Official UK procurement notice
South Fife School Bus Services - Contract Extensions
Authority: Fife Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFife Council organises school bus services in line with The Education (Scotland) Act 1980 (Sections 42 & 51), as amended by the Education (Scotland) Act 1981, Education (Scotland) Act 1996 and The Standards in Scotland’s Schools etc Act 2000 and by enhancements agreed as Fife Council policy.
These contracts are for the supply of school bus services in South Fife.
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 18th May 2015 a notice informing operators of the award of the contracts was issued Reference No: MAY208977 OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000323478. The contracts originally commenced on 17th August 2015 with an end date of 14th August 2022. his 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 school bus services in…Awarded
These contracts are an extension of the existing contracts for school bus services in South Fife:
All routes are prefixed SF, HS – High School, PS – Primary School
LK1 Crombie-Limekilns PS
MS1 Pitreavie-Masterton PS
PR2 Pitcorthie-Pitreavie PS
QA10 Cairneyhill-Queen Anne HS (QA HS)
QA11 Cairneyhill-QA HS
QA12 Crossford-QA HS
QA13 Cairneyhill-QA HS
QA14 TH1 Kingseat-QA /HS Kingseat-Townhill PS
QA15 Low Valleyfield-QA HS
QA16 Kincardine -QA HS
QA1 ML1 Headwell-QA HS /Dunfermline-McLean PS
QA2 Comrie-QA HS
QA3 Blairhall-QA HS
QA4 Blairhall-QA HS
QA5 Gowkhall-QA HS
QA6 Oakley-QA HS
QA7 Oakley-QA HS
QA8 High Valleyfield-QA HS
QA9 Kincardine-QA HS
ASYM5 QA HS (additional vehicle)
SC1 Kelty-St Columba’s HS (SC HS)
SC10 Blairhall-SC HS
SC11 Cowstrandburn-SC HS
C12 Rosyth-SC HS
SC2 Ballingry-SC HS
SC3 Ballingry-SC HS
SC4 Cowdenbeath-SC HS
SC5 Kelty-SC HS
SC6 Aberdour- SC HS
SC7 Crossford-SC HS
SC8 North Queensferry–SC HS
SC9 Kincardine-SC HS
SJ1 Dunfermline-St John’s PS
SJ2 Aberdour-St John’s PS
SK1 Lochgelly-St Kenneth’s PS
SL1 Dunfermline-St Leonard’s PS
SN1 Kinglassie-St Ninian’s PS
ST1 Townhill-St Margaret’s PS/Commercial PS
ST2 Kingseat-St Margaret’s PS
ST3 Carnegie Campus-St Margaret’s PS
ST4 Gowkhall-St Margaret’s PS
ST5 Dunfermline-St Margaret’s PS
TB1CL1 Newmills-Torryburn PS /Low Valleyfield-Culross PS
TL1 Kincardine-Tulliallan PS
WM1 Ballyeoman-Woodmill HS
WM2 Limekilns-Woodmill HS
WM3 Balgeddie-Woodmill HS
WM4 Pitreavie-Woodmill HS
WM5 Crombie-Woodmill HS
BE1 Kelty-Beath HS
BE10 Kelty-Beath HS
BE2 Kelty-Beath HS
BE3 Kelty-Beath HS
BE4 Kelty-Beath HS
BE5FF1 Mossmorran-Beath HS /Cowdenbeath-Foulford PS
BE6 Dunfermline-Beath HS
BE7 Crossgates-Beath HS
BE8 Ballingry-Beath HS
BE9 Kelty-Beath HS
BL1 Comrie-Blairhall PS
CA1 Rosyth-Camdean PS
CM1 Pitreavie-Canmore PS
CM2 Dunfermline-Canmore PS
CN1 Duloch Park-Carnegie PS
CN2 Duloch Park-Carnegie PS
CR1 Halbeath-Crossgates PS
DE1 Jamphlars-Denend PS
DF1 PR1 Garvock Hill-Dunfermline HS /Dunfermline-Pitreavie PS
DF10 Dunfermline-Dunfermline HS
DF11 Kincardine-Dunfermline HS
DF12 Kincardine-Dunfermline HS
DF13 Crombie-Dunfermline HS
DF2 Carnegie Campus-Dunfermline HS
DF3 Dunfermline-Dunfermline HS
DF4 (IK16) Rosyth-Inverkeithing HS
DF5 Rosyth-Dunfermline HS
DF6 Rosyth-Dunfermline HS
DF7 Rosyth-Dunfermline HS
DF8 Rosyth-Dunfermline HS
DF9 Camdean-Dunfermline HS
ASYM3 Dunfermline HS (additional vehicle)
IK10 Masterton-Inverkeithing HS
IK11 North Queensferry-Inverkeithing HS
IK12 Rosyth-Inverkeithing HS
IK13 High Valleyfield-Inverkeithing HS
IK14 Rosyth-Inverkeithing HS
IK15 Rosyth- Inverkeithing HS
IK1SJ3 Aberdour-Inverkeithing HS /Rosyth-St John’s PS
IK2DB1 Aberdour-Inverkeithing HS /Hillend-Donibristle PS
IK3 Hillend-Inverkeithing HS
IK4 Dalgety Bay-Inverkeithing HS
IK5 Dalgety Bay-Inverkeithing HS
IK6 Dalgety Bay-Inverkeithing HS
IK7 Dalgety Bay-Inverkeithing HS
IK8 Dalgety Bay-Inverkeithing HS
IK9 Rosyth-Inverkeithing HS
KR1 Rosyth-Kings Road PS
LG1 Ballingry-Lochgelly HS
LG2 Ballingry-Lochgelly HS
LG3 Ballingry-Lochgelly HS
LG4 Lochore-Lochgelly HS
LG5 Woodend-Lochgelly HS
LG6 Dundonald-Lochgelly HS
LG7 Cardenden-Lochgelly HS
LG8 Cardenden-Lochgelly HS
LG9 Cowdenbeath-Lochgelly HS
AYM4 Lochgelly HS (additional vehicle)
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, 16:45 GMT
- Authority reference
10349- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-002343- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03023aFind 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/BE1 Bay Travel 43,240.22 SF/BE2 Bay Travel 43,240.22 SF/BE3 Stagecoach 61,753.04 SF/BE4 Bay Travel 43,240.22 SF/BE5 FF1 HS Stagecoach 49,185.25 SF/BE5 FF1 PS Stagecoach 9,678.08 SF/BE6 Stagecoach 59,038.73 SF/BE7 Stagecoach 52,724.21 SF/BE8 Stagecoach 48,957.48 SF/BE9 Bay Travel 39,387.91 SF/BE10 Bay Travel 37,050.00 SF/DF1 PR1 HS Merlin Travel 27,319.86 SF/DF1 PR1 PS Merlin Travel 17,074.91 SF/DF2 Stagecoach 46,658.37 SF/DF4 IK16 First Scotland 62,846.30 SF/DF5 First Scotland 57,794.25 SF/DF6 Festival 54,313.94 SF/DF7 Festival 55,263.12 SF/DF8 Stagecoach 54,651.43 SF/DF9 Festival 52,310.13 SF/DF10 First Scotland 51,255.49 SF/DF11 First Scotland 47,458.78 SF/DF12 Stagecoach 66,354.60 SF/DF13 Prentice Travel 55,263.12 SF/IK1 SJ3 HS Festival 46,518.29 SF/IK1 SJ3 PS Festival 12,541.53 SF/IK2 DB1 HS Festival 50,950.76 SF/IK2 DB1 PS Festival 8,109.06 SF/IK3 Stagecoach 62,219.30 SF/IK4 Festival 40,076.31 SF/IK5 Festival 40,076.31 SF/IK6 Festival 40,076.31 SF/IK7 Stagecoach 49,146.21 SF/IK8 Prentice Travel 46,193.22 SF/IK9 Prentice Travel 44,716.72 SF/IK10 Stagecoach 45,236.27 SF/IK11 Prentice Travel 53,575.69 SF/IK12 Prentice Travel 48,091.57 SF/IK13 3 Stagecoach 43,019.88 SF/IK14 Stagecoach 42,795.74 SF/IK15 Bay Travel 41,720.11 SF/LG1 Stagecoach 65,333.26 SF/LG2 Stagecoach 65,333.26 SF/LG3 Stagecoach 65,333.26 SF/LG4 Stagecoach 65,082.37 SF/LG5 Stagecoach 67,435.88 SF/LG6 Stagecoach 65,810.62 SF/LG7 Stagecoach 65,869.46 SF/LG8 Stagecoach 61,917.34 SF/LG9 Stagecoach 50,416.22 SF/QA1ML1 HS Stagecoach 39,336.22 SF/QA1ML1 PS Stagecoach 11,131.07 SF/QA2 Stagecoach 60,319.84 SF/QA3 First Scotland 51,888.27 SF/QA4 Stagecoach 64,850.35 SF/QA5 Stagecoach 60,070.05 SF/QA6 First Scotland 51,888.27 SF/QA6 ADDON First Scotland 3,800.00 SF/QA7 First Scotland 51,888.27 SF/QA7 ADDON First Scotland 3,800.00 SF/QA8 First Scotland 55,263.12 SF/QA10 First Scotland 53,364.77 SF/QA11 First Scotland 54,841.26 SF/QA12 Stagecoach 54,241.78 SF/QA14 TH1 HS Bay Travel 19,786.54 SF/QA14 TH1 PS Bay Travel 30,836.16 SF/QA15 Stagecoach 47,237.17 SF/QA16 Bay Travel 42,750.00 SF/SC1 Bay Travel 37,967.03 SF/SC2 Stagecoach 64,784.85 SF/SC3 Stagecoach 64,784.85 SF/SC4 Bay Travel 37,967.03 SF/SC5 Stagecoach 61,818.53 SF/SC6 Bay Travel 42,185.59 SF/SC7 Stagecoach 61,104.71 SF/SC8 Stagecoach 61,565.42 SF/SC9 Stagecoach 66,264.67 SF/SC10 Stagecoach 55,339.72 SF/SC11 Stagecoach 61,806.32 SF/SC12 Festival 52,310.13 SF/WM1 Bay Travel 36,912.39 SF/WM3 Stagecoach 47,412.16 SF/WM4 Stagecoach 53,627.87 SF/WM5 Stagecoach 60,810.52 SF/BL1 Stagecoach 46,646.16 SF/CA1 Stagecoach 47,908.39 SF/CM1 Bay Travel 33,748.47 SF/CM2 Stagecoach 54,489.34 SF/CN1 Stagecoach 54,891.22 SF/CN2 Stagecoach 53,978.68 SF/CR1 Stagecoach 47,760.74 SF/DE1 Stagecoach 50,828.08 SF/KR1 Festival 19,827.23 SF/LK1 Stagecoach 58,408.16 SF/MS1 Festival 24,889.50 SF/PR2 Stagecoach 53,964.24 SF/SJ1 Festival 24,889.50 SF/SJ2 Bay Travel 44,294.86 SF/SK1 Prentice Travel 55,895.90 SF/SL1 Prentice Travel 49,357.13 SF/ST1 Stagecoach 58,493.64 SF/ST2 Stagecoach 59,125.32 SF/ST3 Stagecoach 58,912.17 SF/ST4 Stagecoach 54,492.67 SF/ST5 Stagecoach 58,179.47 SF/SN1 Stagecoach 52,472.21 SF/TB1CL1 Stagecoach 58,425.93 SF/TL1 Stagecoach 51,652.92 SF/QA3ADDON First Scotland 210.49 ASYM1DF3ADDON First Scotland 60,047.26 ASYM1DF5 First Scotland 4,420.20 ASYM1DF10 First Scotland 7,156.52 ASYM1DF11 First Scotland 8,629.92 ASYM2QA3 First Scotland 8,840.41 ASYM2QA6 First Scotland 9,050.89 ASYM2QA7 First Scotland 9,050.89 ASYM2QA8 First Scotland 7,367.01 ASYM2QA10 First Scotland 7,577.49 ASYM2QA11 First Scotland 5,472.63 ASYM3 Stagecoach 60,650.96 ASYM4 Stagecoach 41,800.29 ASYM5 Stagecoach 2,525.83 ASY10 QA12 Stagecoach 54,211.20 ASY11 QA14 Bay Travel 44,202.04 SF/SC1 ADDON Bay Travel 8,597.75 SF/WM2 3 Stagecoach 30,878.96 ASYM2QA8ADDON First Scotland 3,861.56 ASYM2QA9ADDON First Scotland 64,488.05 ASYM2QA13ADDON First Scotland 62,364.19 (SC Ref:680896)
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Buyer details updated26 Jan 2022, 16:45 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bay TravelSME, Festival Travel (Scotland) LtdSME, First Group t/a First Aberdeen Limited, First Glasgow Limited, First Scotland East Limited, Merlin TravelSME, Prentice Westwood Ltd.SME, Stagecoach East Scotlandjoint award | £5,640,890 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
| Bay TravelSME, Festival Travel (Scotland) LtdSME, First Group t/a First Aberdeen Limited, First Glasgow Limited, First Scotland East Limited, Merlin TravelSME, Prentice Westwood Ltd.SME, Stagecoach East Scotlandjoint award | £5,640,890 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 002343-2022-10349-1 · Bay TravelSME, Festival Travel (Scotland) LtdSME, First Group t/a First Aberdeen Limited, First Glasgow Limited, First Scotland East Limited, Merlin TravelSME, Prentice Westwood Ltd.SME, Stagecoach East Scotland
- Signed
- 26 Jan 2022
- Value
- £5,640,890
- Status
- active
Contract 031427-2021-10349-1 · Bay TravelSME, Festival Travel (Scotland) LtdSME, First Group t/a First Aberdeen Limited, First Glasgow Limited, First Scotland East Limited, Merlin TravelSME, Prentice Westwood Ltd.SME, Stagecoach East Scotland
- Signed
- 7 Oct 2021
- Value
- £5,640,890
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad | 4 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- Kirkcaldy Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
6 commercial parties on the notice- Bay TravelAwarded supplier
- Festival Travel (Scotland) LtdAwarded supplier
- First Group t/a First Aberdeen Limited, First Glasgow Limited, First Scotland East LimitedAwarded supplier
- Merlin TravelAwarded supplier
- Prentice Westwood Ltd.Awarded supplier
- Stagecoach East ScotlandAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.