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title: "School Transport Bus Passes"
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current_stage: "Planning"
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# School Transport Bus Passes

Buyer: TORBAY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ae6aee8d-8058-4240-b6ee-966f900e5f3b

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## Summary

Torbay Council is initiating a tender for the provision of School Transport Bus Passes, aimed at supporting pupils and students aged 4 to 19 in Torbay who need assistance getting to school or college. This procurement process, currently in the planning stage, has a total budget of £344,000 and is classified under public road transport services (CPV code 60112000). The tender opportunity is set to be officially announced by 1st March 2018, with the contract period expected to commence from 1st September 2018 and conclude on 31st August 2020.

This tender presents a valuable opportunity for businesses specialising in public transport services, especially small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) looking to expand their market presence. Companies that can provide integrated transport solutions or have previous experience in delivering similar services to local authorities will be particularly well-suited to compete for this contract, enhancing their business growth through collaboration with Torbay Council.

## Notice

This notice is being used as a call for competition and the authority will only invite those economic operators who have expressed an interest to confirm their continued interest and participate in the tender process. The Children's Services Transport Team is responsible for providing a home to school transport service for Pupils and Students who live in Torbay who are aged between 4 and 19 and who are entitled to help to get to school or college. The Authority currently has a Contract for the provision of bus passes which enables them to travel on the existing transport network when using their services. This contract will expire in July 2018 and the Authority is seeking expressions of interest for the future provision of bus passes. It is expected that these will be available for use on the public transport network. Further information in relation to the requirements is included in Appendix 1 and Appendix 2.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/68e89616-a3a8-43e7-9a07-4dd616df13bd |
| Notice type | Planned Procurement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Not specified |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 4 Jan 2018 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 1 Mar 2018 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 31 Aug 2018 - 31 Aug 2020 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £344,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planned |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | TORBAY COUNCIL |
| Locality | TORQUAY |
| Post town | Torquay |
| Postcode | TQ1 3DR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK4 Devon |
| ITL 3 | TLK42 Torbay |
| Local authority | Torbay |
| Electoral ward | Tormohun |
| Westminster constituency | Torbay |
| Delivery location | TLK South West (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

### Codes

- 60112000 - Public road transport services

## Release History

- 4 Jan 2018 at 10:40 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/68e89616-a3a8-43e7-9a07-4dd616df13bd

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/68e89616-a3a8-43e7-9a07-4dd616df13bd
  4th January 2018 - Future opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=95097b38-90e5-e711-80e7-005056b64545
  Advert

## Notice URLs

- http://www.torbay.gov.uk/

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