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South Fife School Bus Services - Contract Extensions

Public road transport services
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
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Tenderline Synopsis: Fife Council: "South Fife School Bus Services - Contract Extensions". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityFife CouncilScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
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Published history for Fife Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
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Competition Density
3Bids / Report
20% of reports have one bid
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Payment Terms
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Coverage: 5 active published awards; 5 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityFife Council
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published26 Jan 2022, 16:45 GMT
Last source update26 Jan 2022, 16:45 GMT
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationPublic road transport services
Delivery area
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-03023a
What is being bought
Fife 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.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Official notice release published
    26 Jan 2022, 16:45 GMT
  2. Buyer information updated
    26 Jan 2022, 16:45 GMT
  3. Status changed to complete
    16 Dec 2021, 14:35 GMT
  4. Official notice release published
    16 Dec 2021, 14:35 GMT
  5. Buyer information updated
    16 Dec 2021, 14:35 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    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)
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    26 Jan 2022, 16:45 GMT
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 26 Jan 2022, 00:00 GMT · £5,640,890
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Bay Travel, Festival Travel (Scotland) Ltd, First Group t/a First Aberdeen Limited, First Glasgow Limited, First Scotland East Limited, Merlin Travel, Prentice Westwood Ltd., Stagecoach East Scotland
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Contract
£5,640,890 · signed 26 Jan 2022, 00:00 GMT · active
Bid statistics
bids: 6 (lot 1)
electronicBids: 6 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 6 (lot 1)
smeBids: 4 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Fife Council

Contracting authority GB-FTS-42099
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  • Fife Council
    buyer

    Fife House, Glenrothes, UKM72, KY7 5LT
    +44 3451550000
  • Bay Travel
    supplier

    3 Glenfield Industrial Estate, Cowdenbeath, UKM72, KY4 9HT
  • Festival Travel (Scotland) Ltd
    supplier

    12 Kirklands Park Grove, Kirkliston, Edinburgh, UKM73, EH29 9EU
  • First Group t/a First Aberdeen Limited, First Glasgow Limited, First Scotland East Limited
    supplier

    Carmuirs House, 300 Stirling Road, Larbert, UKM76, FK5 3NJ
  • Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court
    reviewBody

    Kirkcaldy
  • Merlin Travel
    supplier

    41 Pollock Walk, Dunfermline, UKM72, KY129DA
  • Prentice Westwood Ltd.
    supplier

    Westwood, West Calder, UKM, EH55 8PW
  • Stagecoach East Scotland
    supplier

    Unit 9 u/f, Castle Business Centre, Queensferry Road, Pitreavie Industrial Estate, Dunfermline, UKM7, KY11 8NT
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleCovid-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.