Tender

Contracted Bus Services - Portsmouth

PORTSMOUTH CITY COUNCIL

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Tender

21 Apr 2023 at 08:28

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Portsmouth City Council is seeking tenders for Contracted Bus Services aimed at ensuring a continuous provision of socially desirable bus routes not covered by commercial services. The contract, valued at £9,184,184, will cover the operation of six existing bus routes currently provided by First Hampshire & Dorset. The deadline for tender submissions is 22nd May 2023, with contracts expected to be awarded by 20th June 2023. Successful contractors will operate the services in accordance with a 3-year base term, extendable up to 8 years, with services starting on 30th July 2023.

This tender for Bus Services in Portsmouth offers opportunities for businesses in the hire of buses and coaches with drivers category. Companies experienced in providing public transport services and managing subsidy arrangements are well-suited to compete for this contract. The procurement process, following an Open Procedure, involves submitting tenders for specific lots and sub-lot options, with the council evaluating submissions based on fixed subsidies and fare revenue projections. Businesses interested in growth through providing essential public transport services should consider submitting tenders by the specified deadline.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Contracted Bus Services - Portsmouth

Notice Description

Portsmouth City Council- the 'council' - is seeking tenders from suitably qualified and experienced Contractors for the provision of contracted supported bus services to ensure a continuous provision of socially desirable bus routes where there are no commercial services but there is a demand from residents and visitors who otherwise would be unserved by public transport. Under the contracting model the successful Contractor/s will finance operation of the services through a combination of subsidy provided by the Council fixed at point of tender and passenger fare income. The services relate to six existing routes which are currently operated by First Hampshire & Dorset. Each route is being tendered as a specific Lot with the Council entering into an individual contract for each Lot / Route. Each Lot includes for Sub-Lot options comprises of the current route timetable (Sub-Lot Option A) along with further specified timetable reduction / addition options. The Lots and Sub-Lot options are set out within the procurement documents. Tenderers / Contractors may submit tenders for any or all Lots and Sub-Lot options in any combination. For each Lot only one Sub-Lot option will be awarded from, multiple Sub-Lot option awards will not be made from any of the Lots. The council is targeting to have awarded contracts for all routes by 20th June 2023 with services commencing for all routes from 30th July 2023. Each contract will run for a base term of 3 years and each will have an option to extend by a further 5 years in increments to be agreed, subject to agreement and performance of both parties, up to a maximum total term of 8 years as permitted under the Transport Act (1985). Tenderers should note that the contract values stated within this notice have been issued solely for the purposes of form submission requirements and are legally non-binding upon the Council. The value published of ?9,184,184 has been calculated by summing reported revenue and Council subsidy values for each of the Lots / Routes for period of 1st April 2022 to 31st March 2023 and then multiplying by a factor 8 in line with the maximum extended total term that each of the contracts may run for. The value of the contracts let via this procurement process will be determined by the 3 year fixed subsidy submitted at point of tender by the successful Tenderer / Contractor for each Lot combined with the fare revenue generated over the term of the contract by the successful Tenderer / Contractor. The Council will run the procurement process in accordance with the 'Open Procedure' as set out within the Public Contracts Regulations (2015). The procurement timetable is set out below: o Contract notice published on Find a Tender - 21st April 2023 o Procurement documents available on In-tend - 21st April 2023 o Deadline for requests for clarification - 10th May 2023 - 23:59 o Tender return deadline - 22nd May 2023 - 12:00 o Award ... Additional information: Portsmouth City Council is currently in the process of seeking expressions of interest for the following project - Contracted Bus Services - Portsmouth. The full details and ability to express an interest will be via our e-sourcing system Intend. This filepath will take you to the relevant area of Intend, https://in-tendhost.co.uk/portsmouthcc/aspx/Tenders/Current Once on the page you can either scroll down or use the search function to find the relevant project. Should you have any problems with the above link, please contact us on 023 9268 8235 or email: procurement@portsmouthcc.gov.uk Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : Yes

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-29ccf138-4ab3-4994-bd2b-75f04402ff39
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/95329ccb-7af6-4cf9-914c-06033d28620e
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (above threshold)
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

CPV Codes

60172000 - Hire of buses and coaches with driver

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£9,184,184 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Apr 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
22 May 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
30 Jul 2023 - 29 Jul 2026 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
PORTSMOUTH CITY COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
HAMPSHIRE
Postcode
PO1 2AL
Post Town
Portsmouth
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ31 Portsmouth
Delivery Location
TLJ South East (England)
Local Authority
Portsmouth
Electoral Ward
Charles Dickens
Westminster Constituency
Portsmouth South

Further Information

Notice Documents

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