Published date: 29 July 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
Road transport services - 60100000
Location of contract
South West
Value of contract
£150,000,000
Procurement reference
CORNWALL001-DN402006-71969844
Published date
29 July 2019
Closing date
20 September 2019
Contract start date
1 April 2020
Contract end date
31 March 2028
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?
Yes
Description
Cornwall Council is tendering its supported Local and School Bus Services across the whole County. The Council is looking to use innovation and quality to increase use of public transport. Integrating rail and bus travel provides opportunity to reduce dependency on private motor vehicles.
The services to be included within this tender are:
Category 1. Local Bus Service - £70.5m (approximate)
This equates to approximately 50% of the current local bus network across Cornwall, with the remainder being operated commercially under the deregulated bus market and outside of this procurement;
Category 2. School Bus Service - £75m (approximate)
This relates to School Bus 'Closed Contracts'.
Category 3. Truro Park and Ride - £4.5m (approximate)
This relates to the Truro service operating between the Langarth (Western) and Tregurra (Eastern) transport hubs in the city of Truro.
Each of the Categories above will be subdivided into individual Lots. In total there will be 334 Lots offered for Tender.
The Council's desired outcomes from the Tender are:
1. Improved modal integration across public transport;
2. An improved customer experience and accessibility to essential services;
3. A high quality and reliable public transport network;
4. Increase patronage;
5. Support implementation of the principles of One Public Transport System for Cornwall (See Appendix C);
6. Value for money service for the Council Taxpayer;
7. Further integrate public and school transport, to increase vehicle utilisation;
8. Encourage emission reduction strategies;
9. Continued customer focused high quality Truro Park & Ride service.
About the buyer
Contact name
Steve Murley
Address
New County Hall
Treyew Road
Truro
TR1 3AY
England
Telephone
+44 1872323631
Website
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Closing: 20 September 2019