Contract award notice – utilities
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Tyne and Wear PTE (t/a Nexus)
33, St James' Boulevard
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 4AX
UK
Contact person: Corporate Procurement
Telephone: +44 1912033446
E-mail: tenders@nexus.org.uk
NUTS: UKC2
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.nexus.org.uk
Address of the buyer profile: www.nepo.org
I.6) Main activity
Urban railway, tramway, trolleybus or bus services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
NEX19/50 Bus Services March 2020
Reference number: NEX19/50
II.1.2) Main CPV code
34120000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Newcastle, North Tyneside and Gateshead (for 22.3.2020)
The procurement of the operation of ‘Registered Local Bus services’ in the Newcastle, North Tyneside and Gateshead local authority areas of the Tyne and Wear boundary with effect from 22.3.2020. It is anticipated that subsequent contracts will be for a term of up to 1 year, with an option of extending each contract for up to 1 year should this be necessary and at Nexus discretion. The contracts will be tendered on the basis of operating specified timetables. The vehicles required will be low floor, easy access, meeting a minimum of Euro 5 engine emission standards and meeting the requirements of the Disability Discrimination Acts with a minimum capacity of 16, 23, 36 passengers depending on the route involved.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Lowest offer:
/ Highest offer:
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Newcastle, North Tyneside and Gateshead (for 22.3.2020)
The procurement of the operation of ‘Registered Local Bus services’ in the Newcastle, North Tyneside and Gateshead local authority areas of the Tyne and Wear boundary with effect from 22.3.2020. It is anticipated that subsequent contracts will be for a term of up to one year, with an option of extending each contract for up to 1 year should this be necessary and at Nexus discretion. The contracts will be tendered on the basis of operating specified timetables. The vehicles required will be low floor, easy access, meeting a minimum of Euro 5 engine emission standards and meeting the requirements of the Disability Discrimination Acts with a minimum capacity of 16, 23, 36 passengers depending on the route involved.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: 7 additional marks will be given for the provision of Euro 6 or higher emission standard vehicle
/ Weighting: 7
Quality criterion: 3 additional marks will be given for the provision of enhanced customer experience for instance audio visual next stop announcement, customer Wi-Fi etc.
/ Weighting: 3
Price
/ Weighting:
90
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.1.8) 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 188-458318
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: NEX19/50 Bus Services March 2020
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
23/12/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Central Taxis of Gateshead
Gateshead
UK
NUTS: UKC
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 2
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
23/12/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Go North East
Gateshead
UK
NUTS: UKC
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 3
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
23/12/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Arriva North East
Sunderland
UK
NUTS: UKC
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
23/12/2019