Notice Information
Notice Title
Rural Transport
Notice Description
The provision of rural transport for isolated rural communities within 7 geographic areas of Suffolk which will enable the connecting of communities through Rural Transport Operators. Providing connections to bus and rail links as well as door to door journeys for those with limited mobility whilst also offering an alternative car dependency and supporting the Council Net Zero target
Lot Information
Babergh - Connecting Communities
Provision of transport within rural communities of the Babergh area of Suffolk
Forest Heath - Connecting CommunitiesProvision of transport within rural communities of the Forest Heath area of Suffolk
Ipswich - Connecting CommunitiesProvision of transport within isolated communities of the Ipswich area of Suffolk
Mid Suffolk - Connecting CommunitiesProvision of transport within rural communities of the Mid Suffolk area of Suffolk
St Edmundsbury - Connecting CommunitiesProvision of transport within rural communities of the St Edmundsbury area of Suffolk
Coastal - Connecting CommunitiesProvision of transport within rural communities of the Coastal area of Suffolk
Waveney - Connecting CommunitiesProvision of transport within rural communities of the Waveney area of Suffolk
Procurement Information
The Council considered Regulation 32 (2)b ii applied in so far that competition was absent for technical reasons. This decision was reached following a market engagement event with potential providers and their feedback in relation to the challenges of the pandemic recovery including driver shortages, fuel price increases and limited return of patronage. In addition the Council recognised the challenges of there being a limited number of transport providers within the rural areas of Suffolk and their ability to deliver a sustainable service meeting the communities needs and within the Council's budget profile whilst recovering from the pandemic. It was considered appropriate to implement 1 year contracts with the Council's existing Connecting Communities providers to enable the market to adapt and understand the new market conditions which would enable the Council to undertake a procurement exercise when the market is more stable and achieve better value for the communities of Suffolk.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0395c1
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000473-2023
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
-
- CPV Codes
60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
60112000 - Public road transport services
60130000 - Special-purpose road passenger-transport services
60140000 - Non-scheduled passenger transport
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £674,728 £500K-£1M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 9 Jan 20233 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 26 Sep 20223 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Martin Jennings
- Contact Email
- martin.jennings@suffolk.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1473260450
Buyer Location
- Locality
- IPSWICH
- Postcode
- IP1 2BX
- Post Town
- Ipswich
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH6 Suffolk
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH62 Ipswich
- Delivery Location
- TLH14 Suffolk CC
-
- Local Authority
- Ipswich
- Electoral Ward
- Gipping
- Westminster Constituency
- Ipswich
Further Information
Notice URLs
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