--- title: "Contracted Bus Services - Portsmouth" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-29ccf138-4ab3-4994-bd2b-75f04402ff39" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-29ccf138-4ab3-4994-bd2b-75f04402ff39" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-29ccf138-4ab3-4994-bd2b-75f04402ff39.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-29ccf138-4ab3-4994-bd2b-75f04402ff39.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "PORTSMOUTH CITY COUNCIL" published: "2023-04-21" --- # Contracted Bus Services - Portsmouth Buyer: PORTSMOUTH CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-29ccf138-4ab3-4994-bd2b-75f04402ff39 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-29ccf138-4ab3-4994-bd2b-75f04402ff39) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-29ccf138-4ab3-4994-bd2b-75f04402ff39.json) ## Summary The Portsmouth City Council is seeking tenders for Contracted Bus Services aimed at ensuring a continuous provision of socially desirable bus routes not covered by commercial services. The contract, valued at £9,184,184, will cover the operation of six existing bus routes currently provided by First Hampshire & Dorset. The deadline for tender submissions is 22nd May 2023, with contracts expected to be awarded by 20th June 2023. Successful contractors will operate the services in accordance with a 3-year base term, extendable up to 8 years, with services starting on 30th July 2023. This tender for Bus Services in Portsmouth offers opportunities for businesses in the hire of buses and coaches with drivers category. Companies experienced in providing public transport services and managing subsidy arrangements are well-suited to compete for this contract. The procurement process, following an Open Procedure, involves submitting tenders for specific lots and sub-lot options, with the council evaluating submissions based on fixed subsidies and fare revenue projections. Businesses interested in growth through providing essential public transport services should consider submitting tenders by the specified deadline. ## Notice Portsmouth City Council- the 'council' - is seeking tenders from suitably qualified and experienced Contractors for the provision of contracted supported bus services to ensure a continuous provision of socially desirable bus routes where there are no commercial services but there is a demand from residents and visitors who otherwise would be unserved by public transport. Under the contracting model the successful Contractor/s will finance operation of the services through a combination of subsidy provided by the Council fixed at point of tender and passenger fare income. The services relate to six existing routes which are currently operated by First Hampshire & Dorset. Each route is being tendered as a specific Lot with the Council entering into an individual contract for each Lot / Route. Each Lot includes for Sub-Lot options comprises of the current route timetable (Sub-Lot Option A) along with further specified timetable reduction / addition options. The Lots and Sub-Lot options are set out within the procurement documents. Tenderers / Contractors may submit tenders for any or all Lots and Sub-Lot options in any combination. For each Lot only one Sub-Lot option will be awarded from, multiple Sub-Lot option awards will not be made from any of the Lots. The council is targeting to have awarded contracts for all routes by 20th June 2023 with services commencing for all routes from 30th July 2023. Each contract will run for a base term of 3 years and each will have an option to extend by a further 5 years in increments to be agreed, subject to agreement and performance of both parties, up to a maximum total term of 8 years as permitted under the Transport Act (1985). Tenderers should note that the contract values stated within this notice have been issued solely for the purposes of form submission requirements and are legally non-binding upon the Council. The value published of ?9,184,184 has been calculated by summing reported revenue and Council subsidy values for each of the Lots / Routes for period of 1st April 2022 to 31st March 2023 and then multiplying by a factor 8 in line with the maximum extended total term that each of the contracts may run for. The value of the contracts let via this procurement process will be determined by the 3 year fixed subsidy submitted at point of tender by the successful Tenderer / Contractor for each Lot combined with the fare revenue generated over the term of the contract by the successful Tenderer / Contractor. The Council will run the procurement process in accordance with the 'Open Procedure' as set out within the Public Contracts Regulations (2015). The procurement timetable is set out below: o Contract notice published on Find a Tender - 21st April 2023 o Procurement documents available on In-tend - 21st April 2023 o Deadline for requests for clarification - 10th May 2023 - 23:59 o Tender return deadline - 22nd May 2023 - 12:00 o Award ... Additional information: Portsmouth City Council is currently in the process of seeking expressions of interest for the following project - Contracted Bus Services - Portsmouth. The full details and ability to express an interest will be via our e-sourcing system Intend. This filepath will take you to the relevant area of Intend, https://in-tendhost.co.uk/portsmouthcc/aspx/Tenders/Current Once on the page you can either scroll down or use the search function to find the relevant project. Should you have any problems with the above link, please contact us on 023 9268 8235 or email: procurement@portsmouthcc.gov.uk Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : Yes ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/95329ccb-7af6-4cf9-914c-06033d28620e | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 21 Apr 2023 | | Submission deadline | 22 May 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 30 Jul 2023 - 29 Jul 2026 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £9,184,184 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | PORTSMOUTH CITY COUNCIL | | Locality | HAMPSHIRE | | Post town | Portsmouth | | Postcode | PO1 2AL | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight | | ITL 3 | TLJ31 Portsmouth | | Local authority | Portsmouth | | Electoral ward | Charles Dickens | | Westminster constituency | Portsmouth South | | Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60172000 - Hire of buses and coaches with driver ## Release History - 21 Apr 2023 at 08:28 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/95329ccb-7af6-4cf9-914c-06033d28620e ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/95329ccb-7af6-4cf9-914c-06033d28620e 21st April 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/portsmouthcc/aspx/ Additional information on how to apply for this contract ## Notice URLs - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/portsmouthcc/aspx/Tenders/Current ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-29ccf138-4ab3-4994-bd2b-75f04402ff39. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-29ccf138-4ab3-4994-bd2b-75f04402ff39.json.