Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority, 72 Market Street
Ely
CB7 4LS
UK
Contact person: Miss Chantel Allott
Telephone: +44 1480277180
E-mail: chantel.allott@cambridgeshirepeterborough-ca.gov.uk
NUTS: UKH11
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://cambridgeshirepeterborough-ca.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://cambridgeshirepeterborough-ca.gov.uk
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=aacba327-c039-ed11-8119-005056b64545
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=aacba327-c039-ed11-8119-005056b64545
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
CPCA - Local Bus Services 2022
Reference number: DN634053
II.1.2) Main CPV code
60000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Authority is seeking to award services contracts to multiple suppliers for the following 23 Bus Routes. The 23 separate routes will be treated as individual Lots.
The Supply of Local Bus Services (Contracts 5A, 8A, 9A, 11, 12A, 18, 22A, 23, 25, 29, 30, 31A, 33, 35, 39, 66, 904A, 915, V1, V2, V3, V4 and V5)
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
The 23 separate routes will be treated as individual Lots
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
34120000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH11
UKH12
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority has decided to use the accelerated open procedure for this project in accordance with the requirements of Regulation 45 of The Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 50
Price
/ Weighting:
50
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 5
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Initial contract term 5 months with two 12 month extensions
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
Yes
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
Open procedure
- Accelerated procedure
Justification:
The current bus operator announced their intention to deregister completely or partially 20 bus routes. Under the 1985 Transport Act if an operator makes this decision the Local Transport Authority has a duty to consider whether it wished to provide alternative services, and if it does decide to is given the powers to procure the services. Operators only have to give the Transport Authority 70 days’ notice of their intention, the first 28 days are confidential. The intention is to retender the bus routes as they are currently operating to provide replacement services enabling the pubic to access work, education, health and essential shopping and under The Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 regulation 45 (5) Where a state of urgency duly substantiated by the utility renders impracticable the time limit laid down in paragraph (2), it may fix a time limit which shall be not less than 15 days from the date on which the contract notice is sent.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
06/10/2022
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
06/10/2022
Local time: 12:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
Yes
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
21/09/2022