Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Transport Scotland
Buchanan House, 58 Port Dundas Road
Glasgow
G4 0HF
UK
Telephone: +44 1412727100
E-mail: TS_Procurement_mailbox@gov.scot
Fax: +44 1412727272
NUTS: UKM
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.transport.gov.scot
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00099
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
National or federal agency/office
I.5) Main activity
Other: Transport
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Transport Data Collection Services
Reference number: TS/TRBO/SER/2017/05
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79311000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The services comprise of an on-going programme of national concessionary travel scheme and young persons scheme on-board entitlement card verification and service monitoring surveys. These surveys involve boarding a pre-defined sample of bus services, recording details of the service, verifying the existence of and details of travel cards of passengers claiming concessionary fares, and interviewing these passengers. The surveys also provide an opportunity to monitor the operation of on-bus hardware and the cards themselves.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
810 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
34980000
60000000
60112000
79311300
79311200
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Transport Scotland on behalf of the Scottish Ministers has identified the requirement to appoint a suitably experienced economic operator (a “Contractor/Supplier/Consultant”) to conduct surveys for a pre-determined sample of bus services.
The economic operator is required to identify the following (including but not limited to):
— trip making,
— traffic movements,
— journey details,
— road and public transport user attitudes, and
— demographic information.
These surveys will be carried out on-board various bus services at different locations.
Contractor staff must use technology and employ equipment such as scanners or tablets to allow direct transcription and download of survey data, ensuring accuracy. Data collected shall be recorded electronically on a set of pre-defined forms. An incident log is used to note any irregular activity on buses surveyed. All relevant cardholders should be interviewed.
The standard survey programme is made up of a 4 weekly selection prescribed and supplied by Transport Scotland.
It is intended that the contract will last for 3 years, with a potential of extension by a further 1 year.
Transport Scotland will manage the proposed procurement process for this contract on behalf of the Scottish Ministers. In the event of the contract award, the Contract will be entered into between the Scottish Ministers and the successful tenderer.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60 %
Price
/ Weighting:
40 %
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
II.2.14) Additional information
Community benefits will be delivered by the Contractor as part of the tender award.
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:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2017/S 192-393766
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: TS/TRBO/SER/2017/05
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
22/02/2018
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Tracsis Traffic Data Limited
First Floor, Templar House, Sandbeck Way
Wetherby
LS22 7BA
UK
Telephone: +44 1506862233
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 810 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Community benefits will be delivered as part of this contract.
(SC Ref:532408).
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Transport Scotland
Buchanan House, 58 Port Dundas Road
Glasgow
G4 0HF
UK
Telephone: +44 1412727100
Fax: +44 1412727272
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.transport.gov.scot
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
An economic operator that suffers, or risks suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
27/02/2018