Official UK procurement notice
Non-Commercial Bus Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Torbay Council (Local council)
What is being bought9 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionDue to the ongoing impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on bus patronage, bus operators within
Torbay have been struggling to break even. Since the pandemic, Torbay Council has been
providing emergency financial support for 9 public bus routes for socially necessary bus
services. These bus routes have still not returned to commercial viability and without the
continued financial support will be at risk of being withdrawn with the associated
detrimental impact on access to employment, education, services, health, and well-being in
addition to Torbay’s climate emergency efforts.
Torbay Council is seeking Operators to at least retain the existing bus service network in
accordance with the Councils BSIP, but also to enhance it with improvements to service
levels, including operating to key locations which are not currently served. Our aim is to
improve the routes with increased frequency, additional services covering earlier and later
times and at weekends with modern, low floor, zero or low emission vehicles.
CPV: Public road transport services · Road transport services
Lots and requirements (9)Procurement structure
9 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Route 15/16Cancelled
Delivery of Torbay Bus Route 15/16
Key Stops:
15 - Brixham Town Centre – Summercourt Way Shops – South Bay Holiday Park
16 - Brixham Town Centre – Higher Ranscombe Road – South Bay Holiday Park Additional information: The original route Operator made the decision to continue running this service commercially with no subsidy from Torbay Council. Torbay Council reserves the right to award this contract to the winning bidder at a future date should the service require a subsidy.
Lot #2Route 17/17AAwarded
Delivery of Torbay Bus Route 17 and 17A
Key Stops:
Brixham Town Centre – Furzeham – Wall Park Road – Halfway House
Lot #3Route 25Awarded
Delivery of Torbay Bus Route 25
Key Stops:
Morrisons (Paignton) – Paignton Town Centre – Paignton Harbour – Youngs Park
Lot #4Route 60Awarded
Delivery of Torbay Bus Route 60
Key Stops:
Paignton Town Centre – Shorton – Preston Shops – Occombe Farm
Lot #5Route 61Awarded
Delivery of Torbay Bus Route 61
Key Stops:
Livermead – Torquay Railway Station – Fleet Street – St Luke’s Road North & South –
Torquay Town Centre
Lot #6Route 62Awarded
Delivery of Torbay Bus Route 62
Key Stops:
Parkhill Road – Chelston - Torquay Harbour/Strand and Town Centre – Cockington
Lot #7Route 64Awarded
Delivery of Torbay Bus Route 64
Key Stops:
Torquay Town Centre – Fleet Street – Higher Lincombe Rd – Ilsham Road – Middle Warberry
Rd – Lower Warberry Rd
Lot #8Route 65Awarded
Delivery of Torbay Bus Route 65
Key Stops:
The Willows – Truro Avenue – St.Marychurch – Lyme View Rd – Quinta Rd – Torquay Town
Centre
Lot #9Routes 108/109Awarded
Delivery of Torbay Bus Routes 108 and 109
Key Stops:
Paignton Town Centre – Great Parks – Foxhole
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality: 40.00
- Social Value: 10.00
- Price: 50.00
- 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
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 19 Oct 2023, 14:43 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Sept 2024, 16:45 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 20 Nov 2023 – …
- Authority reference
DN695571- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-030391- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-040d69Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 20 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 20 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
20 Nov 2023 → 23 Sept 2024 · 3 dates- Submission deadline20 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened20 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published23 Sept 2024, 16:45 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete23 Sept 2024, 16:45 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 2 · Route 17/17A1 award | |||
| Stagecoach (Devon) LtdSMENon-Commercial Bus Services - Lot 2: Route 17/17A | — | — | Awarded |
| Lot 3 · Route 251 award | |||
| DJ Watts Coach Travel LtdSMENon-Commercial Bus Services - Lot 3: Route 25 | — | — | Awarded |
| Lot 4 · Route 601 award | |||
| Stagecoach (Devon) LtdSMENon-Commercial Bus Services - Lot 4 Route 60 | — | — | Awarded |
| Lot 5 · Route 611 award | |||
| DJ Watts Coach Travel LtdSMENon-Commercial Bus Services - Lot 5 Route 61 | — | — | Awarded |
| Lot 6 · Route 621 award | |||
| DJ Watts Coach Travel LtdSMENon-Commercial Bus Services - Lot 6 Route 62 | — | — | Awarded |
| Lot 7 · Route 641 award | |||
| DJ Watts Coach Travel LtdSMENon-Commercial Bus Services - Lot 7 Route 64 | — | — | Awarded |
| Lot 8 · Route 651 award | |||
| DJ Watts Coach Travel LtdSMENon-Commercial Bus Services - Lot 8 Route 65 | — | — | Awarded |
| Lot 9 · Routes 108/1091 award | |||
| DJ Watts Coach Travel LtdSMENon-Commercial Bus Services - Lot 9 Routes 108/109 | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Non-Commercial Bus Services - Lot 2: Route 17/17A · Stagecoach (Devon) LtdSME
- Signed
- 23 Feb 2024
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Non-Commercial Bus Services - Lot 3: Route 25 · DJ Watts Coach Travel LtdSME
- Signed
- 23 Feb 2024
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Non-Commercial Bus Services - Lot 4 Route 60 · Stagecoach (Devon) LtdSME
- Signed
- 23 Feb 2024
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Non-Commercial Bus Services - Lot 5 Route 61 · DJ Watts Coach Travel LtdSME
- Signed
- 23 Feb 2024
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Non-Commercial Bus Services - Lot 6 Route 62 · DJ Watts Coach Travel LtdSME
- Signed
- 23 Feb 2024
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Non-Commercial Bus Services - Lot 7 Route 64 · DJ Watts Coach Travel LtdSME
- Signed
- 23 Feb 2024
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Non-Commercial Bus Services - Lot 8 Route 65 · DJ Watts Coach Travel LtdSME
- Signed
- 23 Feb 2024
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Non-Commercial Bus Services - Lot 9 Routes 108/109 · DJ Watts Coach Travel LtdSME
- Signed
- 23 Feb 2024
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 · Route 17/17A | 1bids · 1 electronic | 1 | — | £143,248 – £170,000 |
| 3 · Route 25 | 2bids · 2 electronic | 2 | — | £484,872 – £580,000 |
| 4 · Route 60 | 2bids · 2 electronic | 2 | — | £366,568 – £440,000 |
| 5 · Route 61 | 2bids · 2 electronic | 2 | — | £270,528 – £325,000 |
| 6 · Route 62 | 2bids · 2 electronic | 2 | — | £545,256 – £654,000 |
| 7 · Route 64 | 2bids · 2 electronic | 2 | — | £516,776 – £620,000 |
| 8 · Route 65 | 2bids · 2 electronic | 2 | — | £180,224 – £216,000 |
| 9 · Routes 108/109 | 2bids · 2 electronic | 2 | — | £551,336 – £660,000 |
| Whole notice | — | — | — | £2,000,000 – £2,500,000 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- DJ Watts Coach Travel Ltd T/A Torbay BusesAwarded supplier
- Stagecoach Devon LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.