Planning

Future Opportunity/Early Engagement -Provision of a College Bus Service

ROYAL HOLLOWAY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON

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Planning

20 Feb 2017 at 14:38

Summary of the contracting process

The Royal Holloway University of London is currently in the planning stage for a tender titled "Future Opportunity/Early Engagement - Provision of a College Bus Service." This procurement process is aimed at securing a new contract for college bus services, as the existing contract is set to expire in September 2017. The opportunity falls within the public road transport services industry, specifically located in Egham, South East England. Interested parties should note that the deadline for submitting expressions of interest is 9:00 hours on 3rd March 2017, and further details can be found within the engagement documents.

This tender presents an excellent opportunity for transport service providers to expand their operations in the education sector, particularly those specialising in public and non-scheduled passenger transport. Businesses that operate bus or minibus services and can manage routes with specific scheduling requirements will be particularly well-suited to compete. The new contract is anticipated to be awarded for an initial five-year term, with options for extensions, which could provide stability and potential growth for the winning bidder in a developing market.

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Notice Title

Future Opportunity/Early Engagement -Provision of a College Bus Service

Notice Description

Royal Holloway University of London's current college bus service contract is due to expire in September 2017. The current contract is comprised of two routes (Route 1 and Route 2), which in 2015/ 2016 provided approximately 85,000 individual journeys to staff and students in and around campus. Route 1 transports staff and students to and from the Egham mainline train station, main campus and a hall of residence 2 miles away (Kingswood). During term time, there are two single decker buses providing this service on a Monday to Friday basis. The frequency of this service is approximately every half hour. At weekends, the frequency of the service is reduced to roughly every hour and is provided by one single decker bus. Regardless of whether the service is during the week or at weekends, the bus runs until 1am at night, to allow for the last train from London Waterloo to Egham Main Line Train Station. For the duration of the Easter and Christmas Vacation, only the reduced "weekend" service operates. Over the summer vacation, Route 1 does not operate at all. In terms of mileages, on Mondays through to Fridays, the Route 1 service covers approximately 200 miles per day. The Route 1 Weekend Service, covers 75.5 miles per day. The main route also stops at public bus stops en route and has some usage as a public service within the scope of the routes served. Route 2 transports mainly staff between Egham Train Station, Main Campus and an off-site location (Huntersdale) 1/2 a mile from main campus. Operating from shortly before 8am to shortly after 6pm, the service does 26 loops every day. The service runs every day, Monday to Friday. The service covers approximately 54.71 miles per day and is provided by a minibus. There are specific days during the year when one or both of the two routes shall not be in operation. These days are Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Years Eve, New Years Day and Bank Holidays. University requirements may change or increase over the next few years, as development continues in respect of campus and student residences. The current contract value is approximately PS155,000 net per year. The new contract shall be for an initial five years with an option to extend for two 12 month periods to a maximum of 7 years. Further details relating to this opportunity including timescales and where to apply can be found elsewhere within this notice Additional information: Expressions of interest should not exceed 4 pages of A4, and should be sent to procurement@rhul.ac.uk using COLLEGE BUS SERVICE in the correspondence title The deadline for expressions of interest is 0900hrs 3rd March 2017.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-a0dad641-124d-4fcf-875e-9e3bfd9fb5a0
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/82eda158-1503-49ee-b8f6-dfdf9aaef915
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Not specified
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)


CPV Codes

60112000 - Public road transport services

60140000 - Non-scheduled passenger transport

60170000 - Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Feb 20179 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
23 Feb 2018Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
ROYAL HOLLOWAY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON
Contact Name
Gill Fawcett
Contact Email
procurement@rhul.ac.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
EGHAM
Postcode
TW20 0EX
Post Town
Twickenham
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ25 West Surrey
Delivery Location
TLJ South East (England)

Local Authority
Runnymede
Electoral Ward
Englefield Green East
Westminster Constituency
Windsor

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