Awarded contract

Purchase of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Busses

  • Surrey County Council

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice reference: 2022/S 000-036333

Published 22 December 2022, 10:42am



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Surrey County Council

Woodhatch Place,11 Cockshot Hill, Woodhatch

REIGATE

RH28EF

Email

contact.centre@surreycc.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKJ26 - East Surrey

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.surreycc.gov.uk

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 Hydrogen Fuel Cell Busses

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 34000000 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

Purchase of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Busses to augment the low carbon transport available in Surrey.

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: £16,484,263.34

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 34000000 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKJ - South East (England)
Main site or place of performance

Surrey

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Surrey County Council have been in negotiation with Wrightbus over the purchase of 34 double and single decker Hydrogen Fuel Cell powered busses to be used in Surrey Routes by their operators. Wrightbus are the only manufacturer who can provide both Single and double decked busses to the requirements of Surrey/operator. As an operator has placed an order with Wrightbus for a number of vehicles, we have negotiated the same advantageous terms and pricing providing value for money for the use of public funds while not disadvantaging the market.

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: 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 procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

Surrey County Council have been in negotiation with Wrightbus over the purchase of 11 double and 23 single decker Hydrogen Fuel Cell powered busses to be used in Surrey Routes by their operators. Wrightbus are the only manufacturer who can provide both single and double decked busses to the requirements of Surrey/operator. Commonality of spares holding and maintenance operations will add savings to the overall cost of ownership and running of the vehicles. As an operator has placed an order with Wrightbus for a number of vehicles, we have negotiated the same advantageous terms and pricing providing value for money for the use of public funds while not disadvantaging the market.

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

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No


Section five. Award of contract/concession

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

22 December 2022

five.2.2) Information about tenders

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

Wrightbus

Ballymena

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKN - Northern Ireland
Companies House

NI688967

The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot/concession: £16,484,263.34

Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £16,484,263.34


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Surrey County Council

Reigate

Country

United Kingdom