In May 2007, Clackmannanshire Council accepted a tender from M Line Coaches to provide home to school transport for Lornshill and Alva academies and transport for pupils travelling from Clackmannanshire to.St Modans. The contract was for a period of ...
Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Section I: Contracting authority/entity
Clackmannanshire Council
Greenfield House, Mar Street
Contact point(s): Procurement
For the attention of: Derek Barr
FK10 2AD Alloa
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1259450000
Fax: +44 1259452230
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority/entity: http://www.clacksweb.org.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00260
Section II: Object of the contract
Service category No 2: Land transport services [2], including armoured car services, and courier services, except transport of mail
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Clackmannanshire.
NUTS code UKM22
St Modans. The contract was for a period of 5 years starting 1.8.2007, with the option to extend for a further two years. giving a 5 year contract value of 1 686 250 GBP. This was reported in the Official Journal of the European Communities. EU Official Journal Publication: 2007/S 53-065643. Given that it is necessary to have a statutory service in place for the start of school session on 20 August, the current contractor has been approached to determine his willingness to provide the extension to the contract. However they have provided the Council with a revised price for the extension, increasing the daily rate to a value above the original reported figure.
60100000
Excluding VAT
Section IV: Procedure
Justification for the choice of the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice in the OJEU in accordance with Directive 2004/18/EC
Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable by the contracting entity and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the Directive yes
Additional works/deliveries/services are ordered under the strict conditions stated in the Directive: yes
New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services and ordered in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the Directive: yes
The existing contract was originally tendered on the basis of a 5 year contract with a 2 year extension. Given that it is necessary to have a statutory service in place for the start of school session on 20 August, the current contractor was approached to determine his willingness to provide an extension to the contract and has provided the Council with a revised price for the extension, increasing the daily rate representing a 28 % increase. This increase must be viewed in the context of fuel inflation increasing by 70 % since 2007 and that their has been no price increases in the present contract since its inception in 2007. Given the Council’s statutory obligation to provide the service and that most operators in this field lease their vehicles for a 7 year period, it is recommended that a 2 year extension to the contract should be undertaken.
Contract notice
Notice number in the OJEU: 2007/S 53-065643 of 17.7.2007
Section V: Award of contract
Lot title: Home to School Transport for Distance Entitled Pupils.M.Line Coaches Ltd
Kelliebank Ind Estate
FK10 1NT Alloa
UNITED KINGDOM
Internet address: www.m-line.co.uk
Value: 1 686 205 GBP
Excluding VAT
Total final value of the contract
Value: 2 640 025 GBP
Excluding VAT
Section VI: Complementary information