Official UK procurement notice
Demand Responsive Transport Network
Authority: Milton Keynes Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAward of contract after further competition under CU2688 Local Bus Service DPS – Lot 2 Shared Taxi and Demand Responsive Service. Contract awarded for a period of 3 years with an option to extend by 12 months for further two years. The Council has taken the decision to move most of its subsidised network to demand responsive transport. The contract is for the operation and the software to run a full ‘corner to corner’ DRT service within the parameters laid out by the Council. The service will integrate rather than compete with the commercial local bus network.
Within scope are the possible adaptation of the service to hub and spoke or transfer based if patronage grows significantly. The entire borough of Milton Keynes, including rural areas and new developments that may begin during the contract period are within scope. Cross Boundary trips are not within scope.
CPV: Public road transport services · Road transport services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Award of contract after further competition under Milton Keynes Council Local Bus…Awarded
Award of contract after further competition under Milton Keynes Council Local Bus Service DPS Lot 2 Lot 2 Shared Taxi and Demand Responsive Service. Contract for the operation and the software to run a full ‘corner to corner’ DRT service within the parameters laid out by the Council. The service will integrate rather than compete with the commercial local bus network.
Within scope are the possible adaptation of the service to hub and spoke or transfer based if patronage grows significantly. The entire borough of Milton Keynes, including rural areas and new developments that may begin during the contract period are within scope. Cross Boundary trips are not within scope.
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
- 19 Mar 2021, 17:16 GMT
- Last source update
- 19 Mar 2021, 17:16 GMT
- Authority reference
CU2688 FC01- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-005674- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-029d9bFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Further competition under Local Bus Service DPS
- Review procedure
Without prejudice to the remedies provided under Part 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 the Contracting Authority shall incorporate a minimum 10 day standstill period at the point that an award decision notice pursuant to Regulation 86 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 is communicated to tenderers. The Contracting Authority shall send its Regulation 86 Notice, subject to Regulation 86(5) and (6), which shall include the criteria for the award of the contract; reasons for the decision including the characteristics and relative advantages of the successful tenderer; the score (if any) obtained by the tenderer receiving the notice and the tenderer to be awarded the contract, and anything required by Regulation 86(3); the name of the tenderer to be awarded the contract; and a precise statement of either when in accordance with Regulation 87of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 the standstill period is expected to end or the date before which the contracting authority will not, in conformity with Regulation 87, enter into the contract.
Publisher note: (MT Ref:222300)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Via Transportation UK Limited | £8,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 005674-2021-CU2688 FC01-1 · Via Transportation UK Limited
- Signed
- 2 Feb 2021
- Value
- £8,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Via Transportation UK LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.