Notice Information
Notice Title
Local Bus Transport Cheshire East
Notice Description
The local bus network in Cheshire East is a mixture of: Supported Services which are subsidised by the Council and operated on our behalf: and Commercial Bus Services which are run by private operators who have full control over how, where and when bus services are run. Operators are required to provide a service on various timetables across East of Cheshire and surrounding areas. Detailed information of routes, days of operation, whether wheelchair accessible vehicles are required will be detailed in the tender documentation. Transport Service Solutions (TSS herein), gives no guarantee or warranty or makes any representation as to the accuracy of any indicative volumes or as to the value of the work during the contract period. Possible variations to lots - Should this occur, updated information will be provided via The Chest website. TSS may exercise an option to extend the contract of a period of up to 24 months in total. The successful operator(s) will need to complete contract documentation prior to the contract start date. TSS reserves the right not to award any of the published lots. Transport Service Solutions (TSS) is a wholly owned company of Cheshire East Council. All bids must be submitted using the usual spreadsheet method which is titled "Bus tender Sheet 2019. You are invited to submit your bids under two headings, Minimum Cost and Minimum Support. TSS accepts that contractors may identify that they can offer a better value bid through a variation to the original tender. TSS will consider variant bids but reserves the right to decide which tender evaluation takes priority (whether the original or variant). TSS decision is final.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-7d919c64-a840-4205-b691-7db8e2dfda71
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/97e702fb-67a0-4271-9990-a8eb4495b207
- 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
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
-
- CPV Codes
60112000 - Public road transport services
60130000 - Special-purpose road passenger-transport services
60172000 - Hire of buses and coaches with driver
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £400,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 25 Jan 20197 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 26 Feb 2019Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2019 - 1 Apr 2023 4-5 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
- CHESHIRE EAST BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Stephen Thurman
- Contact Email
- stephen.thurman@transportservicesolutions.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1270371479
Buyer Location
- Locality
- MIDDLEWICH
- Postcode
- CW10 0JN
- Post Town
- Crewe
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD6 Cheshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD62 Cheshire East
- Delivery Location
- TLD North West (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Cheshire East
- Electoral Ward
- Middlewich
- Westminster Constituency
- Mid Cheshire
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/97e702fb-67a0-4271-9990-a8eb4495b207
25th January 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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