Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of New Routes as part of the Bus Service Improvement Plan
Notice Description
As part of the Government's commitment to it's National Bus Strategy, additional BSIP funding has been secured for the Council to put in place 2 new bus routes in the borough. This procurement will be divided into two lots. Lot 1: Service linking sheltered accommodation Lot 2: Radial Services
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-91e7c15a-824f-4a35-903b-41578d30dc54
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/159dfd07-b618-4b0f-8884-d6ec479c3f28
- 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, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
-
- CPV Codes
60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,650,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £3,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 13 Mar 20258 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 2 Sep 2024Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 12 Mar 20259 months ago
- Contract Period
- 3 May 2025 - 31 Oct 2027 2-3 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
- BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN
- Contact Name
- Fahima Lunat
- Contact Email
- fahima.lunat@blackburn.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1254666882
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BLACKBURN
- Postcode
- BB1 7DY
- Post Town
- Blackburn
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD4 Lancashire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD41 Blackburn with Darwen
- Delivery Location
- TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Electoral Ward
- Blackburn Central
- Westminster Constituency
- Blackburn
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/159dfd07-b618-4b0f-8884-d6ec479c3f28
13th March 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a79c4487-88ed-476d-818d-1bfe7321dbe7
30th July 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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