Tees Flex Bus Service · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Tees Valley Combined Authority (Local council)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

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

Awarded value£721,859published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 24 Aug 2024no call for competition

Awarded to Stagecoach North East

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA) is seeking to appoint a supplier to provide the Tees Flex Bus Service.

CPV: Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: North East

60000000 Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

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 Oct 2024, 09:19 GMT
Last source update: 28 Oct 2024, 09:19 GMT
Authority reference: TVCA-PROC-0443
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-034797
Classification (CPV): Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
Delivery area: North East (UKC)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04b1b6 Find 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: Stagecoach are the only operator capable of continual operation of the service. As the LTA, under de minimis regulations an authority can award up to 25% of its forecast annual bus subsidy expenditure through de minimis.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £721,8591 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 24 Aug 2024

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Stagecoach North East	£721,859 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Tees Flex Bus Service · Stagecoach North East
Signed
24 Aug 2024
Value
£721,859
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Tees Valley Combined Authority

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Teesside Airport Business Suite, DARLINGTON, North East, DL21NJContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High CourtReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Stagecoach North EastAwarded supplierGB-COH: 2546698 One Stockport Exchange, 20 Railway Road, Sunderland, North East, SK1 3SW

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.