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title: "South Fife School Bus Services - Contract Extensions"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03023a"
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# South Fife School Bus Services - Contract Extensions

Buyer: FIFE COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03023a

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## Summary

Fife Council is currently managing the procurement process for the "South Fife School Bus Services - Contract Extensions" project, classified under public road transport services. This process is in the Award stage, following a limited procurement method that did not involve prior publication of a call for competition. The contracts were initially signed on 26 January 2022, with the extensions effective until 13 August 2023. The services cater specifically to the South Fife region, which includes areas such as Dunfermline and Kelty.

This tender presents opportunities for bus operators seeking to expand their services within the education transport sector, particularly those with experience in managing school routes. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the transport services industry may find themselves well-placed to compete, given the previous involvement of various suppliers including Bay Travel and Stagecoach East Scotland. As the contracts are extensions and cater to existing routes, operators may benefit from confirmed passenger numbers and sustained demand, enabling them to pitch competitive bids based on historical performance and future projections.

## Notice

Fife Council organises school bus services in line with The Education (Scotland) Act 1980 (Sections 42 & 51), as amended by the Education (Scotland) Act 1981, Education (Scotland) Act 1996 and The Standards in Scotland's Schools etc Act 2000 and by enhancements agreed as Fife Council policy. These contracts are for the supply of school bus services in South Fife. These bus services which are the subject of this Notice are in South Fife. South Fife is an area comprising, though not exclusively so, the boundaries of the former Dunfermline District Council. In general terms, this area is bounded by Kincardine, Saline, Kelty, Cardenden, Aberdour and the Forth Coast between Aberdour and Kincardine. The main urban centres are Dunfermline, Rosyth, Inverkeithing, Dalgety Bay, Cowdenbeath, Lochgelly, Cardenden, Kelty and Ballingry. Services may operate wholly within the South Fife area but are not limited by its boundaries and may operate further afield. On 18th May 2015 a notice informing operators of the award of the contracts was issued Reference No: MAY208977 OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000323478. The contracts originally commenced on 17th August 2015 with an end date of 14th August 2022. his notice is to extend these existing contracts with the incumbent suppliers for a period of 12 months until 13th August 2023 for the reasons detailed in section IV of this notice.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

These contracts are an extension of the existing contracts for school bus services in South Fife: All routes are prefixed SF, HS - High School, PS - Primary School LK1 Crombie-Limekilns PS MS1 Pitreavie-Masterton PS PR2 Pitcorthie-Pitreavie PS QA10 Cairneyhill-Queen Anne HS (QA HS) QA11 Cairneyhill-QA HS QA12 Crossford-QA HS QA13 Cairneyhill-QA HS QA14 TH1 Kingseat-QA /HS Kingseat-Townhill PS QA15 Low Valleyfield-QA HS QA16 Kincardine -QA HS QA1 ML1 Headwell-QA HS /Dunfermline-McLean PS QA2 Comrie-QA HS QA3 Blairhall-QA HS QA4 Blairhall-QA HS QA5 Gowkhall-QA HS QA6 Oakley-QA HS QA7 Oakley-QA HS QA8 High Valleyfield-QA HS QA9 Kincardine-QA HS ASYM5 QA HS (additional vehicle) SC1 Kelty-St Columba's HS (SC HS) SC10 Blairhall-SC HS SC11 Cowstrandburn-SC HS C12 Rosyth-SC HS SC2 Ballingry-SC HS SC3 Ballingry-SC HS SC4 Cowdenbeath-SC HS SC5 Kelty-SC HS SC6 Aberdour- SC HS SC7 Crossford-SC HS SC8 North Queensferry-SC HS SC9 Kincardine-SC HS SJ1 Dunfermline-St John's PS SJ2 Aberdour-St John's PS SK1 Lochgelly-St Kenneth's PS SL1 Dunfermline-St Leonard's PS SN1 Kinglassie-St Ninian's PS ST1 Townhill-St Margaret's PS/Commercial PS ST2 Kingseat-St Margaret's PS ST3 Carnegie Campus-St Margaret's PS ST4 Gowkhall-St Margaret's PS ST5 Dunfermline-St Margaret's PS TB1CL1 Newmills-Torryburn PS /Low Valleyfield-Culross PS TL1 Kincardine-Tulliallan PS WM1 Ballyeoman-Woodmill HS WM2 Limekilns-Woodmill HS WM3 Balgeddie-Woodmill HS WM4 Pitreavie-Woodmill HS WM5 Crombie-Woodmill HS BE1 Kelty-Beath HS BE10 Kelty-Beath HS BE2 Kelty-Beath HS BE3 Kelty-Beath HS BE4 Kelty-Beath HS BE5FF1 Mossmorran-Beath HS /Cowdenbeath-Foulford PS BE6 Dunfermline-Beath HS BE7 Crossgates-Beath HS BE8 Ballingry-Beath HS BE9 Kelty-Beath HS BL1 Comrie-Blairhall PS CA1 Rosyth-Camdean PS CM1 Pitreavie-Canmore PS CM2 Dunfermline-Canmore PS CN1 Duloch Park-Carnegie PS CN2 Duloch Park-Carnegie PS CR1 Halbeath-Crossgates PS DE1 Jamphlars-Denend PS DF1 PR1 Garvock Hill-Dunfermline HS /Dunfermline-Pitreavie PS DF10 Dunfermline-Dunfermline HS DF11 Kincardine-Dunfermline HS DF12 Kincardine-Dunfermline HS DF13 Crombie-Dunfermline HS DF2 Carnegie Campus-Dunfermline HS DF3 Dunfermline-Dunfermline HS DF4 (IK16) Rosyth-Inverkeithing HS DF5 Rosyth-Dunfermline HS DF6 Rosyth-Dunfermline HS DF7 Rosyth-Dunfermline HS DF8 Rosyth-Dunfermline HS DF9 Camdean-Dunfermline HS ASYM3 Dunfermline HS (additional vehicle) IK10 Masterton-Inverkeithing HS IK11 North Queensferry-Inverkeithing HS IK12 Rosyth-Inverkeithing HS IK13 High Valleyfield-Inverkeithing HS IK14 Rosyth-Inverkeithing HS IK15 Rosyth- Inverkeithing HS IK1SJ3 Aberdour-Inverkeithing HS /Rosyth-St John's PS IK2DB1 Aberdour-Inverkeithing HS /Hillend-Donibristle PS IK3 Hillend-Inverkeithing HS IK4 Dalgety Bay-Inverkeithing HS IK5 Dalgety Bay-Inverkeithing HS IK6 Dalgety Bay-Inverkeithing HS IK7 Dalgety Bay-Inverkeithing HS IK8 Dalgety Bay-Inverkeithing HS IK9 Rosyth-Inverkeithing HS KR1 Rosyth-Kings Road PS LG1 Ballingry-Lochgelly HS LG2 Ballingry-Lochgelly HS LG3 Ballingry-Lochgelly HS LG4 Lochore-Lochgelly HS LG5 Woodend-Lochgelly HS LG6 Dundonald-Lochgelly HS LG7 Cardenden-Lochgelly HS LG8 Cardenden-Lochgelly HS LG9 Cowdenbeath-Lochgelly HS AYM4 Lochgelly HS (additional vehicle)

### Procurement Information

Covid-19 has reduced demand so fares information for specifications can't be provided and it's unclear when passenger numbers will return to pre-Covid levels, leading to difficulty in pricing bids because fare levels are unknown. By extending contracts, we have time to obtain more realistic passenger level data. - Covid-19 has prevented us undertaking on-bus passenger surveys, a more effective tool than online ones with regard to response numbers. Recovered passenger levels will enable accurate surveys. - The Covid Support Grant will be revised/ended at some point, which is likely to impact bus operators' income. There is concern that, when the Government support ends, marginal commercial bus routes will be withdrawn, putting pressure on the Council to subsidise replacements. The impact isn't yet known but we wouldn't want any decisions/outcomes to force us to amend/abandon a procurement in the near future. - Delay to implementing the Under 22s Free Travel Scheme leaves unknowns re. provision of passenger and pupil fare estimates and continued uncertainty over what the Government will be funding with regard to pupils on our registered school buses.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002343-2022 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 26 Jan 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 6 Oct 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £5,640,890 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | FIFE COUNCIL |
| Locality | GLENROTHES |
| Post town | Kirkcaldy |
| Postcode | KY7 6GH |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM0 Eastern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM01 Clackmannanshire and Fife |
| Local authority | Fife |
| Electoral ward | Glenrothes Central and Thornton |
| Westminster constituency | Glenrothes and Mid Fife |
| Delivery location | TLM72 Clackmannanshire and Fife |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 6 |
| Supplier names | BAY TRAVEL; FESTIVAL TRAVEL (SCOTLAND; FIRST GROUP T/A FIRST ABERDEEN LIMITED, FIRST GLASGOW LIMITED, FIRST SCOTLAND EAST; MERLIN TRAVEL; PRENTICE WESTWOOD; STAGECOACH EAST SCOTLAND |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

### Codes

- 60112000 - Public road transport services

## Release History

- 26 Jan 2022 at 16:45 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002343-2022
- 16 Dec 2021 at 14:35 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031427-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.fife.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000673070
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00187

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