Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
North Lanarkshire Council
Civic Centre, Windmillhill Street
Motherwell
ML1 1AB
corporateprocurement@northlan.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM84 - North Lanarkshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk
Buyer's address
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00010
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
Purchase of Second Hand School Buses
Reference number
NLC-NTP-22-182
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 34121000 - Buses and coaches
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
In previous years, issues were experienced with the traditional approach via a national operator for school transport resulting in some school pupils having no transport to and from school.
To prevent against this situation arising in the future, the council has purchased 10 second-hand buses / coaches as a contingency measure in the event issues arise again to ensure the council would be in a position to react quickly and efficiently.
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: £660,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 34121000 - Buses and coaches
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM84 - North Lanarkshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Due to the nature of the services the buses / coaches shall deliver, the maximum age for buses / coaches for school transport work was 20 years. The maximum age the council was looking for was a maximum of 10 years old.
The purchase of second-hand buses / coaches needed to be procured within a time critical period to ensure availability prior to the return of school pupils following the summer holidays. Following work to identify a single source for the required vehicles, all 10 buses / coaches have underwent appropriate checks and inspections the council’s Fleet Services team and have been approved as suitable for their intended purpose.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
- absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation:
Regulation 33(b)(ii) where the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator for any of the following reasons: competition is absent for technical reasons but only, where no reasonable alternative or substitute exists and the absence of competition is not the result of an artificial narrowing down of the parameters of the procurement.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
NLC-CPT-22-182
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
2 August 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Prentice Westwood Ltd.
Westwood
West Calder
EH55 8PW
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKM78 - West Lothian
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £660,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:740742)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Scottish Courts
Edinburgh
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
An economic operator that suffers, or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Courts or the Court of Session.