Official UK procurement notice
School Transport Bus Passes
Authority: Torbay Council (Local council)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Children’s Services Transport Team is responsible for providing a home-to-school transport service for Pupils and Students who live in Torbay who are aged between 4 and 19 and who are entitled to help to get to school or college. The Authority currently has a contract for the provision of bus passes which enables them to travel on the existing transport network when using their services. The home-to-school bus transport provision will be across the whole of Torbay and specific to Brixham College to cover:
- travel on all term days
- unlimited travel options
- frequent timetables (to allow for arriving at the start of the school day and to allow for after-school clubs)
- acceptable journey lengths as recommended by the Department for Education
- accessible pickup and drop-off points close to home and school (within 1 mile).
CPV: Public road transport services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · no lot values publishedLot #1School Transport and Bus Passes Torbay
To provide school-to-home transport and bus passes which will cover the whole of Torbay and provide for:
- travel on all term days
- unlimited travel options
- frequent timetables (to allow for arriving at the start of the school day and to allow for after-school clubs)
- acceptable journey lengths as recommended by the Department for Education
- accessible pickup and drop-off points close to home and school (within 1 mile).
Lot #2School Transport and Bus Passes Brixham College
To provide school-to-home transport and bus passes specifically for Brixham College and provide for:
- travel on all term days
- unlimited travel options
- frequent timetables (to allow for arriving at the start of the school day and to allow for after-school clubs)
- acceptable journey lengths as recommended by the Department for Education
- accessible pickup and drop-off points close to home and school (within 1 mile).
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 12 Aug 2022, 14:31 BST
- Last source update
- 12 Aug 2022, 14:31 BST
- Authority reference
DN627830- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-022304- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-035b69Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
- Published justification
There is an absence of competition for technical reasons because due to having only two local economic operators who provide bus transport and bus passes within the scope of our requirements, we are unable to undertake a competitive procurement process in line with the Directives. In the case of the wider Torbay provision, Stagecoach is the only operator able to cover the whole of Torbay at the times and locations required to provide an adequate choice of services to users within the required distance of their home. In the case of Brixham College, this service is already provided to college students who are not eligible for Council provided home-to-school transport and as the service they are providing is geared to meet the needs of students attending Brixham College, they are in a position to widen their offer to students eligible for home-to-school transport.
The Authority has as yet not entered into new contracts with these suppliers and is advising the market that, subject to internal approval and the outcome of this VEAT process, is intending to do so.
Torbay Council are intending to enter into this Contract on 01 September 2022 for an initial 12-month period with rolling 12-month possible extensions over a period of 2 years.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · School Transport and Bus Passes Torbay1 award | |||
| Stagecoach (Devon) LtdSchool Transport Bus Passes Torbay | £344,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · School Transport and Bus Passes Brixham College1 award | |||
| Brixham CollegeSME | £28,800 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
School Transport Bus Passes Torbay · Stagecoach (Devon) Ltd
- Signed
- 8 Aug 2022
- Value
- £344,000
- Status
- active
School Transport and Bus Passes Brixham College · Brixham CollegeSME
- Signed
- 8 Aug 2022
- Value
- £28,800
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Legal ServicesReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Brixham CollegeAwarded supplier
- Stagecoach Devon LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.