Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Cyngor Sir Ceredigion County Council
Canolfan Rheidol, Rhoddfa Padarn
Aberystwyth
SY23 3UE
UK
Contact person: Nia Barker
Telephone: +44 1545570881
E-mail: Nia.Barker@ceredigion.gov.uk
NUTS: UKL1
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.ceredigion.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0491
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
Ceredigion - Public Bus Routes September 2023
Reference number: itt_102268
II.1.2) Main CPV code
60112000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The provision of public service bus routes.
8 routes are being tendered.
Provision of the public bus routes contracts which are due to expire on 31 August 2023, and 31 December 2023 (408).
Contracts to commence on 1 September 2023 (1 January 2024 for the 408) with option of terms until 31 August 2025 with a possible extension period of 1 + 1 year (2+1+1) or until 31 August 2028 with a possible extension period of 1 + 1 year (5+1+1).
There are multiple options available and bidders are required to consider the information provided in the attachments area carefully.
The routes being tendered are:
408
525
526
585
588
710
720
T21
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
4 744 352.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
34121100
60112000
60100000
60000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL1
Main site or place of performance:
Ceredigion, Mid Wales
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The provision of public service bus routes.
8 routes are being tendered.
Provision of the public bus routes contracts which are due to expire on 31 August 2023, and 31 December 2023 (408).
Contracts to commence on 1 September 2023 (1 January 2024 for the 408) with option of terms until 31 August 2025 with a possible extension period of 1 + 1 year (2+1+1) or until 31 August 2028 with a possible extension period of 1 + 1 year (5+1+1).
There are multiple options available and bidders are required to consider the information provided in the attachments area carefully.
The routes being tendered are:
408
525
526
585
588
710
720
T21
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
See tender documents
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
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:
2023/S 000-010744
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
30/07/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 4
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 4
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Evans Coaches Tregaron Ltd
OLD STATION YARD
TREGARON
SY256HX
UK
NUTS: UKL14
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
MID WALES TRAVEL
MID WALES TRAVEL, Unit 3 & 4 Glanyrafon Industrial Estate, Llanbadarn Fawr
Aberystwyth
SY233JQ
UK
NUTS: UKL
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 4 744 352.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Please note a route was also awarded to Richard Bros however they are not registered on Sell2Wales currently.
The routes awarded to each company are:
Evans Coaches - 588, T21 and 585
Mid Wales Travel - 526
Richard Bros - 408
(WA Ref:150660)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079477501
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
26/03/2026