Official UK procurement notice
South Fife Local Bus Services - Contract Extensions
Authority: Fife Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFife Council organises local bus services as permitted by Section 63(2) of The Transport Act 1985. The Council wishes to provide bus services to provide links for communities either not served by the commercial bus network or not served by that network on particular days or at particular times of day.
These bus services which are the subject of this Notice are in South Fife. South Fife is an area comprising, though not exclusively so, the boundaries of the former Dunfermline District Council. In general terms, this area is bounded by Kincardine, Saline, Kelty, Cardenden, Aberdour and the Forth Coast between Aberdour and Kincardine. The main urban centres are Dunfermline, Rosyth, Inverkeithing, Dalgety Bay, Cowdenbeath, Lochgelly, Cardenden, Kelty and Ballingry. Services may operate wholly within the South Fife area but are not limited by its boundaries and may operate further afield.
On 20th February 2019, Fife Council confirmed to successful operators their place on the framework for the provision of South Fife Local Bus Services. Contracts initially awarded under the framework commenced on 19th August 2019 with an end date of 14th August 2022. Information about the award of the framework and contracts awarded under it was published on 7th March 2019 under references: MAR347581 OCID:ocds-r6ebe6-0000560754. This notice is to extend these existing contracts with the incumbent suppliers for a period of 12 months until 13th August 2023 for the reasons detailed in section IV of this notice.
CPV: Public road transport services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1These contracts are an extension of the existing contracts for the supply of local bus…Awarded
These contracts are an extension of the existing contracts for the supply of local bus services in South Fife:
SF/89-1
North Queensferry – Duloch Park – Dunfermline – Crossford
SF/8783
Dunfermline – Duloch Park – Dalgety Bay – North Queensferry / Dalgety Bay – Duloch Park – Dunfermline
SF/28-1
QMH – Dunfermline – Steelend – Oakley – High Valleyfield – Kincardine – Falkirk
SF/20ALT2-1
Ballingry – Lochore – Lochgelly
SF/8
Dunfermline – Culross/Kincardine
SF/7D
Sandpiper Drive, Duloch Park, Linburn Road, McKay Drive, Glen Nevis Drive, Johnston Crescent, St Leonards Bus Depot, Dunfermline Bus Station, St Leonards Asda, Rosyth, Inverkeithing Rail Station, Ferrytoll, North Queensferry
SFOSDTOWN
Bus Station - Abbeyview - Fife Leisure Park - Duloch District Centre - Pitcorthie - Bus Station - Bus Station - Touch - Abbeyview - Wedderburn - New Row - James St - Dunfermline Bus Station
SFOS81SQMH
Queen Margaret Hospital, Halbeath, Kingseat Road, Kingseat, Cowdenbeath, Lochgelly, Ballingry, Kinglassie, Glenrothes College, Glenrothes Bus Station.
SF/F6
Steelend Turning Circle, Saline Turning Circle, Carnock Primary School, Milesmark Primary School, Dunfermline Golfdrum Street, Dunfermline Bus Station, Dunfermline James Street, Limekilns Harbour, Charlestown The Elgin Hotel, Crombie Ordanance Road, Rosyth crossroads Queensferry Road, Ferrytoll Park and Ride.
SF/7188ALT-1
71 - Kincardine, Culross, High Valleyfield, Crombie, Charlestown, Limekilns, Rosyth, Ferrytoll P&R, Inverkeithing.
88 – Rosyth, Castle Road opp Innova Way, Rosyth, Ferrytoll Road, Ferrytoll Park and Ride, Inverkeithing Square, Inverkeithing Rail Station, Preston Crescent, Spencerfield Road, Spittalfield Crescent, Inverkeithing Hill Street, Whinneyhill Crescent, Struan Drive, Hillfield Crescent, Inverkeithing Square, Preston Crescent, Spencerfield Road, Spittalfield Crescent, Inverkeithing Rail Station, Inverkeithing Hope Street, Ferrytoll Park and Ride, Rosyth, Ferrytoll Road, Castle Road opp Innova Way
SF/18-1 Cowdenbeath, Foulford Road, Stenhouse Street, Moss Side Road, Cowdenbeath Fountain, Auchtertool, Kirkcaldy Bus Station, Victoria Hospital.
SF/17A17B-1
17A - Cowdenbeath, Mossend Terrace, Rae Street, Moss Side Road, High Street, Stenhouse Street, Foulford Road, Craigbeath Court, Kelty, Cross Church, Westcroft Way.
17B – Mossgreen, Crossgate, Cowdenbeath, Rae Street, Greenback Drive, Young Terrace, Selkirk Avenue, High Street, Craigbeath Court, Kelty, Cross Church, Shiels Cottages, Westcroft Way.
SF/4B
4B - Dunfermline Bus Station, Baldridgeburn, Parkneuk, Milesmark, Carnock, Oakley, Comrie, Blairhall.
4C - Dunfermline Bus Station, Baldridgeburn, Parkneuk, Milesmark, Carnock, Oakley, Comrie, Blairhall, Comrie, Saline, Steelend
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 16 Dec 2021, 14:35 GMT
- Last source update
- 26 Jan 2022, 16:44 GMT
- Authority reference
11195- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-002342- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03023bFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Covid-19 has reduced demand so fares information for specifications can’t be provided and it’s unclear when passenger numbers will return to pre-Covid levels, leading to difficulty in pricing bids because fare levels are unknown. By extending contracts, we have time to obtain more realistic passenger level data. - Covid-19 has prevented us undertaking on-bus passenger surveys, a more effective tool than online ones with regard to response numbers. Recovered passenger levels will enable accurate surveys. - The Covid Support Grant will be revised/ended at some point, which is likely to impact bus operators’ income. There is concern that, when the Government support ends, marginal commercial bus routes will be withdrawn, putting pressure on the Council to subsidise replacements. The impact isn’t yet known but we wouldn’t want any decisions/outcomes to force us to amend/abandon a procurement in the near future. - Delay to implementing the Under 22s Free Travel Scheme leaves unknowns re. provision of passenger and pupil fare estimates and continued uncertainty over what the Government will be funding with regard to pupils on our registered school buses.
- Review procedure
Economic operators should approach the contracting authority in the first instance. However, the only formal remedy is to apply to the courts:
An economic operator that suffers, or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.
Publisher note: EXTENSION INFORMATION CONTRACT - OPERATOR - ANNUAL PRICE GBP SF/89-1 - Stagecoach - 134,892.00 SF/8783 - Stagecoach - 261,542.00 SF/28-1 - Stagecoach - 103,856.00 SF/20ALT2-1 - Stagecoach - 54,616.00 SF/8 - Stagecoach - 33,628.00 SF/7D - Stagecoach - 87,853.00 SFOSDTOWN - Stagecoach - 156,791.00 SFOS81SQMH - Stagecoach - 97,158.00 SF/F6 - Bay Travel - 67,321.00 SF/7188ALT-1 - Bay Travel - 85,845.00 SF/18-1 - Bay Travel - 15,641.00 SF/17A17B-1 - Bay Travel - 94,901.00 SF/4B - Bay Travel - 66,317.00 (SC Ref:680992)
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Buyer details updated26 Jan 2022, 16:44 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bay TravelSME, Stagecoach East Scotlandjoint award | £1,260,361 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
| Bay TravelSME, Stagecoach East Scotlandjoint award | £1,260,361 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 002342-2022-11195-1 · Bay TravelSME, Stagecoach East Scotland
- Signed
- 26 Jan 2022
- Value
- £1,260,361
- Status
- active
Contract 031428-2021-11195-1 · Bay TravelSME, Stagecoach East Scotland
- Signed
- 7 Oct 2021
- Value
- £1,260,361
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- Kirkcaldy Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Bay TravelAwarded supplier
- Stagecoach East ScotlandAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.