Contract

PURCON 973 Coach and Minibus Transport Framework

  • University of East Anglia

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-002118

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-02f0b9

Published 25 January 2022, 10:21am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

University of East Anglia

Norwich Research Park

Norwich

Contact

Chris Bradsworth

Email

c.bradsworth@uea.ac.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.uea.ac.uk

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Education


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

PURCON 973 Coach and Minibus Transport Framework

Reference number

PURCON973

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 60172000 - Hire of buses and coaches with driver

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The University of East Anglia have a requirement for the transportation of Students, Faculty Staff, Guests, Sports Teams and Business professionals throughout the academic year, to a number of local and national destinations. The ITT document pack will outline the University's minimum specification for the purposes of participating in a Framework Agreement which consists of multiple approved operators.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £1,400,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 60172000 - Hire of buses and coaches with driver

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The University of East Anglia have a requirement for the transportation of Students, Faculty Staff, Guests, Sports Teams and Business professionals throughout the academic year, to a number of Local and National destinations. The ITT document pack will outline the Universities’ minimum specification for the purposes of participating in a Framework Agreement which consists of multiple approved operators.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

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 four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement

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: 2021/S 000-026956

four.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice

The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice


Section five. Award of contract

Title

PURCON 973 Coach and Minibus Transport Framework

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

25 January 2022

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 6

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 5

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 6

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Freestones Coaches ltd

Norwich

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

ICT Coaches Ltd

Norwich

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Dolphin Coaches Ltd

Norwich

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Jubilee Coaches (Rollesby) Ltd

Norwich

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Maretts Chariots Ltd

Norwich

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £1,400,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £1,400,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

University of East Anglia

Norwich Research Park

Norwich

NR4 7TJ

Email

c.bradsworth@uea.ac.uk

Country

United Kingdom