Awarded contract

Priestley College Bus Services

  • PRIESTLEY COLLEGE

T02: Information notice for award of public service contract

Notice reference: 2022/S 000-009238

Published 6 April 2022, 11:57am



Section one: Competent authority

one.1) Name and addresses

PRIESTLEY COLLEGE

Loushers Lane

WARRINGTON

WA46RD

Email

tenders@priestley.ac.uk

Telephone

+44 1925633591

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKD61 - Warrington

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.priestley.ac.uk/bus-tender/

one.3) Communication

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

one.4) Type of the competent authority

Body governed by public law


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Priestley College Bus Services

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 60100000 - Road transport services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

Areas covered by the public transport services:
Rail transport services

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 60112000 - Public road transport services
  • 60170000 - Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKD36 - Greater Manchester North West
  • UKD6 - Cheshire
Main site or place of performance

The College bus services are to transport students (16-19 year olds) to and from the College which is located in Warrington. There are currently 4 services but the College is looking to expand that to 6 services from September 2022. Each service is considered to be a separate lot for tender purposes. A possible service provider may tender for one, two or multiple routes. Each route will be assessed against the tender criteria in its own right.

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The College bus services are to transport students (16-19 year olds) to and from the College which is located in Warrington. There are currently 4 services but the College is looking to expand that to 6 services from September 2022. Each service is considered to be a separate lot for tender purposes. A possible service provider may tender for one, two or multiple routes. Each route will be assessed against the tender criteria in its own right.

Refer to the documents on the website for further details. https://www.priestley.ac.uk/bus-tender/

two.2.7) Envisaged start date and the duration of the contract

Start date

1 September 2022

Duration in months

48

two.4) Essential assets

Extended contract duration due to essential assets necessary for the provision of the service: No


Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information

three.1) Conditions related to the contract

three.1.1) Cost parameters for compensation payments

Refer to the tender documents on the website.

three.1.2) Exclusive rights are granted: no

three.1.3) Allocation of revenues of sales from tickets

Percentage allocated to the operator 100%

(the rest is considered to be attributed to competent authority)

three.1.4) Social standards

Not applicable

three.1.5) Public service obligations

None

three.1.6) Other particular conditions

Refer to the tender documents

three.2) Quality targets

three.2.1) Description

Puncuality and reliability:
Refer to the tender documents

Cancellations of service:
Refer to the tender documents

Cleanliness of rolling stock and station facilities:
Refer to the tender documents

Customer Satisfaction Survery:
Refer to the tender documents

Complaint handling:
Refer to the tender documents

Assistance for persons with reduced mobility:
Refer to the tender documents

three.2.2) Information on rewards and penalties

Refer to the tender documents


Section five. Award of contract

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

6 April 2022

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

The Challenge Academy Trust t/a Priestley College

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKD - North West (England)

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

Total value of the contract/lot: £800,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Additional information

Please refer to the tender documents on the website. https://www.priestley.ac.uk/bus-tender/