Tender

Local Bus Services June 2025

CAMBRIDGESHIRE & PETERBOROUGH COMBINED AUTHORITY

This public procurement record has 1 release in its history.

Tender

28 Jan 2025 at 08:37

Summary of the contracting process

The Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority is inviting tenders for the provision of local bus services, titled "Local Bus Services June 2025". This procurement falls under the transport services industry category and includes eleven separate contracts covering Cambridge, East Cambridgeshire, Fenland, and South Cambridgeshire. The procurement process is currently at the tender stage, with submissions closing on the 27th of February 2025. The contracts are set to commence on the 30th of June 2025 and will initially run until the 28th of June 2026, with an option to extend by 12 months twice. The procurement method adopted is an open procedure, allowing electronic submissions through the ProContract portal.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in providing public transport services. Companies equipped to deliver local bus services, with expertise in managing varying routes and schedules, and those capable of integrating services with existing commercial networks, will find this tender particularly attractive. The tender process will evaluate quality and price equally, offering a fair chance for competitive bids. This opportunity is well-suited for transport service providers looking to expand their operations within the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough areas, leveraging the support from local authority funds.

Find more tenders on our Open Data Platform.
How relevant is this notice?

D3 Tenders Premium

Win More Public Sector Contracts

AI-powered tender discovery, pipeline management, and market intelligence — everything you need to grow your public sector business.

Notice Title

Local Bus Services June 2025

Notice Description

The Authority is seeking to award bus services contracts to multiple suppliers for the following requirements: * The supply of local bus services (contracts 8A, 9A, 17, 33A, 50, 56, 66A, 101, 110, 112 & 199). * Contracts funded with money allocated by the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA) to support local bus services. * Until 28th June 2026 + 12 months + 12 months. * Cambridge, East Cambridgeshire, Fenland, and South Cambridgeshire. The Authority is planning to award eleven (11) separate contracts relating to the provision of Local Bus Services. The contracts start on Monday 30th of June 2025. The contractor must be able to provide the full service required from this start date. The Authority reserves the right not to conclude a contract for the service for which the Tender is invited. The Route Schedule details the requirements for these contracts, such as the route, timetable, type of vehicle, and type of ticketing equipment to be used. Any extra requirements relating to the contracts that are not covered in the ITT document or in the Conditions of Contract will be displayed in the Route Schedule under 'Special Conditions'. Potential providers are encouraged to consider how the contracts they are tendering for can be integrated with the commercial bus network, where applicable.

Lot Information

The 11 separate routes will be treated as individual Lots

The Authority is planning to award eleven (11) separate contracts relating to the provision of Local Bus Services. The contracts start on Monday 30th of June 2025. The contractor must be able to provide the full service required from the start date stated on each Route Schedule. The Authority reserves the right not to conclude a contract for some or all the services for which Tenders are invited. The Authority has decided to use the Open Procedure for this project in accordance with the requirements of Regulation 27, PCRs2015. This is a single-stage process which addresses the mandatory and discretionary exclusions (through the completion of the part 1 & 2 SSQ) and quality assessments as a single stage. The Process will be managed on the Due North/Pro-Contract Portal, hosted by Bid-Eastern.

Renewal: Initial contract term of 12 months with a 12 months + 12 months option to extend.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04d69e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002776-2025
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

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
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)


CPV Codes

34120000 - Motor vehicles for the transport of 10 or more persons

60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Jan 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
27 Feb 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
CAMBRIDGESHIRE & PETERBOROUGH COMBINED AUTHORITY
Contact Name
Miss Chantel Allott
Contact Email
chantel.allott@cambridgeshirepeterborough-ca.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1480277180

Buyer Location

Locality
HUNTINGDON
Postcode
PE29 3TN
Post Town
Peterborough
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC
Delivery Location
TLH11 Peterborough

Local Authority
Huntingdonshire
Electoral Ward
Huntingdon North
Westminster Constituency
Huntingdon

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

View full OCDS Record for this contracting process

Download

The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.

{
    "tag": [
        "compiled"
    ],
    "id": "ocds-h6vhtk-04d69e-2025-01-28T08:37:46Z",
    "date": "2025-01-28T08:37:46Z",
    "ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-04d69e",
    "initiationType": "tender",
    "tender": {
        "id": "DN760811",
        "legalBasis": {
            "id": "32014L0024",
            "scheme": "CELEX"
        },
        "title": "Local Bus Services June 2025",
        "status": "active",
        "classification": {
            "scheme": "CPV",
            "id": "60000000",
            "description": "Transport services (excl. Waste transport)"
        },
        "mainProcurementCategory": "services",
        "description": "The Authority is seeking to award bus services contracts to multiple suppliers for the following requirements: * The supply of local bus services (contracts 8A, 9A, 17, 33A, 50, 56, 66A, 101, 110, 112 & 199). * Contracts funded with money allocated by the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA) to support local bus services. * Until 28th June 2026 + 12 months + 12 months. * Cambridge, East Cambridgeshire, Fenland, and South Cambridgeshire. The Authority is planning to award eleven (11) separate contracts relating to the provision of Local Bus Services. The contracts start on Monday 30th of June 2025. The contractor must be able to provide the full service required from this start date. The Authority reserves the right not to conclude a contract for the service for which the Tender is invited. The Route Schedule details the requirements for these contracts, such as the route, timetable, type of vehicle, and type of ticketing equipment to be used. Any extra requirements relating to the contracts that are not covered in the ITT document or in the Conditions of Contract will be displayed in the Route Schedule under 'Special Conditions'. Potential providers are encouraged to consider how the contracts they are tendering for can be integrated with the commercial bus network, where applicable.",
        "lots": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "title": "The 11 separate routes will be treated as individual Lots",
                "description": "The Authority is planning to award eleven (11) separate contracts relating to the provision of Local Bus Services. The contracts start on Monday 30th of June 2025. The contractor must be able to provide the full service required from the start date stated on each Route Schedule. The Authority reserves the right not to conclude a contract for some or all the services for which Tenders are invited. The Authority has decided to use the Open Procedure for this project in accordance with the requirements of Regulation 27, PCRs2015. This is a single-stage process which addresses the mandatory and discretionary exclusions (through the completion of the part 1 & 2 SSQ) and quality assessments as a single stage. The Process will be managed on the Due North/Pro-Contract Portal, hosted by Bid-Eastern.",
                "awardCriteria": {
                    "criteria": [
                        {
                            "name": "Quality",
                            "type": "quality",
                            "description": "50"
                        },
                        {
                            "type": "price",
                            "description": "50"
                        }
                    ]
                },
                "contractPeriod": {
                    "startDate": "2025-06-30T00:00:00+01:00"
                },
                "hasRenewal": true,
                "renewal": {
                    "description": "Initial contract term of 12 months with a 12 months + 12 months option to extend."
                },
                "submissionTerms": {
                    "variantPolicy": "allowed"
                },
                "hasOptions": false,
                "status": "active"
            }
        ],
        "items": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "additionalClassifications": [
                    {
                        "scheme": "CPV",
                        "id": "34120000",
                        "description": "Motor vehicles for the transport of 10 or more persons"
                    }
                ],
                "deliveryAddresses": [
                    {
                        "region": "UKH11"
                    }
                ],
                "relatedLot": "1"
            }
        ],
        "submissionMethod": [
            "electronicSubmission"
        ],
        "submissionMethodDetails": "https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=0a74850f-4fdd-ef11-8133-005056b64545",
        "procurementMethod": "open",
        "procurementMethodDetails": "Open procedure",
        "coveredBy": [
            "GPA"
        ],
        "tenderPeriod": {
            "endDate": "2025-02-27T12:00:00Z"
        },
        "submissionTerms": {
            "languages": [
                "en"
            ]
        },
        "awardPeriod": {
            "startDate": "2025-01-28T12:00:00Z"
        },
        "bidOpening": {
            "date": "2025-01-28T12:00:00Z"
        },
        "hasRecurrence": true
    },
    "parties": [
        {
            "id": "GB-FTS-66201",
            "name": "Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority",
            "identifier": {
                "legalName": "Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority"
            },
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority, 2nd floor, Pathfinder House, St Mary's Street",
                "locality": "Huntingdon",
                "region": "UKH12",
                "postalCode": "PE29 3TN",
                "countryName": "United Kingdom"
            },
            "contactPoint": {
                "name": "Miss Chantel Allott",
                "telephone": "+44 1480277180",
                "email": "chantel.allott@cambridgeshirepeterborough-ca.gov.uk",
                "url": "https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=0a74850f-4fdd-ef11-8133-005056b64545"
            },
            "roles": [
                "buyer"
            ],
            "details": {
                "url": "https://cambridgeshirepeterborough-ca.gov.uk",
                "buyerProfile": "https://cambridgeshirepeterborough-ca.gov.uk",
                "classifications": [
                    {
                        "scheme": "TED_CA_TYPE",
                        "id": "REGIONAL_AUTHORITY",
                        "description": "Regional or local authority"
                    },
                    {
                        "scheme": "COFOG",
                        "id": "01",
                        "description": "General public services"
                    }
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "GB-FTS-4500",
            "name": "Royal Courts of Justice",
            "identifier": {
                "legalName": "Royal Courts of Justice"
            },
            "address": {
                "locality": "London",
                "postalCode": "WC2A 2LL",
                "countryName": "United Kingdom"
            },
            "roles": [
                "reviewBody"
            ]
        }
    ],
    "buyer": {
        "id": "GB-FTS-66201",
        "name": "Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority"
    },
    "language": "en"
}