Find a TenderAwarded without competition

Published 9 Mar 2021, 17:16 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Covid-19 Support Grant – Restart: (Xplore Dundee)

Official notice

Authority: Transport Scotland

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable

Sectors: Transport & Passenger Services (60) Delivery: Scotland (UKM)

Awarded value£11,663,7052 contracts · exc. VAT

Awarded 31 Dec 2020no call for competition

Awarded to Xplore Dundee3 awards

Contract term 1 yrends 31 Mar 2022 · starts 31 Dec 2020

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Contract for the delivery of local bus services in Scotland

CPV: Public road transport services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Contract award notification modified to reflect the total award of Covid Support Grant…Awarded 1 yr

Contract award notification modified to reflect the total award of Covid Support Grant funding

Contract period: 31 Dec 2020 – 31 Mar 2022 (1 yr)

Delivery: Scotland

60112000 Public road transport services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 9 Mar 2021, 17:16 GMT
Last source update: 13 Oct 2022, 16:54 BST
FTS notice number: 2022/S 000-028903
Classification (CPV): Public road transport services
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0299fc Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority/entity and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive
Published justification: In view of the emergency situation arising from COVID 19, contracts are awarded without a competition under Regulation 33 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 in order to allow bus services to meet demand while physical distancing requirements (and therefore carrying capacity constraints) remain in place

Publisher note: This is the second modification of the original contract award, notice 2021/S 000-004747. This modification supersedes modification notice 2022/S 000-000428. (SC Ref:710213)

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

31 Dec 2020 → 13 Oct 2022 · 2 dates

Contract starts
31 Dec 2020
Notice published
13 Oct 2022, 16:54 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 3

Awarded value £11,663,7052 contracts exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Contracts signed 3latest 31 Dec 2020

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Xplore DundeeSME	£6,186,002 †same award published again · counted once	—	Awarded
Xplore DundeeSME	£5,750,000 †	—	Awarded
Xplore DundeeSME	£5,913,705 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Covid-19 Support Grant – Restart: (Xplore Dundee) · Xplore DundeeSME
Signed
31 Dec 2020
Value
£6,186,002
Period
… – 31 Mar 2022
Status
active
- Change Contract award notification modified to reflect extension of Covid Support Grant funding, Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: Contract award notification modified to reflect extension of Covid Support Grant funding
Contract 004747-2021-1 · Xplore DundeeSME
Signed
31 Dec 2020
Value
£5,750,000
Period
… – 31 Mar 2022
Status
active
Covid-19 Support Grant – Restart: (Xplore Dundee) · Xplore DundeeSME
Signed
31 Dec 2020
Value
£5,913,705
Period
31 Dec 2020 – 31 Mar 2022
Status
active
- Change Contract award notification modified to reflect the total award of Covid Support Grant funding, Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: Contract award notification modified to reflect the total award of Covid Support Grant funding

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 0 electronic	1	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Transport Scotland

Contracting authorityNational or federal agency/officeTransport Buchanan House, 58 Port Dundas Road, Glasgow, Scotland, G4 0HFContact email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Sheriff Clerk’s OfficeReview body Glasgow

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Xplore DundeeAwarded supplier 44-48 East Dock Street, Dundee, Scotland, DD1 3JS

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.