Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Scottish Borders Council
Council Headquarters, St Boswells
Newtown
TD6 0SA
UK
Telephone: +44 1835824000
E-mail: procurement@scotborders.gov.uk
Fax: +44 1835825150
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.scotborders.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00394
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
Scottish Borders Council — Core Supported Bus Network
Reference number: SBC/CPS/1789
II.1.2) Main CPV code
60112000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Scottish Borders Council will enter a strategic partnership arrangement for a number of key routes which mainly form the core supported bus service network across the 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:
4 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
60112000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM91
Main site or place of performance:
Scottish Borders.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
It is the objective of the Council to ensure that the core bus network in the Scottish Borders remains in place and provides economic growth and social inclusion. The operator and the Council shall work in partnership to ensure the services are economically sustainable, relevant to the communities they serve and be geared for growth.
The core network is services 51/52, 60, 67 and 68. The arrangement will also include service E13.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Partnership arrangements
/ Weighting: 50
Price
/ Weighting:
50
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
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation
It is clear from detailed market research, particularly considered alongside the geography of the borders area that there is no commercial or other type of market operator in a position to bid for the group of services in question.
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:
2019/S 247-610651
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
26/02/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 0
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Borders Buses Ltd
Ramparts Business Park, North Road
Berwick Upon Tweed
TD15 1TX
UK
Telephone: +44 1289308719
Fax: +44 1289309970
NUTS: UKC21
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:
: 4 039 693.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:616232)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Jedburgh Sheriff Court
County Buildings, Castle Gate
Jedburgh
TD8 6AR
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
27/02/2020