Future opportunity

Annual Bus PIN for 2021: Various contracts for the provision of bus services and/or school/work transport services throughout Tyne and Wear.

  • Tyne and Wear PTE (t/a Nexus)

F04: Periodic indicative notice – utilities (reducing time limits for receipt of tenders)

Notice reference: 2021/S 000-031442

Published 16 December 2021, 2:57pm



Section one: Contracting entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Tyne and Wear PTE (t/a Nexus)

33 St James' Blvd

Newcastle upon Tyne

NE14AX

Contact

Corporate Procurement

Email

tenders@nexus.org.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKC2 - Northumberland and Tyne and Wear

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.nexus.org.uk

Buyer's address

www.nepo.org

one.3) Communication

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

www.nepo.org

one.6) Main activity

Urban railway, tramway, trolleybus or bus services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Annual Bus PIN for 2021: Various contracts for the provision of bus services and/or school/work transport services throughout Tyne and Wear.

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

To provide subsidised local bus services which also include subsidised local school transport services throughout Tyne and Wear. Note there are several potential contracts of varying duration/scale ranging from 3 months up to 5 years. In accordance with Nexus terms and conditions of contract applicable, contract will be paid in monthly instalments over the duration of the contract. A sum of money will be retained against initial scheduled payment and held until end of contract period. Penalties for poor performance will be applied as appropriate and as described in the contract documentation. Joint and several liabilities will apply.

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
  • 60130000 - Special-purpose road passenger-transport services
  • 60140000 - Non-scheduled passenger transport
  • 60170000 - Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKC - North East (England)

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

To provide subsidised local bus services which also include subsidised local school transport services throughout Tyne and Wear. Note there are several potential contracts of varying duration/scale ranging from 3 months up to 5 years. In accordance with Nexus terms and conditions of contract applicable, contract will be paid in monthly instalments over the duration of the contract. A sum of money will be retained against initial scheduled payment and held until end of contract period. Penalties for poor performance will be applied as appropriate and as described in the contract documentation. Joint and several liabilities will apply.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.14) Additional information

Evidence of holding current UK PSV operator's licence, section 19 permit private hire licence, Driver CPC card and driving licences as appropriate, together with appropriate vehicle insurance, employer liability insurance and public liability insurance is necessary. Individual tenders will be issued over the course of a 12 month period. Organisations may express interest at any time over 12 month period in order to be considered and included on register of potential suppliers/service providers.

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

1 January 2022


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

four.2) Administrative information

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

English


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Tyne and Wear PTE (t/a Nexus)

Newcastle upon Tyne

NE1 4AX

Country

United Kingdom