This is to notify the award of the contract for local bus service provision.

Contract award notice

Services

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)

West Lothian Council
West Lothian Civic Centre, Howden South Road
Contact point(s): Corporate Procurement Unit
For the attention of: Steven Menzies
EH54 6FF Livingston
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1506281808
E-mail:
Fax: +44 1506281325

I.2)Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.3)Main activity
General public services
I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)Description
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract
Award of West Lothian Local Bus Services.
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Services
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: West Lothian.

NUTS code UKM28

II.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
II.1.4)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
This is to notify the award of the contract for local bus service provision.
II.1.5)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

60000000, 60112000, 60172000

II.1.6)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes
II.2)Total final value of contract(s)
II.2.1)Total final value of contract(s)
Value: 3 100 000 GBP
Excluding VAT

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
Open
IV.2)Award criteria
IV.2.1)Award criteria
The most economically advantageous tender in terms of
1. Price. Weighting 60
2. Quality. Weighting 30
3. Environmental/sustainability. Weighting 10
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction
IV.3)Administrative information
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority
PS1446
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Contract notice

Notice number in the OJEU: 2012/S 107-178088 of 7.6.2012

Section V: Award of contract

Lot title: Local Bus Services.
V.1)Date of contract award decision:
23.8.2012
V.2)Information about offers
Number of offers received: 6
V.3)Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken

First
Carmuirs House, 300 Strirling Rd
FK5 3NJ Larbert
UNITED KINGDOM
Internet address: firstgroup.com

V.4)Information on value of contract
V.5)Information about subcontracting
Lot title: Local Bus Services.
V.1)Date of contract award decision:
23.8.2012
V.2)Information about offers
Number of offers received: 6
V.3)Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken

Blue Bus Ltd.
3 River View Lanark
ML11 8TJ Lanark
UNITED KINGDOM

V.4)Information on value of contract
V.5)Information about subcontracting
Lot title: Local Bus Services.
V.1)Date of contract award decision:
23.8.2012
V.2)Information about offers
Number of offers received: 6
V.3)Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken

E & M Horsburgh Ltd
180 Uphall Station Road, Pumpherston
EH53 0PD Livingston
UNITED KINGDOM
Internet address: www.horsburghcoaches.com

V.4)Information on value of contract
V.5)Information about subcontracting

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about European Union funds
VI.2)Additional information:
Please note this is a contract award notice and is not the publication of tender documents.
(SC Ref:239991).
VI.3)Procedures for appeal
VI.3.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures
VI.3.2)Lodging of appeals
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: In accordance with the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2012 the Contracting Authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period before entering into the contract at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. Any appeal should be directed to the contact details set out in VI.4.3) below. If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved, the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session in Scotland. Where a contract has not been entered into the Court may order the setting aside of the contract award decision or order the Authority to amend any documents and may award damages. If the contract has already been entered into when the appeal is lodged, the Court may only award damages unless satisfied that one of the prescribed grounds for ineffectiveness applies. Any action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months).
VI.3.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

Corporate Procurement Unit
West Lothian Council Civic Centre 2nd Floor South Howden South Road
EH54 6FF Livingston
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail:
Telephone: +44 1506281808

VI.4)Date of dispatch of this notice:
21.9.2012