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Community Transport Service: Dial-a-Ride and Adult Social Care Transport

READING BOROUGH COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

31 May 2023 at 14:31

Tender

11 Oct 2022 at 13:12

Summary of the contracting process

The Reading Borough Council recently completed a procurement process for the provision of Community Transport and Dial-a-Ride services. The contract, titled Community Transport Service: Dial-a-Ride and Adult Social Care Transport, falls under the services category and aims to provide transport for people with various care needs for an initial term of 3 years, extendable for another 3 years. The procurement stage was an open tender, with RBC as the buying organisation. The total budget for the contract is £1.35 million, potentially increasing to £2.25 million if the extension option is utilised.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses in the transportation and care service industries to participate. Companies offering bus and coach hire services with a focus on social care transport would be well-suited to compete. As the contract includes service quality criteria alongside price considerations, businesses emphasising service delivery, staff resources, vehicle resources, and social value may have a competitive advantage. Interested businesses should note the closing date for tenders and engage with Reading Borough Council for further information on bidding requirements.

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Notice Title

Community Transport Service: Dial-a-Ride and Adult Social Care Transport

Notice Description

Reading Borough Council (RBC) invited tenders for the provision of Community Transport and Dial-a-Ride services. These scope of these services include:- Community Dial-a-Ride services - a demand responsive bus service available to people of all ages who are unable to access mainstream public bus services. Customers apply to join the service and book routes directly with the operator. Customers who hold an RBC issued concessionary bus pass (OAP and Access) can access the service for free.- Transport services for Adult Social Care - this is a service provided to RBC's Adult Social Care Service to transport clients to various day services and activities. Customers are likely to be people with learning disabilities, people with mental health problems, people with physical disabilities and older periods. Registration for these services is managed by RBC's Adult Social Care service.The contract is for an initial term of 3 years, with the option to extend by a further 3 years.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Reading Borough Council (RBC) are inviting tenders for the provision of Community Transport and Dial-a-Ride services. These scope of these services include:- Community Dial-a-Ride services - a demand responsive bus service available to people of all ages who are unable to access mainstream public bus services. Customers apply to join the service and book routes directly with the operator. Customers who hold an RBC issued concessionary bus pass (OAP and Access) can access the service for free.- Transport services for Adult Social Care - this is a service provided to RBC's Adult Social Care Service to transport clients to various day services and activities. Customers are likely to be people with learning disabilities, people with mental health problems, people with physical disabilities and older periods. Registration for these services is managed by RBC's Adult Social Care service.The resulting contract from this tender will be for an initial term of 3 years, with the option to extend for a further 2 years.The annual budget for provision of these services is PS450,000 per annum. There are currently no known available budget increases for this service and therefore the estimated value of the contract is PS1.35million, increasing to PS2.25million in the event that the extension option is utilised.Bidders wishing to take part in this process are invited to click Express Interest upon which they will be given access to the full documentation delivered through this portal. Documents can be accessed from the My Tenders area of this website by selecting the View Details button for the project.The closing date for the receipt of tenders is the date marked Date documents can be requested untilAny questions relating to this opportunity should be made via the correspondence link on this portal.

Options: The initial term of the contract is for a period of 3 years. The contract includes the option to extend for a further period of 2 years, taking the maximum length of the contract to 5 years.

Renewal: Initial period 3 years with possibility to extend 2 years

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0374b7
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015437-2023
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

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
£2,250,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£2,250,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£2,250,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
31 May 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
11 Nov 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
25 Apr 20232 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
READING BOROUGH COUNCIL
Contact Name
Emma Glynn
Contact Email
pchub@reading.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
READING
Postcode
RG1 2LU
Post Town
Reading
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ16 Berkshire West
Delivery Location
TLJ11 Berkshire

Local Authority
Reading
Electoral Ward
Abbey
Westminster Constituency
Reading Central

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

READIBUS

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