Contract

Re-procurement of Bus Service 6/6A Covering Darlington - Stockton TVCA-PROC-0285

  • Tees Valley Combined Authority Group, and Teesside International Airport

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-003003

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-041b2f

Published 30 January 2024, 9:58am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Tees Valley Combined Authority Group, and Teesside International Airport

Cavendish House, Teesdale Business Park

Stockton on Tees

TS17 6QY

Contact

Mrs Mandy Dixon

Email

Mandy.Dixon@teesvalley-ca.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1642526118

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKC11 - Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://teesvalley-ca.gov.uk/

Buyer's address

https://teesvalley-ca.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

Re-procurement of Bus Service 6/6A Covering Darlington - Stockton TVCA-PROC-0285

Reference number

DN697851

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 60112000 - Public road transport services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Working in coordination with Darlington and Stockton-on-Tees Borough Councils, Tees

Valley Combined Authority (TVCA) would like to reprocure bus service 6/6A, covering areas

from Darlington - Stockton. The current service in operation is contracted until March 2024.

We therefore need to reprocure the replacement service for when the current contract

comes to an end.

TVCA are seeking to procure an operator to run the bus routes for 1- year, with an additional

optional 1- year extension should it be required. During this time period, TVCA will provide

financial support for the service. There will be a 3-month cancellation clause for the contract,

should this be required.

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: £600,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKC11 - Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees
  • UKC12 - South Teesside
  • UKC13 - Darlington

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Residents in Darlington, through to Ingleby Barwick will be left without a bus service once

the current contract comes to an end (March 2024).

Whilst the current service (6/6A) has only been in operation since September 2023, TVCA

are reprocuring this service now to ensure passengers will not be left without a service from

March 2024. The new contract will be subject to TVCA and Local Authority Leaders agreeing

to continue funding the service past the initial trial period.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Methodology / Weighting: 20

Quality criterion - Name: Resource Plan / Weighting: 20

Price - Weighting: 40

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.1.8) 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: 2023/S 000-034231


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

30 January 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 2

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Stagecoach North East

One Stockport Exchange

Stockport

SK1 3SW

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKC11 - Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees
The contractor is an SME

No

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

Total value of the contract/lot: £497,970


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

High Court

London

Country

United Kingdom