Published date: 25 January 2019
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.
Contract summary
Industry
Public road transport services - 60112000
Special-purpose road passenger-transport services - 60130000
Hire of buses and coaches with driver - 60172000
Location of contract
North West
Value of contract
£160,000 to £400,000
Procurement reference
CHEAST001-DN389447-48536607
Published date
25 January 2019
Closing date
26 February 2019
Contract start date
1 April 2019
Contract end date
1 April 2023
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Open procedure
Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
The local bus network in Cheshire East is a mixture of: Supported Services which are subsidised by the Council and operated on our behalf: and Commercial Bus Services which are run by private operators who have full control over how, where and when bus services are run.
Operators are required to provide a service on various timetables across East of Cheshire and surrounding areas. Detailed information of routes, days of operation, whether wheelchair accessible vehicles are required will be detailed in the tender documentation.
Transport Service Solutions (TSS herein), gives no guarantee or warranty or makes any representation as to the accuracy of any indicative volumes or as to the value of the work during the contract period. Possible variations to lots - Should this occur, updated information will be provided via The Chest website.
TSS may exercise an option to extend the contract of a period of up to 24 months in total. The successful operator(s) will need to complete contract documentation prior to the contract start date. TSS reserves the right not to award any of the published lots. Transport Service Solutions (TSS) is a wholly owned company of Cheshire East Council. All bids must be submitted using the usual spreadsheet method which is titled "Bus tender Sheet 2019. You are invited to submit your bids under two headings, Minimum Cost and Minimum Support.
TSS accepts that contractors may identify that they can offer a better value bid through a variation to the original tender. TSS will consider variant bids but reserves the right to decide which tender evaluation takes priority (whether the original or variant).
TSS decision is final.
About the buyer
Contact name
Stephen Thurman
Address
Cledford Lane
Middlewich
CW10 0JN
England
Telephone
+44 1270371479
stephen.thurman@transportservicesolutions.co.uk
Website
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