Results of the procurement procedure
Legal Basis:
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name and addressesOfficial name: Vestfold og Telemark fylkeskommune
National registration number: 821 227 062
Postal address: Postboks 2844
Town: Skien
NUTS code:
NO091 Vestfold og TelemarkPostal code: 3702
Country: Norway
Contact person: Lars Sandnes
E-mail:
lars.sandnes@vtfk.noInternet address(es): Main address:
http://www.vtfk.no I.4)Type of the contracting authorityRegional or local authority
I.5)Main activityGeneral public services
Section II: Object
II.1)Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)Title:Reference number: 22/33429
II.1.2)Main CPV code60000000 Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
II.1.3)Type of contractServices
II.1.4)Short description:
Vestfold og Telemark County Municipality invites tenderers to an open tender contest for a contract for the procurement of public transport services for the Vestfold Syd area. The contract has a duration of 2 years, with start-up on 01 July 2024. The contract area is divided into 3 route packages, and the total production is calculated to amount to 4,319,055 route kilometres per year.
II.1.6)Information about lotsThis contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)60100000 Road transport services
60112000 Public road transport services
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: NO091 Vestfold og Telemark
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
The contract that is now being entered into is only for 2 years, pending a new long-term contract from 2026. The contract area includes local routes and school routes in Vestfold, mainly within the municipalities of Larvik, Sandefjord and Horten, as well as some routes in Tønsberg municipality. In this call for tenders, tender offers must state the compensation per calendar year per route package. There is also an opportunity to make a combined offer for all 3 route packages/the contract area, provided that the tenderer also submits separate tender offers for route packages 1, 2 and 3.
For this contract, the contracting authority will provide bussing facilities for use for Route Packages 1 and 2. The contract allows for the use of used materials, and the environment is one of the factors being taken into consideration in the contest..
The current route 01 will be split into route 01 Horten-Tønsberg-Sandefjord and a new route 04 Sandefjord-Larvik-Stavern, respectively. Route 175 Shuttle bus Torp – Råstad is being discontinued. The annual compensation will be index-linked per quarter.
II.2.5)Award criteriaPrice
II.2.11)Information about optionsOptions: no
II.2.13)Information about European Union fundsThe procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
II.2.14)Additional information
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)Description
IV.1.1)Type of procedureOpen procedure
IV.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
IV.2)Administrative information
IV.2.1)Previous publication concerning this procedure IV.2.8)Information about termination of dynamic purchasing system
IV.2.9)Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: no
V.1)Information on non-awardThe contract/lot is not awarded
No tenders or requests to participate were received or all were rejected
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3)Additional information:
Justification for cancellation
The contracting authority received only one tender in the tender contest and no tenders that were within the budget.
The tender contest is therefore cancelled. Cf. the PPR § 25-4(1).
Mercell notice: https://opic.com/id/affkemjdok
VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.4.1)Review bodyOfficial name: Tingretten
Town: Nedre Telemark Tingrett
Country: Norway
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:30/01/2023