--- title: "Bus Services to include Local Buses, School Buses and Truro Park & Ride" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-b3e11838-04a7-4cca-a5ff-e5ac2673310b" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-b3e11838-04a7-4cca-a5ff-e5ac2673310b" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-b3e11838-04a7-4cca-a5ff-e5ac2673310b.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-b3e11838-04a7-4cca-a5ff-e5ac2673310b.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "CORNWALL COUNCIL" published: "2019-07-29" --- # Bus Services to include Local Buses, School Buses and Truro Park & Ride Buyer: CORNWALL COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b3e11838-04a7-4cca-a5ff-e5ac2673310b [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-b3e11838-04a7-4cca-a5ff-e5ac2673310b) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-b3e11838-04a7-4cca-a5ff-e5ac2673310b.json) ## Summary Cornwall Council is currently conducting a tender for "Bus Services to include Local Buses, School Buses and Truro Park & Ride," with an estimated value of £150 million. The procurement process is in the active tender stage, and the open procedure method is being employed. The tender period concludes on 20 September 2019, with the contract commencing on 1 April 2020 and running until 31 March 2028. The services covered include local bus services valued at approximately £70.5 million, school bus services at £75 million, and Truro Park & Ride at £4.5 million, across the South West region of the United Kingdom. This tender presents significant opportunities for growth, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) involved in transport services. Businesses that can offer innovative solutions to enhance public transport integration, improve service quality, and demonstrate commitment to customer satisfaction and sustainability will be well-positioned to compete. With a total of 334 lots available, there is a diverse range of possibilities for firms specialising in bus services and transportation logistics to engage in this extensive public transport initiative. ## Notice Cornwall Council is tendering its supported Local and School Bus Services across the whole County. The Council is looking to use innovation and quality to increase use of public transport. Integrating rail and bus travel provides opportunity to reduce dependency on private motor vehicles. The services to be included within this tender are: Category 1. Local Bus Service - PS70.5m (approximate) This equates to approximately 50% of the current local bus network across Cornwall, with the remainder being operated commercially under the deregulated bus market and outside of this procurement; Category 2. School Bus Service - PS75m (approximate) This relates to School Bus 'Closed Contracts'. Category 3. Truro Park and Ride - PS4.5m (approximate) This relates to the Truro service operating between the Langarth (Western) and Tregurra (Eastern) transport hubs in the city of Truro. Each of the Categories above will be subdivided into individual Lots. In total there will be 334 Lots offered for Tender. The Council's desired outcomes from the Tender are: 1. Improved modal integration across public transport; 2. An improved customer experience and accessibility to essential services; 3. A high quality and reliable public transport network; 4. Increase patronage; 5. Support implementation of the principles of One Public Transport System for Cornwall (See Appendix C); 6. Value for money service for the Council Taxpayer; 7. Further integrate public and school transport, to increase vehicle utilisation; 8. Encourage emission reduction strategies; 9. Continued customer focused high quality Truro Park & Ride service. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cc3cd60f-d28c-4d62-8327-c45c35af45a1 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 29 Jul 2019 | | Submission deadline | 20 Sep 2019 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2020 - 31 Mar 2028 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £150,000,000 | | 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 | CORNWALL COUNCIL | | Locality | TRURO | | Post town | Truro | | Postcode | TR1 3AY | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK3 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly | | ITL 3 | TLK30 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly | | Local authority | Cornwall | | Electoral ward | Truro Boscawen & Redannick | | Westminster constituency | Truro and Falmouth | | Delivery location | TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60100000 - Road transport services ## Release History - 29 Jul 2019 at 16:49 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cc3cd60f-d28c-4d62-8327-c45c35af45a1 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cc3cd60f-d28c-4d62-8327-c45c35af45a1 29th July 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - http://www.cornwall.gov.uk ## 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-b3e11838-04a7-4cca-a5ff-e5ac2673310b. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-b3e11838-04a7-4cca-a5ff-e5ac2673310b.json.