Find a TenderAwarded without competition

Published 9 Jul 2024, 13:48 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Middlesborough College - Network Transport for Students

Official notice

Authority: Middlesbrough College (Education)

2 lotsServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Transport & Passenger Services (60) Delivery: North East (UKC1)

Awarded value£5,909,8012 contracts · exc. VAT

Awarded 23 Jul 2024no call for competition

Awarded to ARRIVA TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS LIMITED (ATSL, Stagecoach Transit Group4 awards

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Middlesborough College - Network Transport for Students that students purchase a bus pass on a termly basis. Travelling from Middlesbrough, Stockton, Redcar and Cleveland, Darlington and Hartlepool, including the areas within the main locations.

CPV: Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lot

Lot #1Middlesborough College - Stockton, Middlesbrough, East Cleveland, and North Yorks - Route AAwarded

The College provides free at the point of access network transport to students that purchase a bus pass on a termly basis. The choice to use existing transport networks rather than specifically contracted routes has been undertaken due to the complexity of the Colleges travel to learn patterns and requirements for students to be able to travel into College in line with their timetable.

After considering the market there are only two operators that offer network transport with coverage and regular services that cover the geography of the College’s learners.

Delivery: North East · Middlesbrough

Extensions: 60 month(s) from the commencement date, with 36 initial month(s) and option to extend 2x12 month(s)

60000000 Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

Lot #2Middlesborough College - Billingham, Stockton, Middlesbrough into County Durham - Route BAwarded

After considering the market there are only two operators that offer network transport with coverage and regular services that cover the geography of the College’s learners.

Delivery: North East · Middlesbrough

Extensions: 60 month(s) from the commencement date, with 36 initial month(s) and option to extend 2x12 month(s)

60000000 Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

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 Jul 2024, 13:48 BST
Last source update: 23 Jul 2024, 13:15 BST
Authority reference: CA14368 -
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-022828
Classification (CPV): Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
Delivery area: North East (UKC1)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-047be8 Find a Tender

Why no open competition

New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services and ordered in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive

Published justification

There are only 2 operators that offer network transport with coverage and regular services that cover the geography of the College’s learners

Arriva – Covering Stockton, Middlesbrough, East Cleveland, and North Yorks
Stagecoach – Covering Billingham, Stockton, Middlesbrough into County Durham

Review and risk notes

Review procedure: The authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point that information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. If an appeal regarding the award of contract has not been successfully resolved then the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the rules to take action in the High Court. Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months).

Publisher note: Section II.3) – dates refer to the initial contract period and do not include the options of any extensions. Section IV.3.5) – any dates shown are an estimate. In the first instance, candidates should register with www.multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract, full details of the contract will be available. The Contracting Authority shall not be under any obligation to accept any tender. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to cancel the entire or parts of the tender, without such an action conferring any right to compensation on the Tenderers. The Contracting Authority has no liability to settle any cost incurred by the tenderer as a result of the tendering procedure.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 4

Awarded value £5,909,8012 contracts exc. VAT · 2 repeated publications of the same award counted once

Bids received 2

Contracts signed 4latest 23 Jul 2024

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Lot 1 · Middlesborough College - Stockton, Middlesbrough, East Cleveland, and North Yorks - Route A2 awards
ARRIVA TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS LIMITED (ATSL	£1,750,570 †same award published again · counted once	—	Awarded
ARRIVA TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS LIMITED (ATSL	£3,501,140 †	—	Awarded
Lot 2 · Middlesborough College - Billingham, Stockton, Middlesbrough into County Durham - Route B2 awards
Stagecoach Transit Group	£1,204,331 †same award published again · counted once	—	Awarded
Stagecoach Transit Group	£2,408,661 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Middlesborough College - Stockton, Middlesbrough, East Cleveland, and North Yorks - Route A · ARRIVA TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS LIMITED (ATSL
Signed
23 Jul 2024
Value
£3,501,140
Status
active
Middlesborough College - Billingham, Stockton, Middlesbrough into County Durham - Route B · Stagecoach Transit Group
Signed
23 Jul 2024
Value
£2,408,661
Status
active
Middlesborough College - Stockton, Middlesbrough, East Cleveland, and North Yorks - Route A · ARRIVA TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS LIMITED (ATSL
Signed
9 Jul 2024
Value
£1,750,570
Status
active
Middlesborough College - Billingham, Stockton, Middlesbrough into County Durham - Route B · Stagecoach Transit Group
Signed
9 Jul 2024
Value
£1,204,331
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Lot	Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1 · Middlesborough College - Stockton, Middlesbrough, East Cleveland, and North Yorks - Route A	1bids	—	—	—
2 · Middlesborough College - Billingham, Stockton, Middlesbrough into County Durham - Route B	1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Middlesbrough College

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Dock Street, Middlesbrough, UK, TS2 1ADContact email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Tenet Education ServicesReview body Salford

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

ARRIVA TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS LIMITED (ATSLAwarded supplier Admiral Way, Doxford , Sunderland, UK, SR3 3XPContact email, phone
Stagecoach Transit GroupAwarded supplier STOCKTON-ON-TEES, UK, TS18 2HWContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.