Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Merseytravel
1 Mann Island
Liverpool
L3 1BP
UK
E-mail: tender@liverpoolcityregion-ca.gov.uk
NUTS: UKD7
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.merseytravel.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.merseytravel.gov.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Other: Public transport
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Bikeability — Provision of Cycle Training on Merseyside
Reference number: DN336273
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
To support the management and delivery of Bikeability within Liverpool City Region increasing child safety and increase cycling trips whereby more children cycle to school. This includes:
— administration and management of the booking of training with schools and other appropriate stakeholder organisations to required targets as set by the contracting authority,
— dealing with delivery queries and complaints from stakeholders,
— improve cycle skills and road sense,
— increase confidence to cycle,
— create a positive perception of cycling,
— encourage, enable and facilitate more people to cycle more often, more safely,
— to support the Liverpool City Region Transport Plan for growth strategy and engender a cycling culture and cycling as a preferred travel option.
Bikeability is national standard cycling training to young people and may also include a range of cycling interventions, dependant on funding available.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 529 940.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD7
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
To support the management and delivery of Bikeability within Liverpool City Region increasing child safety and increase cycling trips whereby more children cycle to school. This includes:
— administration and management of the booking of training with schools and other appropriate stakeholder organisations to required targets as set by the contracting authority,
— dealing with delivery queries and complaints from stakeholders,
— improve cycle skills and road sense,
— increase confidence to cycle,
— create a positive perception of cycling,
— encourage, enable and facilitate more people to cycle more often, more safely,
— to support the Liverpool City Region Transport Plan for growth strategy and engender a cycling culture and cycling as a preferred travel option.
Bikeability is national standard cycling training to young people and may also include a range of cycling interventions, dependant on funding available. Examples of previous interventions include:
— provision of adapted equipment and bikes to help facilitate activities for all,
— additional level 1 and 2 combined and additional level 3 cycle training,
— Bikeability for SEN children with equipment,
— additional bikeability plus modules such as learn to ride and transition modules.
The contracting authority, provide the services through Department of Transport funding which is set for 2 years but can include an increase from underspend nationally. The contracting authority applies for extra funding via underspend each financial year and whether this funding is approved will affect the contract value and services provided. Please note the amounts available under funding are subject to review.
This is a 22 month contract with option to extend by up to 28 months.
We have secured DfT funding for the initial period of 22 months. An extension to the contract will be subject to additional funding being available. Due to uncertainty, it is unclear as to the amount of funding available following the initial 22 month period; it may fluctuate depending on funding available.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 100
Price
/ Weighting:
0
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
As there is a fixed price provided by the DfT funding, economic operators have been asked to compete on quality criteria only.
The contracting authority reserves the right not to award or enter into any contract as a result of this tendering process.
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:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2018/S 090-203657
IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
Section V: Award of contract
Title: Bikeability — Provision of Cycle Training on Merseyside
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
30/07/2018
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Bikeright
5742951
Unit 8, Ashton Old Road
Manchester
M11 2NA
UK
NUTS: UKD3
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:
: 1 529 940.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The High Court of England and Wales
The Royal Courts of Justice, Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Review procedures are as set out in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Proceedings under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 are time limited, and any such proceedings must be brought in the High Court of England and Wales.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
11/09/2019