Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Fife Council
Fife House, North Street
Glenrothes
KY7 5LT
UK
Contact person: Sarah Cutler
Telephone: +44 3451550000
E-mail: sarah.cutler@fife.gov.uk
NUTS: UKM72
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.fifedirect.org.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00187
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local agency/office
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
11195 — South Fife Local Bus Services
Reference number: 11195
II.1.2) Main CPV code
60112000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Fife Council organises local bus services as permitted by Section 63(2) of the Transport Act 1985. The Council wishes to provide bus services to provide links for communities either not served by the commercial bus network or not served by that network on particular days or at particular times of day.
This invitation to tender is for the supply of local bus services in South Fife as part of a Framework Agreement.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
3 720 804.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
60112000
60170000
60172000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM72
Main site or place of performance:
Fife (South Fife)
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Fife Council organises local bus services as permitted by Section 63(2) of the Transport Act 1985. The Council wishes to provide bus services to provide links for communities either not served by the commercial bus network or not served by that network on particular days or at particular times of day.
This invitation to tender is for the supply of local bus services in South Fife as part of a Framework Agreement.
South Fife is an area comprising, though not exclusively so, the boundaries of the former Dunfermline District Council. In general terms, this area is bounded by Kincardine, Saline, Kelty, Cardenden, Aberdour and the Forth Coast between Aberdour and Kincardine. The main urban centres are Dunfermline, Rosyth, Inverkeithing, Dalgety Bay, Cowdenbeath, Lochgelly, Cardenden, Kelty and Ballingry. Services may operate wholly within the South Fife area but are not limited by its boundaries and may operate further afield.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Environmental initiatives
/ Weighting: 3
Quality criterion: Fair work practices
/ Weighting: 2
Quality criterion: Community benefits
/ Weighting: 5
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
II.2.14) Additional information
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
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:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2018/S 210-480159
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 11195
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
20/02/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
A1 Minibus and Coach Services Ltd
577 Wellesley Road, Methil
Fife
KY8 3PD
UK
Telephone: +44 7891202373
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Stagecoach East Scotland
Unit 9 u/f, Castle Business Centre, Queensferry Road, Pitreavie Industrial Estate
Dunfermline
KY11 8NT
UK
NUTS: UKM7
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Moffat and Williamson Ltd
Old Railway Yard
St Fort, Newport-on-Tay, Fife
DD6 8RG
UK
NUTS: UKM72
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Midland Bluebird Ltd
Carmuirs House, 300 Stirling Road
Larbert
FK5 3NJ
UK
NUTS: UKM76
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Bay Travel
3 Glenfield Industrial Estate
Cowdenbeath
KY4 9HT
UK
NUTS: UKM72
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 3 720 804.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Only Stagecoach East Scotland and Bay Travel have been awarded contracts at this time.
(SC Ref:576235)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Fife Council
Fife House, North Street
Glenrothes
KY7 5LT
UK
Telephone: +44 3451550000
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.fifedirect.org.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
05/03/2019