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Published 12 Jul 2024, 09:33 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Park and Ride Bus Service Concession Contract Norwich

Official notice

Authority: Norfolk County Council (Local council)

5 lotsServicesAward procedure with prior publication of a call for competition
Budget not disclosed£1,600,000total for 5 lots · 1 value update
Submissions closed 1 Aug 2024awarded 1 Oct 2024
Awarded to First Eastern Counties Buses Ltd, Simonds of Botesdale Ltd2 awards

What is being bought5 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Norfolk County Council has awarded a contract to 2 providers for operating limited-stop bus services from four of the Norwich Park & Ride sites - Thickthorn, Harford, Airport, & Postwick - without subsidy from the Council. The service for Sprowston Park and Ride was not awarded.

CPV: Public road transport services

Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure

5 lots · all with a published value (£0 together)
Lot #1Thickthorn Park and Ride ServiceCancelledPublished value£0

Park and Ride service. Additional information: The Council has the right to extend the contract by a further 36 months.

Delivery: East of England
Lot #2Airport Park and RideCancelledPublished value£0

Park and Ride services. Additional information: The Council has the right to extend by a further 36 months.

Delivery: East of England
Lot #3Harford Park and RideCancelledPublished value£0

Park and Ride services. Additional information: The Council has the right to extend by a further 36 months.

Delivery: East of England
Lot #4Sprowston Park and RideCancelledPublished value£0

Park and Ride services from Sprowston Park and Ride. Additional information: The Council has the right to extend the Contract by a further 36 months.

Delivery: East of England
Lot #5Postwick Park and RideCancelledPublished value£0

Park and Ride Services. Additional information: The Council has the right to extend the Contract by a further 36 months.

Delivery: East of England

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
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    As per the procurement documents

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Award procedure with prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0023 Concession Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/23/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
12 Jul 2024, 09:33 BST
Last source update
12 Nov 2024, 14:11 GMT
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-036585
Classification (CPV)
Public road transport services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH15)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-047cda Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

As per the procurement documents

Review and risk notes
Review procedure

The Concession Contracts Regulations 2016 (as amended) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).Proceedings must be brought within 30 days from the date of knowledge (the date on which the economic operator first knew or ought to have known that grounds for starting the proceedings had arisen) unless the Court considers that there is good reason for extending the period within which proceedings may be brought, in which case the Court may extend that period up to a maximum of 3 months from the date of knowledge.

Publisher note: This contract is at no cost to the Council. It is not known the turnover that can be exploited from this contract. This procurement will be managed electronically via the Council`s e-procurement system. To participate in this procurement, applicants must first be registered on the system at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc. Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/BuyerProfiles. Once registered you will be able to see the procurement project under the `tenders` section and `express an interest` to view the documentation. If you encounter any difficulties whilst using the system you can contact the In-tend support team by phoning +44 8442728810 or e-mailing [email protected].

How it was run

Official notice
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Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
1 Aug 2024, 14:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

1 Aug 2024 → 12 Nov 2024 · 2 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    1 Aug 2024, 14:00 BST
  2. Notice published
    12 Nov 2024, 14:11 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Nov 2024
  1. Published value updated to £1,600,000
    12 Nov 2024, 14:11 GMT
    was £0
  2. Status changed to complete
    12 Nov 2024, 14:11 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DateIV.1.21 Aug 202414 Aug 2024+13 d

1 amendment published without a description.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 3
Awarded value £1,600,0002 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 2latest 1 Oct 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Not linked to a lot2 awards
First Eastern Counties Buses LtdThickthorn and Airport Park and Ride£900,000 †—Awarded
Simonds of Botesdale LtdSMEAirport and Postwick Park and Ride£700,000 †—Awarded

1 further award records carry no date or value.

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids——£0 – £0

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NORFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Martineau Lane, NORWICH, East of England, NR12DHContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Nplaw ( Norfolk County Council)Review body Norwich

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria