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Published 18 Sept 2023, 12:11 BST

Official UK procurement notice

West Park Bus Service · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Tees Valley Combined Authority (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£300,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 20 Oct 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Working in co-ordination with Darlington Borough Council, Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA) would like to support a bus service extension providing coverage to the growing residential and retail areas in the West Park area of Darlington.

TVCA is seeking to procure an operator to run the extension for a one-year pilot, there will also be an optional extension period of a further year, subject to agreement. During this period, TVCA will provide financial support for the service. There will be a 3-month cancellation clause for the contract, should this be required.

CPV: Public road transport services · Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1CancelledRenewal
Delivery: North East
Extensions: an optional extension period of a further year · an optional extension period of a further yearVariant bids: not allowedElectronic catalogue: required

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
  • Price

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
18 Sept 2023, 12:11 BST
Last source update
18 Dec 2023, 12:07 GMT
Award evaluation window
20 Oct 2023 – …
Authority reference
TVCA-PROC-0248
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-037096
Classification (CPV)
Public road transport servicesTransport services (excl. Waste transport)
Delivery area
North East (UKC11)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-040190 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
20 Oct 2023, 09:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
20 Oct 2023, 10:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

20 Oct 2023 → 18 Dec 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    20 Oct 2023, 09:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    20 Oct 2023, 10:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    18 Dec 2023, 12:07 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    18 Dec 2023, 12:07 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1

1 further award records carry no date or value.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

TEES VALLEY COMBINED AUTHORITY

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Teesside Airport Business Suite, Darlington, North East, DL2 1NJContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body London

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.