Published date: 18 July 2024

This notice was replaced on 6 March 2025

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 6 March 2025)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Public road transport services - 60110000

Location of contract

South East

Value of contract

£18,650,000

Procurement reference

SBSRBWM24

Published date

18 July 2024

Closing date

12 September 2024

Closing time

1pm

Contract start date

3 January 2025

Contract end date

2 January 2035

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other: 'Competitive' procedure under The Public Service Obligations in Transport Regulations 2023

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Authority (the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead) is procuring supported bus services under The Public Service Obligations in Transport Regulations 2023. These contracts are concessionary in nature but are not caught by the Concession Contracts Regulations 2016. The Authority intends to utilise a 'competitive' procedure (so-called under the Regulations) which broadly mirrors that of a competitive procedure with negotiation under the PCR 2015. .

The Authority is proposing six routes (consolidating its existing routes) which make up the lotting structure for this tender. They are as follows:

• Lot 1: Maidenhead to Henley & Twyford;
• Lot 2: Maidenhead Town Services;
• Lot 3: Slough to Eton Wick;
• Lot 4: Windsor to Ascot (via Sunninghill);
• Lot 5: Windsor to Maidenhead; and
• Lot 6: Windsor to Staines.

The Authority has up to £1.28 million (per annum) to supplement the services. We anticipate an effective date (i.e. contract signature and mobilisation to commence) of early January 2025 with services commencement from April 2025. The contract term is as follows: 5+3+2.

Bidders will be required to submit, and pass, a selection questionnaire.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Bus Services - Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead (PIN)

  • Early engagement
  • Published 6 June 2024, last edited 28 June 2024

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NB: the differing deadlines for the selection questionnaire and tender submission. The deadline provided in this contract notice is for tender submission. The deadline for selection questionnaire submission is 16/08/2024 (by 13:00).

About the buyer

Contact name

Joey Stanford

Address

Town Hall,St Ives Road
MAIDENHEAD
SL61RF
England

Telephone

01628796285

Email

Joey.Stanford@RBWM.gov.uk