Notice Information
Notice Title
Southampton West Park and Ride Bus Service
Notice Description
Operation of the weekend Park & Ride bus service from 28 July 2025 as determined in the authority Bus Service Improvement Plan utilising funding received from the Department for Transport for the 25/26 budget year. This is to support employees, visitors, fans travelling to St Mary's, and people travelling into the City for events. The total contract value including extensions is PS630,000.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: 2x 12 month extension options. Subject to securing DfT grant funding for additional years
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0505d4
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042380-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
-
- CPV Codes
34121100 - Public-service buses
60112000 - Public road transport services
60170000 - Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £630,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £630,000 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- £508,437 £500K-£1M
- Contracts Value
- £508,437 £500K-£1M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 23 Jul 20257 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 22 May 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 10 Jun 20258 months ago
- Contract Period
- 27 Jul 2025 - 28 Jul 2026 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SOUTHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@southampton.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SOUTHAMPTON
- Postcode
- SO14 7LY
- Post Town
- Southampton
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ32 Southampton
- Delivery Location
- TLJ32 Southampton
-
- Local Authority
- Southampton
- Electoral Ward
- Bargate
- Westminster Constituency
- Southampton Itchen
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042380-2025
23rd July 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031617-2025
11th June 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016315-2025
22nd April 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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