2024 May Local Bus Services - Batch 1

Concepts

• road transport
• huntingdon
• bus services contracts
• local bus services
• may
• local
• bus
• batch
• quality assessments
• route schedule

Location

Huntingdon

Description

The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority is seeking to award bus services contracts to multiple suppliers for the following requirements: • The supply of local bus services (contracts 1A, 7A, 15A, 16A, 18, 19, 19A, 21, 22 & 204). • Contracts funded with money allocated by the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA) to support local bus services. • Until 17th of August 2025 + 12 months + 12 months. • Cambridge, East Cambridgeshire, Huntingdonshire, and South Cambridgeshire. The Authority is planning to award ten (10) separate contracts relating to the provision of Local Bus Services. The contracts start on Monday 19th August 2024. The contractor must be able to provide the full service required from this start date. The Authority reserves the right not to conclude a contract for the service for which the Tender is invited.

Total Quantity or Scope

The Authority is planning to award ten (10) separate contracts relating to the provision of Local Bus Services. The contracts start on Monday 19th August 2024. The contractor must be able to provide the full service required from the start date stated on each Route Schedule. The Authority reserves the right not to conclude a contract for some or all the services for which Tenders are invited. The Authority has decided to use the Open Procedure for this project in accordance with the requirements of Regulation 27, PCRs2015. This is a single-stage process which addresses the mandatory and discretionary exclusions (through the completion of the part 1 & 2 SSQ) and quality assessments as a single stage. The Process will be managed on the Due North/Pro-Contract Portal, hosted by Bid-Eastern.

Renewal Options

Initial contract term of 12 months with a 12 months + 12 months option to extend.

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 60100000 - Road transport services

Indicators

• Bids should cover one or more lots.
• Bids should cover the whole contract.
• This is a recurring contract.
• Renewals are available.
• Award on basis of price.