Find a TenderAwarded without competition
Published 28 Sept 2021, 16:10 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Coach Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: University Of York (Pelican) (Education)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Awarded value£197,500published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 22 Sept 2021no call for competition
Awarded to Acklams Coaches Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Transport of students from Hull residences to York campus for Autumn 2021/22 term

CPV: Hire of buses and coaches with driver

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Extensions: Possible extension into early 2022.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
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
28 Sept 2021, 16:10 BST
Last source update
28 Sept 2021, 16:23 BST
Authority reference
UY/PROC/838
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-024122
Classification (CPV)
Hire of buses and coaches with driver
Delivery area
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02e5a2 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification

The University found itself in the unexpected position of having to accommodate some students in Hull and transport them daily to campus in York. Such transport arrangements needed to be made at extremely short notice. Various potential providers were contacted but only was was able to offer the capacity and capability the University required.

Notice history

2 releases on Find a Tender
Published amendments (1)

Original notice should have said "Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below - Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority "

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £197,5001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 22 Sept 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Acklams Coaches LimitedSME£197,500 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UNIVERSITY OF YORK

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Heslington, YORK, Yorkshire & Humber, YO105DDContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.