Award

Truro Park and Ride Bus Service

CORNWALL COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

02 Apr 2025 at 10:14

Award Notice
Tender

01 May 2024 at 10:58

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Cornwall Council has recently awarded a contract to First South West Limited for the operation of the Truro Park and Ride Bus Service. The service, which is a key mode of transportation for residents, visitors, and commuters accessing Truro, includes routes to major destinations such as Truro College, the Royal Cornwall Hospital, New County Hall, and the city centre. This award, made on 2 April 2025, follows an open procurement process and sees the introduction of seven new electric vehicles, partly funded by Zebra 2. The contract, valued at just over £4.35 million, runs from 17 January 2025 to 31 March 2028.

This tender offers significant business growth opportunities, particularly for operators specialising in public road transport services, electric buses, and sustainable travel solutions. Businesses can benefit not only from the financial aspects of the contract but also from being integral to a flagship service anticipated to complete around 60,000 passenger journeys per month. The contract encourages innovative use of terminal buildings and the integration of additional social value initiatives, making it well-suited for SMEs with a vision for community-focused, environmentally responsible service provision.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Truro Park and Ride Bus Service

Notice Description

The Council is inviting interested bidders to tender for our Truro Park & Ride Bus Service, which it aims to be seen as the mode of travel choice for residents, visitors and commuters when accessing Truro. We are seeking an Operator that will share our vision that the Truro Park & Ride is a flagship service, offering a reliable, regular and affordable travel option in to Truro. The Service route encompasses key destinations including Truro College, the Royal Cornwall Hospital, New County Hall and the City centre. This high frequency service currently operates from 6:30am to 7:30 pm, Monday to Saturday. Buses operate between 10 and 15 minute intervals during peak times to suit the needs of commuters and those visiting Truro. The Council currently own 8 buses which are leased to the operator to provide the service with dedicated vehicles - this is included in the contract price. Vehicles are maintained, fuelled and insured by the operator. The service completes circa 60,000 passenger journeys per month. With a successful bid for Zebra 2 funding, the Council will be introducing 7 electric vehicles to the service to update the fleet and installing charging infrastructure on the park and ride terminals located at Langarth, with 1,209 car parking spaces on the western approach to Truro and Tregurra with 1,379 car parking spaces on the eastern approach. This is an opportunity for the winning Operator to be part of the journey to electrification with us. There is also an opportunity for bidders to outline their plans for better utilisation of the terminal buildings and to demonstrate how, via this contract, they can bring social value to Cornwall.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-26127124-d812-4a56-80d3-3c51e6e5b351
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/36767782-6120-4a3f-944f-151f785e99e0
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

CPV Codes

34120000 - Motor vehicles for the transport of 10 or more persons

34144910 - Electric buses

60112000 - Public road transport services

60130000 - Special-purpose road passenger-transport services

60140000 - Non-scheduled passenger transport

60172000 - Hire of buses and coaches with driver

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£4,500,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£4,354,692 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Apr 202510 months ago
Submission Deadline
26 Jun 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
16 Jan 20251 years ago
Contract Period
17 Jan 2025 - 31 Mar 2028 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
CORNWALL COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
TRURO
Postcode
TR1 3AY
Post Town
Truro
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK3 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK30 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
Delivery Location
TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Cornwall
Electoral Ward
Truro Boscawen & Redannick
Westminster Constituency
Truro and Falmouth

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

FIRST SOUTH WEST

Further Information

Notice Documents

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