Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
TEES VALLEY COMBINED AUTHORITY
Teesside Airport Business Suite
Darlington
DL2 1NJ
Contact
Mandy Dixon
mandy.dixon@teesvalley-ca.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKC11 - Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://procontract.due-north.com/
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/
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
East Cleveland to Teesport - Service 102
Reference number
TVCA-PROC-0245
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Working in co-ordination with Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council, Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA) would like to support a bus service providing coverage from areas of East Cleveland to Teesport.
The service should be operated in accordance with the Service 102 timetable (Part 5), which coordinates with company shift patterns to allow access to employment for workers at Teesport. As well as this, the service will provide new links to key employment sites at Wilton International, British Steel, and has the potential to serve Teesworks (when the Park and Ride site is complete).
As the purpose of this service is connectivity to Teesport employment opportunities, the final timetable will be subject to boarding restrictions, meaning users may only board from Easington to Dormanstown on the way to the site and alight from Dormanstown to Easington on return journeys.
TVCA is seeking to procure an operator to run the extension for a one-year pilot, there will also be an optional extension period of a further year, subject to agreement. During this period, TVCA will provide financial support for the service. There will be a 3-month cancellation clause for the contract, should this be required.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £700,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 60112000 - Public road transport services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKC11 - Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees
- UKC12 - South Teesside
- UKC13 - Darlington
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Teesport site is a largely growing employment base for multiple businesses, including PD ports, Tesco and Asda warehouses. It is the intention that the service will connect residents of East Cleveland to employment opportunities and also encourage existing employees to use sustainable transport.
In addition to this, the service will provide links to key employment sites at Wilton International, British Steel, and has the potential to serve Teesworks (when the Park and Ride site is complete).
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
12
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
an optional extension period of a further year
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
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
20 October 2023
Local time
9:00am
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
20 October 2023
Local time
10:00am
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court
London
Country
United Kingdom