Published date: 25 May 2018

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 25 June 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Transport services (excl. Waste transport) - 60000000

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£2,500,000

Procurement reference

BLACKDARW001-DN343265-83273802

Published date

25 May 2018

Closing date

25 June 2018

Contract start date

1 September 2018

Contract end date

25 May 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure

A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes


Description

This is a four year DPS framework agreement under which we will run further competitions for public and school related transport services. All operators that meet the criteria to be on the framework agreement will get the opportunity to bid in further competitions for specific routes. The Council envisages offering up an initial package of routes for a set period of time and then subsequently for the same routes for further period of times and/or different routes on different price structures.


More information

Additional text

The Closing date on this notice is the deadline for responses to be included in the first round of the DPS. Suppliers may apply to join the DPS at any stage during the DPS duration up until the 25/05/2022


About the buyer

Contact name

Peter Hughes

Address

Town Hall
King William Street
Blackburn
BB1 7DY
England

Telephone

+44 1254585216

Email

peter.hughes@blackburn.gov.uk

Website

http://www.blackburn.gov.uk/