Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-10-28
Buyer: Fife Council
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 34121100: Public-service buses | 60112000
Estimated value: 6540000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2017-11-27
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Fife Council organises local bus services as permitted by Section 63(2) of The Transport Act 1985. The Council wishes to provide bus services to provide links for communities either not served by the commercial bus network or not served by that network on particular days or at particular times of day.
This Invitation to Tender is for the supply of local bus services in North Fife as part of a Framework Agreement.
North Fife is an area comprising, though not exclusively so, the boundaries of the former North-east Fife District Council. In general terms, this area is bounded by Newburgh, Gateside, Falkland, Freuchie, Star, Kennoway and Leven and all points to the north and east within the peninsula. The main urban centres are Cupar, St Andrews and Anstruther. Services may operate wholly within the North Fife area but are not limited by its boundaries and may operate further afield.
Fife Council organises local bus services as permitted by Section 63(2) of The Transport Act 1985. The Council wishes to provide bus services to provide links for communities either not served by the commercial bus network or not served by that network on particular days or at particular times of day.
This Invitation to Tender is for the supply of local bus services in North Fife as part of a Framework Agreement.
Although the opportunity is not split into lots in this notice, each route will be treated as a separate Contract and all Suppliers on the framework will be able to bid for as many contracts as they wish.
Option to extend for 12 months until August 2021. The value of contracts under the framework agreement is anticipated to be approximately  2 180 000 GBP per year. The 6 540 000 GBP value stated is the potential total value of the framework agreement if the option to extend is taken up.
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Tenderers are required to have a PSV Operator's Licence Number (PM Number) at the time of submitting their tender.
4B.4 — The Current Ratio will be applied. Tenderers are to provide their current assets and Current liabilities in relation to their published accounts for the last two years and to divide the current assets by the current liabilities figure. If a company does not have 2 years of published accounts an explanation should be given.
4B.5.1 and 2 — It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commence of any subsequently awarded contract, the levels of insurance indicated below:
4B.4 — Tenderers are expected to achieve a ratio of 1 or more. Where a Tenderer does not meet this requirement further details should be provided to confirm why and the Council may undertake additional financial checks using a tool such as Creditsafe and a qualitative judgement shall be made as to the financial capacity of the tenderer. Fife Council may require a parent company guarantee, a performance guarantee bond, a bank guarantee, and/or an advance payment bond.
In cases where Fife Council may deem the tenderer does not have the financial capacity to deliver all the services for which it may be the highest ranked bidder, Fife Council reserves the right to limit the number of contracts it may award to the bidder. See the Invitation to Tender for further information.
Number of immediate or ‘S’ marked prohibitions (or equivalent) issued to company as a proportion of total number of vehicles in PSV fleet operated under ‘O’ licences.
Number of drivers issued with prohibitions (or equivalent)for drivers hours or Tachograph rules infringements as a proportion of total number of employees licensed to drive PSV operated vehicles.

Eligibility requirements: Tenderers are required to have a PSV Operator's Licence Number (PM Number) at the time of submitting their tender.

Award value: 6540000