South Fife Local Bus Services - Contract Extensions

Concepts

• south fife
• road transport
• glenrothes
• local bus services
• contract extensions
• fife council
• dunfermline bus station
• st leonards bus depot
• bus station
• bus services

Location

South Fife

Description

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.

Total Quantity or Scope

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

Award Detail

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 60112000 - Public road transport services

Indicators

Legal Justification

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.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** EXTENSION INFORMATION CONTRACT - OPERATOR - ANNUAL PRICE GBP SF/89-1 - Stagecoach - 134,892.00 SF/8783 - Stagecoach - 261,542.00 SF/28-1 - Stagecoach - 103,856.00 SF/20ALT2-1 - Stagecoach - 54,616.00 SF/8 - Stagecoach - 33,628.00 SF/7D - Stagecoach - 87,853.00 SFOSDTOWN - Stagecoach - 156,791.00 SFOS81SQMH - Stagecoach - 97,158.00 SF/F6 - Bay Travel - 67,321.00 SF/7188ALT-1 - Bay Travel - 85,845.00 SF/18-1 - Bay Travel - 15,641.00 SF/17A17B-1 - Bay Travel - 94,901.00 SF/4B - Bay Travel - 66,317.00 (SC Ref:680992)