Tender

Park and Ride Bus Service Concession Contract (Norwich)

  • NORFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL

F24: Concession notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-021353

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-047cda

Published 12 July 2024, 9:33am



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

NORFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL

Martineau Lane

NORWICH

NR12DH

Contact

Sarah Hardy

Email

sarah.hardy@norfolk.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1603223968

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.norfolk.gov.uk/

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/Login

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Applications or, where applicable, tenders must be submitted electronically via

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/Login

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

Park and Ride Bus Service Concession Contract (Norwich)

Reference number

NCCT42549

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 60112000 - Public road transport services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Norfolk County Council are seeking a provider or providers for operating limited-stop bus services from five Norwich Park & Ride sites - Thickthorn, Harford, Airport, Sprowston & Postwick - without subsidy from the Council. Once a proposal has been accepted, we will enter into an exclusivity Agreement with the successful Operator for each specific site or sites. Norfolk County Council is seeking a maximum of 2 operators to cover the 5 sites but reserves the right to appoint a third if one or more of the sites is unallocated under this procurement exercise.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £0.01

two.1.6) Information about lots

This concession is divided into lots: Yes

Tenders may be submitted for all lots

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Thickthorn Park and Ride

Lot No

1

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 60112000 - Public road transport services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk
  • UKH16 - North and West Norfolk
  • UKH17 - Breckland and South Norfolk

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Norfolk County Council are seeking a provider for operating limited-stop bus services from Thickthorn Park and Ride site without subsidy from the Council.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Concession is awarded on the basis of the criteria stated in the procurement documents

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £0.01

two.2.7) Duration of the concession

Duration in months

60

two.2.14) Additional information

The Council has the right to extend the concession contract by a period or periods totally 36 months.

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Airport Park and Ride

Lot No

2

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 60112000 - Public road transport services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk
  • UKH16 - North and West Norfolk
  • UKH17 - Breckland and South Norfolk

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Norfolk County Council are seeking a provider for operating limited-stop bus services from the Airport Park and Ride site without subsidy from the Council.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Concession is awarded on the basis of the criteria stated in the procurement documents

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £0.01

two.2.7) Duration of the concession

Duration in months

60

two.2.14) Additional information

The Council has the right to extend the concession contract by a period or periods totally 36 months.

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Harford Park and Ride

Lot No

3

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 60112000 - Public road transport services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk
  • UKH16 - North and West Norfolk
  • UKH17 - Breckland and South Norfolk

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Norfolk County Council are seeking a provider for operating limited-stop bus services from Harford Park and Ride site without subsidy from the Council.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Concession is awarded on the basis of the criteria stated in the procurement documents

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £0.01

two.2.7) Duration of the concession

Duration in months

60

two.2.14) Additional information

The Council has the right to extend this concession contract by a period or periods totalling no more than 36 months

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Sprowston Park and Ride Site

Lot No

4

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 60112000 - Public road transport services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk
  • UKH16 - North and West Norfolk
  • UKH17 - Breckland and South Norfolk

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Norfolk County Council are seeking a provider to operate limited-stop bus services from Sprowston Park and Ride without subsidy from the Council.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Concession is awarded on the basis of the criteria stated in the procurement documents

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £0.01

two.2.7) Duration of the concession

Duration in months

60

two.2.14) Additional information

The Council has the right to extend this concession contract by a period or periods totally no more than 36 months.

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Postwick Park and Ride

Lot No

5

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 60112000 - Public road transport services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk
  • UKH16 - North and West Norfolk
  • UKH17 - Breckland and South Norfolk

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Norfolk County Council are seeking a provider for operating limited-stop bus services from Postwick Park and Ride without subsidy from the Council.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Concession is awarded on the basis of the criteria stated in the procurement documents

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £0.01

two.2.7) Duration of the concession

Duration in months

60

two.2.14) Additional information

The Council has the right to extend this concession contract by period or periods not exceeding 36 months


Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information

three.1) Conditions for participation

three.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

List and brief description of conditions, indication of information and documentation required

As per the procurement documents

three.1.2) Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

three.1.3) Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

three.2) Conditions related to the concession

three.2.2) Concession performance conditions

As per the procurement documents


Section four. Procedure

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.2) Time limit for submission of applications or receipt of tenders

Date

1 August 2024

Local time

2:00pm

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.2) Information about electronic workflows

Electronic ordering will be used

Electronic invoicing will be accepted

Electronic payment will be used

six.3) Additional information

This contract is at no cost to the Council. It is not known the turnover that can be exploited from this contract. This procurement will be managed electronically via the Council`s e-procurement system. To participate in this procurement, applicants must first be registered on the system at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc. Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/BuyerProfiles. Once registered you will be able to see the procurement project under the `tenders` section and `express an interest` to view the documentation. If you encounter any difficulties whilst using the system you can contact the In-tend support team by phoning +44 8442728810 or e-mailing support@in-tend.co.uk.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

nplaw ( Norfolk County Council)

Martineau Lane

Norwich

NR1 2DH

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures

The Concession Contracts Regulations 2016 (as amended) provide 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).Proceedings must be brought within 30 days from the date of knowledge (the date on which the economic operator first knew or ought to have known that grounds for starting the proceedings had arisen) unless the Court considers that there is good reason for extending the period within which proceedings may be brought, in which case the Court may extend that period up to a maximum of 3 months from the date of knowledge.