Official UK procurement notice
TT0015 - North Fife Scholars Travel Pass Agreement
Authority: Fife Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionPurchase of seating capacity, for school pupils, on local bus service 95, in Fife.
CPV: Special-purpose road passenger-transport services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Purchase of seating capacity, for East Neuk school pupils attending Waid Academy and…Awarded
Purchase of seating capacity, for East Neuk school pupils attending Waid Academy and Madras College, on local bus service 95.
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
- 9 Mar 2023, 12:57 GMT
- Last source update
- 22 Mar 2023, 13:30 GMT
- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-008333- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03b0ebFind 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
This is a Direct Award under Section 33(1)(b)(ii) of The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (Negotiated Procedure Without Prior Publication) as, “competition is absent for technical reasons.” Fife Council requires a service to transport school pupils, between Crail and Madras College (St Andrews) and between Lundin Links and Waid Academy (Anstruther). This award, to Fife Scottish Omnibuses Ltd, is to purchase seating capacity for pupils on the existing local bus service (Service 95), which is the only service covering the whole of the area required.
- Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
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: (SC Ref:726799)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fife Scottish Omnibuses Limited | £620,000 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
| Fife Scottish Omnibuses Limited | £620,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 008333-2023-TT0015-1 · Fife Scottish Omnibuses Limited
- Signed
- 22 Mar 2023
- Value
- £620,000
- Status
- active
Contract 006896-2023-TT0015-1 · Fife Scottish Omnibuses Limited
- Signed
- 9 Mar 2023
- Value
- £620,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Fife Scottish Omnibuses LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.