian Travel Ltd
Oxford
OX26 4PP
UK
NUTS: UKJ14
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Lawson's of Corby
Corby
NN17 1TW
UK
NUTS: UKF25
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Stagecoach East
Cambridge
CB4 0DN
UK
NUTS: UKH12
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Stagecoach in Oxfordshire
Oxford
OX4 2RY
UK
NUTS: UKJ14
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Stagecoach Midlands
Northampton
NN4 8ES
UK
NUTS: UKF24
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 6 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Gus De Silva Acting Head of Procurement
One Angel Square
Northampton
NN1 1ED
UK
E-mail: GDeSilva@northamptonshire.gov.uk
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
If an appeal regarding the award of contract has not been successfully resolved the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of their rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Appeals should be lodged in accordance with Regulation 86, notices of decisions to award a contract, Regulation 87 standstill period; and Regulation 91 Enforcement of duties through the Court of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended).
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
08/08/2019