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title: "South Fife Local Bus Services - Contract Extensions"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000673054"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "FIFE COUNCIL"
published: "2022-01-26"
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# South Fife Local Bus Services - Contract Extensions

Buyer: FIFE COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000673054

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## Summary

The Fife Council, a regional authority in Glenrothes, UK, has initiated a procurement process titled "South Fife Local Bus Services - Contract Extensions". This procurement, categorised under public services, is currently at the award stage following a limited method of procurement, which allows for contract extensions without prior publication of a call for competition due to COVID-19 related conditions. The contracts, originally set to expire on 14th August 2022, have been extended for an additional 12 months, concluding on 13th August 2023. The award of contracts is in the amount of £1,260,361 and was officially signed on 26th January 2022.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for local and regional transport companies, particularly large operators like Stagecoach East Scotland and smaller enterprises such as Bay Travel, which are already part of the current framework. Businesses adept in providing local bus services, especially those familiar with operating in the South Fife area, will be well-placed to compete for future contracts. With the ongoing uncertainties in passenger demand due to the pandemic, companies that can offer flexible and tailored solutions to meet local community needs are likely to find greater success in this procurement landscape.

## Notice

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. 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 20th February 2019, Fife Council confirmed to successful operators their place on the framework for the provision of South Fife Local Bus Services. Contracts initially awarded under the framework commenced on 19th August 2019 with an end date of 14th August 2022. Information about the award of the framework and contracts awarded under it was published on 7th March 2019 under references: MAR347581 OCID:ocds-r6ebe6-0000560754. This 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 the supply of local bus services in South Fife: SF/89-1 North Queensferry - Duloch Park - Dunfermline - Crossford SF/8783 Dunfermline - Duloch Park - Dalgety Bay - North Queensferry / Dalgety Bay - Duloch Park - Dunfermline SF/28-1 QMH - Dunfermline - Steelend - Oakley - High Valleyfield - Kincardine - Falkirk SF/20ALT2-1 Ballingry - Lochore - Lochgelly SF/8 Dunfermline - Culross/Kincardine SF/7D Sandpiper Drive, Duloch Park, Linburn Road, McKay Drive, Glen Nevis Drive, Johnston Crescent, St Leonards Bus Depot, Dunfermline Bus Station, St Leonards Asda, Rosyth, Inverkeithing Rail Station, Ferrytoll, North Queensferry SFOSDTOWN Bus Station - Abbeyview - Fife Leisure Park - Duloch District Centre - Pitcorthie - Bus Station - Bus Station - Touch - Abbeyview - Wedderburn - New Row - James St - Dunfermline Bus Station SFOS81SQMH Queen Margaret Hospital, Halbeath, Kingseat Road, Kingseat, Cowdenbeath, Lochgelly, Ballingry, Kinglassie, Glenrothes College, Glenrothes Bus Station. SF/F6 Steelend Turning Circle, Saline Turning Circle, Carnock Primary School, Milesmark Primary School, Dunfermline Golfdrum Street, Dunfermline Bus Station, Dunfermline James Street, Limekilns Harbour, Charlestown The Elgin Hotel, Crombie Ordanance Road, Rosyth crossroads Queensferry Road, Ferrytoll Park and Ride. SF/7188ALT-1 71 - Kincardine, Culross, High Valleyfield, Crombie, Charlestown, Limekilns, Rosyth, Ferrytoll P&R, Inverkeithing. 88 - Rosyth, Castle Road opp Innova Way, Rosyth, Ferrytoll Road, Ferrytoll Park and Ride, Inverkeithing Square, Inverkeithing Rail Station, Preston Crescent, Spencerfield Road, Spittalfield Crescent, Inverkeithing Hill Street, Whinneyhill Crescent, Struan Drive, Hillfield Crescent, Inverkeithing Square, Preston Crescent, Spencerfield Road, Spittalfield Crescent, Inverkeithing Rail Station, Inverkeithing Hope Street, Ferrytoll Park and Ride, Rosyth, Ferrytoll Road, Castle Road opp Innova Way SF/18-1 Cowdenbeath, Foulford Road, Stenhouse Street, Moss Side Road, Cowdenbeath Fountain, Auchtertool, Kirkcaldy Bus Station, Victoria Hospital. SF/17A17B-1 17A - Cowdenbeath, Mossend Terrace, Rae Street, Moss Side Road, High Street, Stenhouse Street, Foulford Road, Craigbeath Court, Kelty, Cross Church, Westcroft Way. 17B - Mossgreen, Crossgate, Cowdenbeath, Rae Street, Greenback Drive, Young Terrace, Selkirk Avenue, High Street, Craigbeath Court, Kelty, Cross Church, Shiels Cottages, Westcroft Way. SF/4B 4B - Dunfermline Bus Station, Baldridgeburn, Parkneuk, Milesmark, Carnock, Oakley, Comrie, Blairhall. 4C - Dunfermline Bus Station, Baldridgeburn, Parkneuk, Milesmark, Carnock, Oakley, Comrie, Blairhall, Comrie, Saline, Steelend

### 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 | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN438774 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F3 - Contract 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 | 26 Jan 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,260,361 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| 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 | 2 |
| Supplier names | BAY TRAVEL; STAGECOACH EAST SCOTLAND |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

### Codes

- 60112000 - Public road transport services

## Release History

- 26 Jan 2022 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN438774
- 16 Dec 2021 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F15 - Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC435987

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC435987
  South Fife Local Bus Services - Contract Extensions - 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. 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 20th February 2019, Fife Council confirmed to successful operators their place on the framework for the provision of South Fife Local Bus Services. Contracts initially awarded under the framework commenced on 19th August 2019 with an end date of 14th August 2022. Information about the award of the framework and contracts awarded under it was published on 7th March 2019 under references: MAR347581 OCID:ocds-r6ebe6-0000560754. This 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.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN438774
  South Fife Local Bus Services - Contract Extensions - 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. 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 20th February 2019, Fife Council confirmed to successful operators their place on the framework for the provision of South Fife Local Bus Services. Contracts initially awarded under the framework commenced on 19th August 2019 with an end date of 14th August 2022. Information about the award of the framework and contracts awarded under it was published on 7th March 2019 under references: MAR347581 OCID:ocds-r6ebe6-0000560754. This 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.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.fife.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000673054

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