Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Kent County Council
County Hall
Maidstone
ME14 1XQ
UK
Contact person: Ms Victoria Stone
Telephone: +44 3000410379
E-mail: victoria.stone@kent.gov.uk
NUTS: UKJ4
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.kent.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.kent.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
SC18005 — Fastrack B Bus Service
Reference number: DN356782
II.1.2) Main CPV code
60112000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This notice is to publish the award of the Fastrack B Bus Service which forms an integral part of the local area’s transport offer providing essential access to key businesses, education, healthcare and shopping with employment opportunities in the Gravesham and Dartford area.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
936 710.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
60130000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ4
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Fastrack network is well established and provides fast, reliable and efficient transport across Kent Thameside using a route which includes dedicated Busways and traffic priority measures within a growth area undergoing significant development and regeneration.
The service runs Monday to Sunday to a high frequency timetable with a Peak Vehicle Requirement of 12/13 vehicles to provide essential access to businesses, education, healthcare and shopping facilities. A high specification vehicle with minimum emission levels will maintain both a reliable service and brand reputation standards.
The opportunity included running the Fastrack B Bus Service with the operator absorbing all operational costs, retaining all income from passengers, and paying the Council a fee per bus travelling on the specified Fastrack busway.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality questions minimum pass threshold of 60 %
/ Weighting: 100
Cost criterion: Highest income above quality threshold
/ Weighting: 100
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Two delivery options were provided in the specification:
1) Specified Timetable based on vehicles with a 73 passenger capacity and 10 minute peak timetable;
2) Alternative Timetable with a 78 minimum capacity and a 12 minute peak timetable.
Tenderers were required to submit a response for either option 1 or 2.
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
Competitive procedure with negotiation
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:
2018/S 150-344695
IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Contract No: SC18005
Title: Fastrack B Bus Service
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
15/05/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Arriva Kent Thameside Ltd
Sunderland
UK
NUTS: UKJ4
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 936 700.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Kent County Council
Maidstone
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
24/07/2019