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Published 4 Feb 2021, 18:03 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Operation Of Electric Bus Services In Mansfield and Ashfield Area of Nottinghamshire

Official notice

Authority: Nottinghamshire County Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£800,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 8 Mar 2021awarded 12 Mar 2021
Awarded to Lincolnshire Road Car Company Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Council have been awarded funding by the Department for Transport (DfT) in order to purchase 4 electric, low floor buses, fully compliant with the Public Service Vehicle Accessibility Regulations 2000.It is expected that the buses will be delivered in September 2021. 2 of the these buses are being brought in by the Council to run 2 services, the Berry Hill Flyer, and 417 Sutton, which are the subject of this Contract. The tethered plug in electric buses will provide a zero-emission service to the people of Mansfield & Ashfield as an initial step to combat global emission problems. The Supplier is required to operate and house 2 electric buses. The buses must be accommodated within 10 miles of the route.

CPV: Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Nottinghamshire County Council (the Council) ran an open procedure with the aim of…Awarded

Nottinghamshire County Council (the Council) ran an open procedure with the aim of appointing a Supplier to operate two services in the Mansfield & Ashfield areas of the county. The initial contract is for 5 years with an option to extend for a further 5 years. The Council have been awarded funding by the Department for Transport (DfT) in order to purchase electric, low floor buses which are fully compliant with the Public Service Vehicle Accessibility Regulations 2000. It is expected that the buses will be delivered in September 2021. These vehicles are being brought in to run 2 services, the Berry Hill Flyer and 417 Sutton service.

Delivery: East Midlands
Extensions: The contract will be in place for an initial term of 5 years with options to extend for up to another 5 years.Variant bids: not 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
Price: 100%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 0
  • Price: 100
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 100 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 10 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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
4 Feb 2021, 18:03 GMT
Last source update
19 Apr 2021, 10:09 BST
Award evaluation window
8 Mar 2021 – …
Authority reference
DN516900
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-008166
Classification (CPV)
Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF1)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-029063 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
8 Mar 2021, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
8 Mar 2021, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

8 Mar 2021 → 19 Apr 2021 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    8 Mar 2021, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    8 Mar 2021, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    19 Apr 2021, 10:09 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    19 Apr 2021, 10:09 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £2,390,7501 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 12 Mar 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lincolnshire Road Car Company Limited£2,390,750 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Nottinghamshire County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County Hall, West Bridgford, Nottingham, East Midlands, NG2 7QPContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.