Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Middlesbrough College
Dock Street
Middlesbrough
TS2 1AD
UK
Telephone: +44 1376511411
E-mail: v.gibbon@thecpc.ac.uk
Fax: +44 1376515970
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.mbro.ac.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.mbro.ac.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Middlesborough College - Network Transport for Students
Reference number: CA14368 -
II.1.2) Main CPV code
60000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Middlesborough College - Network Transport for Students that students purchase a bus pass on a termly basis. Travelling from Middlesbrough, Stockton, Redcar and Cleveland, Darlington and Hartlepool, including the areas within the main locations.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
2 954 900.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Middlesborough College - Stockton, Middlesbrough, East Cleveland, and North Yorks - Route A
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
60000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC1
Main site or place of performance:
Middlesbrough
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The College provides free at the point of access network transport to students that purchase a bus pass on a termly basis. The choice to use existing transport networks rather than specifically contracted routes has been undertaken due to the complexity of the Colleges travel to learn patterns and requirements for students to be able to travel into College in line with their timetable.
After considering the market there are only two operators that offer network transport with coverage and regular services that cover the geography of the College’s learners.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Network Transport Coverage
/ Weighting: 80.00%
Cost criterion: Price
/ Weighting: 20.00%
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
60 month(s) from the commencement date, with 36 initial month(s) and option to extend 2x12 month(s)
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Middlesborough College - Billingham, Stockton, Middlesbrough into County Durham - Route B
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
60000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC1
Main site or place of performance:
Middlesbrough
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The College provides free at the point of access network transport to students that purchase a bus pass on a termly basis. The choice to use existing transport networks rather than specifically contracted routes has been undertaken due to the complexity of the Colleges travel to learn patterns and requirements for students to be able to travel into College in line with their timetable.
After considering the market there are only two operators that offer network transport with coverage and regular services that cover the geography of the College’s learners.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Network Transport Coverage
/ Weighting: 80.00%
Cost criterion: Price
/ Weighting: 20.00%
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
60 month(s) from the commencement date, with 36 initial month(s) and option to extend 2x12 month(s)
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
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services and ordered in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the Directive
Explanation
There are only 2 operators that offer network transport with coverage and regular services that cover the geography of the College’s learners
• Arriva – Covering Stockton, Middlesbrough, East Cleveland, and North Yorks
• Stagecoach – Covering Billingham, Stockton, Middlesbrough into County Durham
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:
2024/S 000-020915
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Contract No: CA14368
Title: Middlesborough College - Stockton, Middlesbrough, East Cleveland, and North Yorks - Route A
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
23/07/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
ARRIVA TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS LIMITED (ATSL
Admiral Way, Doxford
Sunderland
SR3 3XP
UK
Telephone: +44 7584392468
E-mail: atslbids@arriva.co.uk
Fax: +44 1915204183
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: www.arrivatransportsolutions.co.uk
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
ARRIVA TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS LIMITED (ATSL
Admiral Way, Doxford
Sunderland
SR3 3XP
UK
Telephone: +44 7584392468
E-mail: atslbids@arriva.co.uk
Fax: +44 1915204183
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: www.arrivatransportsolutions.co.uk
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 3 501 140.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 2
Contract No: CA14368
Title: Middlesborough College - Billingham, Stockton, Middlesbrough into County Durham - Route B
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
23/07/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Stagecoach Transit Group
STOCKTON-ON-TEES
TS18 2HW
UK
Telephone: +44 1642602112
E-mail: online.sales@stagecoachbus.com
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: www.stagecoachbus.com
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Stagecoach Transit Group
STOCKTON-ON-TEES
TS18 2HW
UK
Telephone: +44 1642602112
E-mail: online.sales@stagecoachbus.com
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: www.stagecoachbus.com
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 2 408 660.95
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Section II.3) – dates refer to the initial contract period and do not include the options of any extensions.
Section IV.3.5) – any dates shown are an estimate.
In the first instance, candidates should register with www.multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract, full details of the contract will be available.
The Contracting Authority shall not be under any obligation to accept any tender. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to cancel the entire or parts of the tender, without such an action conferring any right to compensation on the Tenderers.
The Contracting Authority has no liability to settle any cost incurred by the tenderer as a result of the tendering procedure.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Tenet Education Services
Procurement House, 23 Leslie Hough Way
Salford
M6 4AJ
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point that information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. If an appeal regarding the award of contract has not been successfully resolved then the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the rules to take action in the High Court. Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months).
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
23/07/2024