United Kingdom-Swansea: Hendrefoelan Student Village Bus Tickets

Type of document: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Country: United Kingdom
OJEU Ref: (2018/S 108-246029/EN)
Nature of contract: Supply contract
Procedure: Negotiated without a call for competition
Regulation of procurement: EU – with participation by GPA countries
Type of bid required: Not applicable

Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Supplies
Directive 2014/24/EU

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Swansea University
Postal address: Procurement — Finance, Swansea University, Singleton Park
Town: Swansea
Postal code: SA2 8PP
Country: United Kingdom
Contact Person: Owen Cullen, Deputy Head of Procurement
Email: o.n.cullen@swansea.ac.uk
Internet address(es):
Main address: www.swansea.ac.uk
Address of the buyer profile:

I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title: Hendrefoelan Student Village Bus Tickets

Reference number: ST57(18)
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 60000000
II.1.3) Type of contract Supplies
II.1.4) Short Description:
Swansea University seeks to purchase bus passes for students residing at the Hendrefoelan Student Village for academic years 2018/19 and 2019/20.
II.1.6) Information about lots
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement(excluding VAT)
Value:500000
Currency:GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code: UKL Main site or place of performance:Swansea.

II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The only appropriate bus passes can only be delivered by First Cymru who currently run the only Commercial bus service operating via Hendrefoelan Student Village, and connecting to the total Swansea bus network.
Students using the bus passes need to have access to all 24 hour University bus services and commercially operated services within the area covered by the present City Unibus Ticket. This includes 24 hour access to A and E facilities at Morriston Hospital, Railway station and free travel on the Cardiff X10 bus service.

II.2.5) Award criteria
II.2.11) Information about options
Options: no
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Negotiated procedure without prior publication(in accordance with Article 32 of Directive 2014/24/EU)
IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement(GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
IV.2) Administrative information

Section V: Award of contract/concession
V.2) Award of contract/concession
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:2018-06-06
V.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Official name: First Cymru
Postal address: Heol Gwyrosydd, Penlan
Town: Swansea
Postal code: SA5 7BN
Country: United Kingdom
Nuts code:
The contractor is an SME: no

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession(excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession:500000
Currency:GBP
for framework agreements – total maximum value for this lot
for contracts based on framework agreements, if required – value of contract(s) for this lot not included in
previous contract award notices

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information:
The University will commence a voluntary 10 day standstill from the dispatch date of this VEAT Notice prior to the award of any contract. Accordingly the standstill period will end at 23:59 on 18.6.2018.
Interested parties whom have grounds to object against the award of this contract must contact the University to raise such grounds prior to the expiry of the standstill period.
(WA Ref:82556).
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: Swansea University
Postal address: Procurement — Finance, Swansea University, Singleton Park
Town: Swansea
Postal code: SA2 8PP
Country: United Kingdom
E-mail: o.n.cullen@swansea.ac.uk
Internet address: www.swansea.ac.uk

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:
2018-06-06

Justification for the award of the contract without prior publication of a call for
competition in the Official Journal of the European Union
1.Justification for the choice of the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a call for competition in accordance with Article
32 of Directive 2014/24/EU
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
absence of competition for technical reasons

3.Explanation
Please explain in a clear and comprehensive manner why the award of the contract without prior publication in the Official Journal of the European Union
is lawful, by stating the relevant facts and, as appropriate, the conclusions of law in accordance with the directive:
No other company is able to deliver the appropriate bus passes. See previous description and justification within this Notice.