Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of Home to Work Bus Transport Service
Notice Description
Provision of a Home to Work transport service to convey personnel and other users (approximately 265 people daily average) from designated pick-up points to the Dounreay Site and return journey. The service includes scheduled daily services, shift services operating year-round, and limited on-site transport services, delivered in accordance with defined timetables, safety requirements and vehicle standards.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Options: * Option W1 - Resolving and Avoiding Disputes * Option X1 - Price adjustment for inflation (applied in Year 4 and 5 only) * Option X2 - Changes in the Law * Option X17 - Low service damages (No payment for missed services) * Option X20 - Key Performance Indicators * Y(UK)2 - The Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 * Y(UK)3 - The Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 * NEC4 Z Clauses - Term Service Contract
Planning Information
Online Supplier Engagement Presentation and Feedback session on 4th February at 1000 hrs.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-060fe2
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/060906-2026
- 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
-
- CPV Codes
60112000 - Public road transport services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £5,555,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £5,555,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 29 Jun 20263 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 24 Jul 20263 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- 5 Mar 2026Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 1 Mar 2027 - 29 Feb 2032 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- 2032-06-01
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NUCLEAR RESTORATION SERVICES LIMITED
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- WARRINGTON
- Postcode
- WA3 6GR
- Post Town
- Warrington
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD6 Cheshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD61 Warrington
- Delivery Location
- TLM61 Caithness and Sutherland, and Ross and Cromarty
-
- Local Authority
- Warrington
- Electoral Ward
- Birchwood
- Westminster Constituency
- Warrington North
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/060906-2026
29th June 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007183-2026
27th January 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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.
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