Published date: 15 November 2017

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.


Closing: 6 December 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Buses and coaches - 34121000

  • Transport services (excl. Waste transport) - 60000000

Location of contract

B4 7WB

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

P0420

Published date

15 November 2017

Closing date

6 December 2017

Contract start date

1 March 2018

Contract end date

28 February 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure (above threshold)

A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Birmingham City Council are inviting tenderers for the provision of a commercial Bus Operator Service to; operate, manage, maintain and service a fleet of hydrogen buses which will be leased to the Bus Operator by the Council.

The contract will last 7 years (unless terminated under the terms and conditions of the contract).

In addition to the contract the successful supplier will be required to sign a Lease Agreement for the Hydrogen Buses. The lease period will be 7 years and begin with the delivery of the hydrogen buses in March 2019.

BCC will be using its e-tendering system (in-tend) for the administration of this procurement process and providers must register with the system to be able to express an interest. The web address is: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc

Registration and use of In-tend is free. All correspondence for this procurement process must be via the In-tend correspondence function. If you are unable to register with In-tend please either email cps@birmingham.gov.uk or call 0121 464 8000.

If you are interested in tendering please click on the following link to access Birmingham City Councils tender Portal: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc/ and submit your details to register as a bidder. We will send you a log on and password so you can download the tender documentation. Requests to participate must be by way of completion and return of the tender documentation no later than 12:00 hours on 6th December 2017 using the Supplier Portal.

More information

Links

Additional text

If you are interested in tendering please click on the following link to access Birmingham City Council's tender Portal.

Delivery Notes

Birmingham

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

David Waddington

Address

10 Woodcock Street
Birmingham
West Midlands
B4 7WB
United Kingdom

Telephone

0121 303 4106

Email

David.Waddington@birmingham.gov.uk