--- title: "Community Transport Service: Dial-a-Ride and Adult Social Care Transport - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-a9d2adf9-8c63-409a-a2d8-580feeb780a5" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-a9d2adf9-8c63-409a-a2d8-580feeb780a5" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a9d2adf9-8c63-409a-a2d8-580feeb780a5.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a9d2adf9-8c63-409a-a2d8-580feeb780a5.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "READING BOROUGH COUNCIL" published: "2023-05-31" --- # Community Transport Service: Dial-a-Ride and Adult Social Care Transport - AWARD Buyer: READING BOROUGH COUNCIL Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a9d2adf9-8c63-409a-a2d8-580feeb780a5 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-a9d2adf9-8c63-409a-a2d8-580feeb780a5) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a9d2adf9-8c63-409a-a2d8-580feeb780a5.json) ## Summary The Reading Borough Council (RBC) has awarded a contract for the provision of Community Transport and Dial-a-Ride services. This tender, titled "Community Transport Service: Dial-a-Ride and Adult Social Care Transport," falls under the industry category of hire of buses and coaches with driver. The contract, valued at £1.35 million initially and potentially increasing to £2.25 million, has been awarded to ReadiBus. The procurement method was an open procedure, and the tender period ended on 11th November 2022. The contract period will run from 1st April 2023 to 31st March 2026. This tender by RBC presents opportunities for businesses in the transport service sector. Companies providing community transport, dial-a-ride, and adult social care transport services are well-suited to compete. The contract duration of up to 5 years and the substantial budget allocation make it an attractive opportunity for businesses looking to establish or expand in the local public transport sector. Interested bidders can access detailed tender documentation via the council's portal, with further enquiries to be directed through the portal's correspondence link. ## Notice Reading Borough Council (RBC) are inviting tenders for the provision of Community Transport and Dial-a-Ride services. These scope of these services include: - Community Dial-a-Ride services - a demand responsive bus service available to people of all ages who are unable to access mainstream public bus services. Customers apply to join the service and book routes directly with the operator. Customers who hold an RBC issued concessionary bus pass (OAP and Access) can access the service for free. - Transport services for Adult Social Care - this is a service provided to RBC's Adult Social Care Service to transport clients to various day services and activities. Customers are likely to be people with learning disabilities, people with mental health problems, people with physical disabilities and older periods. Registration for these services is managed by RBC's Adult Social Care service. The resulting contract from this tender will be for an initial term of 3 years, with the option to extend for a further 2 years. The annual budget for provision of these services is PS450,000 per annum. There are currently no known available budget increases for this service and therefore the estimated value of the contract is PS1.35million, increasing to PS2.25million in the event that the extension option is utilised. Bidders wishing to take part in this process are invited to click 'Express Interest' upon which they will be given access to the full documentation delivered through this portal. Documents can be accessed from the 'My Tenders' area of this website by selecting the 'View Details' button for the project. The closing date for the receipt of tenders is the date marked 'Date documents can be requested until' Any questions relating to this opportunity should be made via the correspondence link on this portal. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f26bcbce-6fd5-4ef9-82ff-a39d8ae64f1f | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 31 May 2023 | | Submission deadline | 11 Nov 2022 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 25 Apr 2023 | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2023 - 31 Mar 2026 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £2,250,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £1,350,000 | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | READING BOROUGH COUNCIL | | Locality | BERKSHIRE | | Post town | Reading | | Postcode | RG1 2LU | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | | ITL 3 | TLJ16 Berkshire West | | Local authority | Reading | | Electoral ward | Abbey | | Westminster constituency | Reading Central | | Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | READIBUS | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60172000 - Hire of buses and coaches with driver ## Release History - 31 May 2023 at 14:01 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f26bcbce-6fd5-4ef9-82ff-a39d8ae64f1f ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f26bcbce-6fd5-4ef9-82ff-a39d8ae64f1f 31st May 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder ## 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-a9d2adf9-8c63-409a-a2d8-580feeb780a5. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a9d2adf9-8c63-409a-a2d8-580feeb780a5.json.