Published date: 29 October 2015

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


Closing: 27 November 2015

Contract summary

Industry

  • Taxi services - 60120000

Location of contract

South East

Value of contract

£7,000,000

Procurement reference

Home to School Transport and Occasional Transport Services Extended

Published date

29 October 2015

Closing date

27 November 2015

Contract start date

1 September 2016

Contract end date

31 August 2020

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?

No

Description

This opportunity is for a framework agreement for the provision of home to school transport and occasional services with multiple operators.

The Council provides transport services for nearly 400 pupils covered by the current contracts including 17 wheelchair users and 35 pupils in the autistic spectrum. There are 111 routes which are in 15 "bundles" based on end location. The largest numbers of transported pupils, attend Kennel Lane School in Bracknell, with 27 routes terminating there every school day. There are nearly 36,000 vehicle journeys per annum, approximately 136,000 passenger journeys, with the average number of passengers per journey at 3.4.

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More information

Links

Additional text

The framework will be for a period of 4 years.

You must specifically register an interest on the South East Business Portal to be kept up to date with any changes. The Council will not be held liable for any organisation that does not receive updates that have not expressed an interest.

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Award information

Awarded date

12 April 2016

Contract start date

1 September 2016

Contract end date

31 August 2020

Total value of contract

£7,300,000

This contract was awarded to 3 suppliers.

Berkshire Education Travel

Address

55 Russell Street
Reading
RG1 7XT

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

JJM and Zulu Cars Ltd

Address

17 North Green
Bracknell
RG12 2NY

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Crown Wheelchair Travel

Address

21 Shirley Avenue
Reading
RG2 8TE

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Guy Wells

Address

Time Square
Market Street
BRACKNELL
RG12 1JD
England

Email

Guy.wells@bracknell-forest.gov.uk

Website

www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk