Published date: 8 April 2025

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


Closing: 20 January 2025, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Transport services (excl. Waste transport) - 60000000

  • Road transport services - 60100000

  • Public road transport services - 60112000

    • Taxi services - 60120000

    • Support services for land transport - 63710000

    • Software-related services - 72260000

    • Software supply services - 72268000

Location of contract

MK9 3EJ

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

IT-480-653-2024-242 - AWARD

Published date

8 April 2025

Closing date

20 January 2025

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 April 2025

Contract end date

31 March 2027

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Milton Keynes City Council are currently out to tender for the provision of Demand Responsive Transport Service. This procurement is being run via further competition under MKCC CU2688 Local Bus and Shared Taxi & Demand Responsive Services DPS Lot 2 Shared Taxi and Demand responsive service. A contract for the operation and the software to run a Demand Responsive Transport service within the parameters laid out by the Council. The service will use a mobile app provided by the successful tenderer as well as web and phone options to interface with the same system for customers. Calls will be booked at the time of travel, not in advance. The successful tenderer will supply all vehicles and drivers. This is a minimum subsidy contract with the successful tenderer retaining fare box income and taking the revenue risk. Service users will be directed to a commercial bus route where viable. Further information about the Council's requirement is set out in Specification.

You have been invited directly to take part in this process and have been given full access to the tender documentation available within this e-tendering system.

Please review the documentation and upload the required documents as part of your submission.

Deadline for submissions of the tender will be 12 noon; 20 January 2025.

Please allow sufficient time to make your return as late returns will not be permitted.

Any questions relating to this tender should be made via correspondence on the website.

Award information

Awarded date

18 February 2025

Contract start date

1 April 2025

Contract end date

31 March 2027

Total value of contract

£5,400,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

ViaVan

Address

2-10, Baron Street, London, Greater London, United Kingdom, N1 9LL

Reference

None

About the buyer

Contact name

Ranjana Malik

Address

1 Saxon Gate East
Silbury Boulevard
Milton Keynes
MK9 3EJ
United Kingdom

Telephone

01908691691

Email

Ranjana.Malik@milton-keynes.gov.uk