Opportunity

Tender for the provision of local bus services

  • Dundee City Council

F02: Contract notice

Notice reference: 2021/S 000-000436

Published 11 January 2021, 9:24am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Dundee City Council

Dundee House, 50 North Lindsay Street

Dundee

DD1 1NZ

Contact

Claire Petrie

Email

claire.petrie@dundeecity.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1382434000

Fax

+44 1382433045

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM71 - Angus and Dundee City

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.dundeecity.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00220

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Tender for the provision of local bus services

Reference number

PROC/CD/01/21

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Provision of local bus services

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 60100000 - Road transport services
  • 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
  • 60112000 - Public road transport services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM71 - Angus and Dundee City
Main site or place of performance

Dundee City

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Bus Services within Dundee City

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: protocol that will be put into action to cover contracted journeys in the event of breakdown or accident / Weighting: 25

Quality criterion - Name: Ability to integrate with Dundee’s Real Time Information systems and provide additional information to passengers / Weighting: 30

Quality criterion - Name: Community Benefits / Weighting: 10

Quality criterion - Name: Fair Work Practices / Weighting: 5

Quality criterion - Name: Average age of compliant fleet to be used to provide contracted services / Weighting: 30

Price - Weighting: 80

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

24

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

Extension period up to 3 years - 1 + 1 + 1

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information

three.1) Conditions for participation

three.1.2) Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2020/S 222-547389

four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

1 February 2021

Local time

10:00am

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Tender must be valid until: 1 June 2021

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

1 February 2021

Local time

10:00am

Place

Place of work of named Dundee City Council Corporate Procurement Officers

Information about authorised persons and opening procedure

Liz Duncan - Corporate Procurement Officer

Fiona Smart - Corporate Procurement Officer


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.2) Information about electronic workflows

Electronic ordering will be used

Electronic invoicing will be accepted

Electronic payment will be used

six.3) Additional information

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=640715.

The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.

Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.

Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2361

A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows:

It will become a contract requirement for contractors to deliver curricular support and awareness raising activities to the amounts indicated for each lot. What types of awareness raising and curricular support activities would you propose to deliver in relation to this contract ?

provide details of other Community Benefit activity you are involved in, not covered in the previous sections, which would benefit your local community.

Your response can include but is not limited to, programmes to employ people from disadvantaged groups, including the unemployed, apprentice employment and training activity; providing work experience opportunities, engaging in community development programmes, supporting charities or public sector bodies, through free or reduced advertising for activities which benefit your community and other activities which benefit your local community

(SC Ref:640715)

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Dundee Sheriff Court

6 West Bell Street

Dundee

DD1 9AD

Email

dundee@scotcourts.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1382318229

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

www.scotcourts.gov.uk