--- title: "Community Transport Service: Dial-a-Ride and Adult Social Care Transport" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0374b7" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0374b7" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0374b7.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0374b7.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "READING BOROUGH COUNCIL" published: "2023-05-31" --- # Community Transport Service: Dial-a-Ride and Adult Social Care Transport Buyer: READING BOROUGH COUNCIL Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0374b7 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0374b7) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0374b7.json) ## Summary The Reading Borough Council recently completed a procurement process for the provision of Community Transport and Dial-a-Ride services. The contract, titled Community Transport Service: Dial-a-Ride and Adult Social Care Transport, falls under the services category and aims to provide transport for people with various care needs for an initial term of 3 years, extendable for another 3 years. The procurement stage was an open tender, with RBC as the buying organisation. The total budget for the contract is £1.35 million, potentially increasing to £2.25 million if the extension option is utilised. This tender presents an opportunity for businesses in the transportation and care service industries to participate. Companies offering bus and coach hire services with a focus on social care transport would be well-suited to compete. As the contract includes service quality criteria alongside price considerations, businesses emphasising service delivery, staff resources, vehicle resources, and social value may have a competitive advantage. Interested businesses should note the closing date for tenders and engage with Reading Borough Council for further information on bidding requirements. ## Notice Reading Borough Council (RBC) invited 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 contract is for an initial term of 3 years, with the option to extend by a further 3 years. ### Lot Information Lot 1 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 untilAny questions relating to this opportunity should be made via the correspondence link on this portal. Options: The initial term of the contract is for a period of 3 years. The contract includes the option to extend for a further period of 2 years, taking the maximum length of the contract to 5 years. Renewal: Initial period 3 years with possibility to extend 2 years ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015437-2023 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | SME | | All stages | Tender, 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 | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £2,250,000 | | Lots value | £2,250,000 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | £2,250,000 | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Cancelled | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | READING BOROUGH COUNCIL | | Locality | READING | | 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 | TLJ11 Berkshire | ## 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 14:31 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015437-2023 - 11 Oct 2022 at 13:12 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028553-2022 ## Notice URLs - http://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/cabinet-office - http://www.reading.gov.uk - https://courttribunalfinder.service.gov.uk/courts/rolls-building - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/reading/aspx/Tenders/Current - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/readingbc/aspx/Tenders/Current - https://www.justice.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-h6vhtk-0374b7. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0374b7.json.