Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2018-08-24
Buyer: The City of Edinburgh Council
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 34121100: Public-service buses | 60112000
Estimated value: 4800000 GBP
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The City of Edinburgh Council (the Council) intends to establish a new multi-supplier Framework Agreement for the provision of supported bus services serving communities in the local authority area.
The City of Edinburgh Council intends to establish a new multi-supplier Framework Agreement for the provision of supported bus services serving local communities in the local authority area.
The Council wishes to consider a number of options for these services, including non-fare paying service / community transport / shuttle bus services (for avoidance of temporary road closures) / wheelchair accessible vehicles.
The new Framework Agreement will take into account technical requirements including any need for PVG checks.
Further information on rules around mini competitions undertaken within the Framework Agreement can be found in the Instructions to Tenderers (ITT) document.
It is a mandatory requirement that Tendering Organisations with more than 5 employees have in place a Health and Safety Policy which is approved at a senior level within the Organisation and is reviewed regularly. Bidders should confirm that this condition has been met within the response to this question. Where a Bidder does not have a Health and Safety Policy and is required to do so, the Council may exclude the Bidder from the competition.
It is a mandatory requirement that Tendering Organisations have in place a Business Continuity Policy which is approved at a senior level within the Organisation and is reviewed regularly. Bidders should confirm that this condition has been met within the response to this question. Where a Bidder does not have a satisfactory Business Continuity Policy, the Council may exclude the Bidder from the competition or require amendments to the policy to be made.
It is a mandatory requirement that Tendering Organisations provide records of vehicle prohibitions issued by Vehicle Operator Service Agency (VOSA) or the Police within the last 2 years. If no prohibitions have been imposed, Tenderers should state this also.
Your response should state all prohibitions and if imposed what measures have been taken to ensure that they do not reoccur. This is a Pass/fail section. Tenders will be excluded if the Council is not satisfied that the measures they have in place meet our safety standards.
It is a mandatory requirement of this Framework that the Contractor or any proposed sub-contractor will utilise vehicles used on the service must be of low-floor vehicles, fully accessible specification, in accordance with The Public Service Vehicles Accessibility Regulations 2000 in the operation of any contract procured under this Framework.
A tenderer that suffers loss as a result of a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session. The City of Edinburgh Council (the Council) will have a minimum standstill period of 10 days before awarding the contract. The communication of the award decision notice will be sent by fax or e-mail to all tenderers with the standstill period commencing on the next working day. If proceedings are started in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session against the Council in respect of the decision to award the contract within the standstill period then the Council is prevented from awarding the contract. Post contract award the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session may (1) award damages provided proceedings are brought within 3 months from the date when the grounds for the bringing of the proceedings first arose (2) be entitled to issue an ineffectiveness order or impose a financial penalty on the Council. A claim for an ineffectiveness order must be made within 30 days of the Contract Award Notice being published in the OJEU or within 30 days of the date those who expressed an interest in or otherwise bid for the contract were informed of the conclusion of the contract or in any other case within 6 months from the date on which the contract was entered into.


Winner: Borders Buses Limited
Award value: 4800000
Number of bids: 7