Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Cheshire East Borough Council
Westfields, Middlewich Road
Sandbach
CW11 1HZ
Contact
Mr Alex Jones
alex.jones@cheshireeast.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1270686440
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD62 - Cheshire East
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/
Buyer's address
http://www.cheshireeast.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
Passenger Transport DPS Lot 2 - Local Bus Call-Off Contract for the provision of subsidised bus services 90, 91 and 92 (Beartown/Congleton Locals)
Reference number
DN701664
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 60170000 - Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Cheshire East Council have previously issued a tender to renew this bus service. The current bus services operate between Beartown and Congleton Monday to Saturday. The contract will be awarded for 12 months to align the contract end date with the rest of the supported bus network.
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: £330,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 60100000 - Road transport services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD62 - Cheshire East
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Cheshire East Council have previously issued a tender to renew this bus service. The current bus services operate between Beartown and Congleton Monday to Saturday. The contract will be awarded for 12 months to align the contract end date with the rest of the supported bus network. The Congleton Local Services have been operated for over 40 years. They provide vital links for education and employment and contribute to the local economy. Patronage is approximately 85,000 passenger journeys a year and developments in the town mean that the network has scope for development and potential to become commercial. This is a call off from the Cheshire East Council Transport DPS.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 75
Price - Weighting: 25
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
Restricted procedure
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the setting up of a dynamic purchasing system
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 000-019397
Section five. Award of contract
Title
Passenger Transport DPS Call off Lot 2 - Local Bus Call-Off Contract for the provision of subsidised bus services 90, 91 and 92 (Beartown/Congleton Locals)
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
8 February 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
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: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Hollinshead Coaches Ltd
Wharf Road, Biddulph
Stoke On Trent
ST8 6AG
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD62 - Cheshire East
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £330,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
Cheshire East Borough Council will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into. The Public Contracts Regulations, 2015 (SI No 102) provides for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England,Wales and Northern Ireland).