Published date: 3 March 2025

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 28 February 2025, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Public road transport services - 60112000

Location of contract

TA1 4DY

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

50d7df79-9975-42f6-9606-d93a00af7349

Published date

3 March 2025

Closing date

28 February 2025

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

21 April 2025

Contract end date

30 September 2026

Contract type

Works

Procedure type

Not specified

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

14/025 Dulverton - Wiveliscombe - Cotford-St-Luke - Taunton

Monday to Saturday all year round. No services on Sundays or Bank Holidays.

Please see detailed timetable and map attached.
Bids will be accepted on a cost basis (SCC retains fare revenue) or subsidy (operator retains fare revenue) basis, please make it clear in your submission which basis you are bidding on,

Patronage for January 2024 - December 2024 was 74116.

Variant bids based on vehicles provided by the approved supplier are welcome. Please clearly indicate the vehicle size on any variant bid.

During the daytime on Mondays - Saturdays, Somerset council will be providing a connecting bus service on most journeys between Wiveliscombe and Dulverton. The operator of this contract will be expected to accept tickets issued by Somerset council for through journeys onto the 25 and Somerset Council will accept tickets issued by the operator of the 25 for journeys beyond Wiveliscombe to Dulverton.

As part of your bid, please provide full details of vehicle size and capacity, i.e. both seated and standing capacity, please indicate the split of seating and standing of the vehicles you will be using.

Tender will close at 12:00 Noon Friday 28th February 2025

More information

Links

Award information

Awarded date

3 March 2025

Contract start date

21 April 2025

Contract end date

30 September 2026

Total value of contract

£915.88

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

First South West Ltd

Address

First South West Limited, Bus Station, Union Street, Camborne, Cornwall, TR14 8HF, UNITED KINGDOM

Reference

None

About the buyer

Contact name

Lisa Bentley

Address

Somerset Council, County Hall
, ,
Taunton
TA1 4DY
UNITED KINGDOM

Telephone

079766 99544

Email

Lisa.Bentley@somerset.gov.uk