Official UK procurement notice
2024 Local Bus Services – Contract V4
Authority: Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionhe Authority is seeking to award a bus service contract to a supplier for the following requirements:
- The supply of local bus services – Contract V4.
- Contract funded with money allocated by the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA) to support local bus services.
- 12 months.
- Huntingdonshire and South Cambridgeshire.
- Two timetable options – please supply a cost for both.
The Authority has decided to use the accelerated open procedure for this project in accordance with the requirements of Regulation 27 (5) of The Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
CPV: Motor vehicles for the transport of 10 or more persons · Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The Authority has awarded a bus service contract for the following requirements:Awarded
The Authority has awarded a bus service contract for the following requirements:
- The supply of local bus services – Contract V4.
- Contract funded with money allocated by the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA) to support local bus services.
- 12 months.
- Huntingdonshire and South Cambridgeshire.
- Two timetable options – please supply a cost for both.
The Authority has decided to use the accelerated open procedure for this project in accordance with the requirements of Regulation 27 (5) of The Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 50
- Price: 50
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- Awarded
- 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
- 25 Oct 2024, 11:58 BST
- Last source update
- 3 Dec 2024, 12:14 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 11 Nov 2024 – …
- Authority reference
DN749240- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-038888- Accelerated
The current bus operator announced their intention to deregister completely the bus route. Under the 1985 Transport Act if an operator makes this decision the Local Transport Authority has a duty to consider whether it wished to provide alternative services, and if it does decide to is given the powers to procure the services. Operators only have to give the Transport Authority 70 days’ notice of their intention, the first 28 days are confidential. The intention is to retender the bus route they are currently operating to provide replacement services enabling the pubic to access work, education, health and essential shopping and under The Public contracts regulation 27 (5) Where a state of urgency duly substantiated by the contracting authority renders impracticable the time limit laid down in paragraph (2), it may fix a time limit which shall be not less than 15 days from the date on which the contract notice is sent.
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04b152Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 11 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 11 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
11 Nov 2024 → 3 Dec 2024 · 3 dates- Submission deadline11 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened11 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published3 Dec 2024, 12:14 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete3 Dec 2024, 12:14 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| VECTARE LIMITEDSME | £85,680 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 038888-2024-1 · VECTARE LIMITEDSME
- Signed
- 29 Nov 2024
- Value
- £85,680
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Authority has awarded a bus service contract for the following requirements: | 4bids · 4 electronic | 3 | — | — |
| Whole notice | — | — | — | £1 – £100,000 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Vectare LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.