Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of Rural Public Transport Services 2025-2030
Notice Description
Bedford Borough Council wishes to commission the services of a bus transport provider to operate certain routes serving rural locations within the Borough of Bedford and Bedford town centre.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Bedford Borough Council has commissioned the services of Cambus Ltd to operate certain routes serving rural locations within the Borough of Bedford and Bedford town centre.
Options: 2 alternative timetabling options
Renewal: Options to extend by up to 24 months
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04ccb5
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005543-2025
- 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
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
-
- CPV Codes
60100000 - Road transport services
60112000 - Public road transport services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £4,350,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £3,875,103 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 18 Feb 20251 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 23 Jan 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 18 Feb 20251 years ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2025 - 31 Mar 2028 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- BEDFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- commercial.hub@bedford.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BEDFORD
- Postcode
- MK42 9AP
- Post Town
- Milton Keynes
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH24 Bedford
- Delivery Location
- TLH24 Bedford
-
- Local Authority
- Bedford
- Electoral Ward
- Cauldwell
- Westminster Constituency
- Bedford
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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