Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Fife Council
Fife House, North Street, Glenrothes, KY7 5LT
Glenrothes
KY7 5LT
Contact
Gary Moyes
Telephone
+44 3451550000
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM72 - Clackmannanshire and Fife
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00187
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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
TT0015 - North Fife Scholars Travel Pass Agreement
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 60130000 - Special-purpose road passenger-transport services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Purchase of seating capacity, for school pupils, on local bus service 95, in Fife.
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: £620,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 60130000 - Special-purpose road passenger-transport services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM72 - Clackmannanshire and Fife
Main site or place of performance
East Neuk of Fife
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Purchase of seating capacity, for East Neuk school pupils attending Waid Academy and Madras College, on local bus service 95.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Availability of Existing Seating Capacity / Weighting: 0
Cost criterion - Name: Cost / Weighting: 0
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
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
- absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation:
This is a Direct Award under Section 33(1)(b)(ii) of The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (Negotiated Procedure Without Prior Publication) as, “competition is absent for technical reasons.” Fife Council requires a service to transport school pupils, between Crail and Madras College (St Andrews) and between Lundin Links and Waid Academy (Anstruther). This award, to Fife Scottish Omnibuses Ltd, is to purchase seating capacity for pupils on the existing local bus service (Service 95), which is the only service covering the whole of the area required.
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 000-006896
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
TT0015
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
22 March 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
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: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Fife Scottish Omnibuses Limited
Unit 9 U/F, Castle Business Centre, Queensferry Road
Dunfermline
KY11 8NT
Telephone
+44 1383660894
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKM7 - Eastern Scotland
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £620,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £620,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:726799)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Sheriff Court House, Whytescauseway
Kirkcaldy
KY1 1XQ
Telephone
+44 1592260171
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Economic operators should approach the contracting authority in the first instance. However, the only formal remedy is to apply to the courts:
An economic operator that suffers, or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session