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Published 29 Feb 2024, 14:22 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Local Bus Service 9 · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAccelerated
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Submissions closed 15 Mar 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Authority is seeking to award a bus service contract to one supplier for the following requirements:

  • The supply of local bus services (contract 9).
  • Contracts funded with money allocated by the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA) to support local bus services.
  • To increase journeys following commercial withdrawal.

CPV: Road transport services · Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority has decided to use the…Renewal

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.

Delivery: East of England
Extensions: Initial contract term 11 months with one 12 month extensionsVariant bids: allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 50%Price: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 50
  • Price: 50
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Yes
First published
29 Feb 2024, 14:22 GMT
Last source update
29 Feb 2024, 14:22 GMT
Award evaluation window
15 Mar 2024 – …
Authority reference
DN713515
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-006536
Accelerated

The current bus operator announced their intention to deregister partially the number 9 bus route. 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.

Classification (CPV)
Road transport servicesTransport services (excl. Waste transport)
Delivery area
East of England (UKH12)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-044457 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
15 Mar 2024, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
15 Mar 2024, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

29 Feb 2024 → 15 Mar 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    29 Feb 2024, 14:22 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    15 Mar 2024, 12:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened
    15 Mar 2024, 12:00 GMT

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority, 2nd floor, Pathfinder House, St Mary's Street, Huntingdon, East of England, PE29 3TNContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.