DIRECTOR DECISION

 

Decision:   Award of short-term contract for service 12/12A

 

Type of Decision: Officer                       Key 

 

Non-Key    

X

Portfolio Area that decision relates to:

 

Leader

 

 

Economy & Strategic P

 

 

Deputy L

 

 

Finance & Performance

 

 

Environment & Climate C

 

 

Culture, Leisure & Comms

 

 

Transport

X

 

Housing & Safer Neigh.

 

Background

1.      In early December 2022, First York submitted an application to the Traffic Commissioner to withdraw services 12 and 12A from 22nd January 2023, citing low patronage recovery, increased operating costs and a shortage of available drivers.

2.      Service 12/12A currently runs approximately every half hour between Foxwood, Woodthorpe and York city centre, and approximately every hour between the city centre, Heworth and Monks Cross. The service operates on Mondays-Saturdays and is the only local bus route serving key parts of Heworth and Woodthorpe.

3.      Due to time constraints, council officers carried out a short-notice tender exercise to seek a replacement service between 23/1/23 and 31/3/23.

4.      A tender for a longer-term replacement service will then take place with the objective of having a full contract in place by 1/4/23.

5.      The lowest price submitted was to provide an hourly service across the entire route at a cost of £1002 per day, or approximately £59k over the full contract period.

6.      This amount can be covered using part of the council’s 2022/23 BSIP revenue funding provided by DfT.

7.      Bidders were encouraged and given the opportunity to submit a price to operate an equivalent service level to the existing 12/12A, however no bids were submitted for this option at a cost which officers deem to be affordable or good value for money.

8.      Officers recommend that the short term tender is awarded for an hourly service to the lowest bidder. Once the tender award has been made, officers recommend contacting the bidder to seek assurance that taking on this additional contract work will not impact on their existing service provision or reliability

 

Implications:  Crime & Disorder

 

Equalities

 

Other:

Human Resources

 

Legal

 

Highways

 

Financial

 

ITT

 

Property

 

 

Decision Date:

 10 January 2023

 

Wards Affected:

 

Fishergate

 

All Wards

 

Fulford &

Heslington

 

Holgate

 

Rural West York

 

 

 

Acomb

X

 

Guildhall

X

 

Hull Road

 

Strensall

 

 

 

Bishopthorpe

 

 

 

Haxby & Wigginton

X

 

Huntington &

New Earswick

 

 

Westfield

 

 

 

Clifton

 

 

Heworth

X

Micklegate

 

 

 

Wheldrake

 

 

 

Copmanthorpe

 

 

 

Heworth Without

 

 

Osbaldwick &

Derwent

 

 

 

 

 

Dringhouses & Woodthorpe

X

 

Heworth Without

 

Rawcliffe & Clifton

 

 

 

 

 

Decision: Director of Environment, Transport and Planning agreed in consultation with Executive Member for Transport a short-term contract for service 12/12A is awarded for an hourly service to the lowest bidder.

 

Once the tender award has been made, officers are recommended to contact the bidder to seek assurance that taking on this additional contract work will not impact on their existing service provision or reliability.

 

 

 

Decision Made by: James Gilchrist, Director of Environment, Transport and Planning in consultation with Councillor Andy D’Agorne, Executive Member for Transport

Contact Details: email: james.gilchrist@york.gov.uk

 

 


On behalf of:  Neil Ferris, Corporate Director of Place

 

 

To be implemented by:

Dave Atkinson, Head of Highways and Transport

 

 

On Completion – Signed off by:

 

James Gilchrist

Director of Environment, Transport and Planning