Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority, 2nd floor, Pathfinder House, St Mary's Street
Huntingdon
PE29 3TN
Contact
Miss Chantel Allott
chantel.allott@cambridgeshirepeterborough-ca.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1480277180
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://cambridgeshirepeterborough-ca.gov.uk
Buyer's address
https://cambridgeshirepeterborough-ca.gov.uk
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=11718d9c-720e-ee11-8123-005056b64545
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=11718d9c-720e-ee11-8123-005056b64545
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
Local bus contracts 50, 56 and 66
Reference number
DN674689
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 60100000 - Road transport services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Authority is seeking to award services contracts to multiple suppliers for the following requirements:
• The Supply of Local Bus Services (Contracts 50, 56, and 66)
• Contracts funded with money allocated by the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA) to support local bus services
• Fenland
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
The 3 separate routes will be treated as individual Lots
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 34100000 - Motor vehicles
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority has decided to use the accelerated open procedure for this project in accordance with the requirements of Regulation 45 of The Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 50
Price - Weighting: 50
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
24 July 2023
End date
31 March 2024
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
Initial contract term is 8 months with an option to extend for a further 12 months
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: Yes
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
Accelerated procedure
Justification:
The current bus operator announced their intention to deregister completely 3 bus routes. Under the 1985 Transport Act if an operator makes this decision the Local Transport Authority has a duty to consider whether it wished to provide alternative services, and if it does decide to is given the powers to procure the services. Operators only have to give the Transport Authority 70 days’ notice of their intention, the first 28 days are confidential. The intention is to retender the bus routes as they are currently operating to provide replacement services enabling the pubic to access work, education, health and essential shopping and under The Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 regulation 45 (5) Where a state of urgency duly substantiated by the utility renders impracticable the time limit laid down in paragraph (2), it may fix a time limit which shall be not less than 15 days from the date on which the contract notice is sent.
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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
4 July 2023
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
4 July 2023
Local time
12:00pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: Yes
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice
London
Country
United Kingdom