Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
DERBY CITY COUNCIL
Corporation Street
Derby
DE12FS
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKF11 - Derby
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
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
Procurement of a bus operator for Demand Responsive Transport
Reference number
TD1904
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Procure Operator for DRT. Cabinet Report item 14 Nov 2022. £575K received. Remaining £474K due in 24/25 as detailed in grant letter confirming award.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £1,050,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKF11 - Derby
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Derby City Council (the Council) is undertaking this procurement to establish a Contract for a Trial Demand Responsive Transport Bus Service.
The procurement process adopted by the Council is based on the 'Open' tendering procedure as detailed in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. In brief, the process will be as follows:
• All organisations expressing an interest in the Invitation To Tender (ITT) will have access to the ITT documents.
• An initial examination will be made to establish the completeness of submitted Bids. The Council reserves the right to disqualify any Bid which is incomplete.
• Complete Bids will initially be evaluated to ensure that all the stated essential qualifying criteria will be met.
• All Bids which meet the essential qualifying criteria will be evaluated in full against the award criteria - this is explained in further detail on the following pages
The initial contract period is for 24 months; the contract is estimated to commence 3rd June 2024 and expire 2nd June 2026.
There will be an option to extend the contract for 3 years in annual increments, subject to satisfactory performance, business needs and further financial approval. Maximum contract period is 5 years.
There is a maximum budget of £1,050,000 for the duration of 24 months of the contract.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
24 May 2024
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes