Notice Information
Notice Title
Dartmouth Park & Ride
Notice Description
A 3 + 1 year contract for the provision of a park and ride service in Dartmouth. The full details of this can be found within Volume 3 of the Invitation To Tender documents, this will include the specification, scoring criteria, etc.
Planning Information
South Hams District Council are looking to test the market to gauge interest for an upcoming opportunity for a 'Park and Ride' contract located in Dartmouth. This contract would come into effect around May 2026 with 1 supplier to operate the service. Contract length is TBC but likely to be 3 years with the potential of an extension. South Hams District Council is inviting interested suppliers to an early market engagement opportunity at Follaton House, Plymouth Road, TQ9 5NE on 18th December to further discuss the opportunity and help shape the Authority's specification. Please email Ollie Rees (ollie.rees@swdevon.gov.uk) to register your interest for this event.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05e0ab
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012014-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
-
- CPV Codes
60112000 - Public road transport services
60130000 - Special-purpose road passenger-transport services
60140000 - Non-scheduled passenger transport
60172000 - Hire of buses and coaches with driver
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £500,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £500,000 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 10 Feb 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 9 Mar 20262 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- 18 Dec 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 25 Mar 2026 - 25 Mar 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SOUTH HAMS DISTRICT COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Ollie Rees
- Contact Email
- ollie.rees@swdevon.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1803
Buyer Location
- Locality
- TOTNES
- Postcode
- TQ9 5NE
- Post Town
- Torquay
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK4 Devon
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK43 Devon CC
- Delivery Location
- TLK4 Devon
-
- Local Authority
- South Hams
- Electoral Ward
- Totnes
- Westminster Constituency
- South Devon
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012014-2026
10th February 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073636-2025
13th November 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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