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title: "2024 May Local Bus Services - Batch 3"
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# 2024 May Local Bus Services - Batch 3

Buyer: CAMBRIDGESHIRE & PETERBOROUGH COMBINED AUTHORITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0469e0

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## Summary

The Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority is leading a procurement process to award contracts for local bus services across Cambridge, East Cambridgeshire, Huntingdonshire, Peterborough, and South Cambridgeshire. The initiative, titled "2024 May Local Bus Services - Batch 3," falls under the road transport services industry category (CPV code 60100000). This procurement process is in the award stage with contracts slated to commence on 19th August 2024 and run until 17th August 2025 with the possibility of two 12-month extensions. The process employed was an open procedure managed on the Due North/Pro-Contract Portal, ensuring compliance with Regulation 27, PCRs2015. The contracts were signed on 28th August 2024, involving multiple suppliers including SMEs like Ron W Dew & Son Ltd, Lords Travel, and larger firms like Stagecoach East.

This tender presents substantial opportunities for businesses in the road transport and services sector, particularly those capable of delivering consistent and reliable local bus services. Given that the procurement method is open, it allows a wide range of suppliers to compete, making it an excellent opportunity for both established and smaller enterprises to gain or expand their footprint within the public transport sector. The open procedure utilised ensures that all bidding companies have an equal opportunity to participate based on the stringent quality and price criteria, offering a competitive platform for capable suppliers. Potential bidders should be prepared to meet the quality expectations and monetary efficiency required, providing further growth and exposure in the public procurement market.

## Notice

The Authority is seeking to award bus services contracts to multiple suppliers for the following requirements: * The supply of local bus services (contracts 150, 203, 400, 401, 415, 900, C2, & PR1 ). * Contracts funded with money allocated by the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA) to support local bus services. * Until 17th August 2025 + 12 months + 12 months. * Cambridge, East Cambridgeshire, Huntingdonshire, Peterborough, and South Cambridgeshire. The Authority is planning to award eight (8) separate contracts relating to the provision of Local Bus Services. The contracts start on Monday 19th August 2024. The contractor must be able to provide the full service required from this start date. The Authority reserves the right not to conclude a contract for the service for which the Tender is invited.

### Lot Information

The 8 separate routes will be treated as individual Lots

The Authority has awarded eight (8) separate contracts relating to the provision of Local Bus Services. The contracts started on the 30th of September 2024 The contractor must be able to provide the full service required from the start date stated on each Route Schedule. The Authority used the Open Procedure for this project in accordance with the requirements of Regulation 27, PCRs2015. This is a single-stage process which addresses the mandatory and discretionary exclusions (through the completion of the part 1 & 2 SSQ) and quality assessments as a single stage. The Process was managed on the Due North/Pro-Contract Portal, hosted by Bid-Eastern.

Renewal: Initial contract term of 12 months with a 12 months + 12 months option to extend.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036425-2024 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Nov 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 26 Jun 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 27 Aug 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £400,423 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CAMBRIDGESHIRE & PETERBOROUGH COMBINED AUTHORITY |
| Locality | HUNTINGDON |
| Post town | Peterborough |
| Postcode | PE29 3TN |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough |
| ITL 3 | TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC |
| Local authority | Huntingdonshire |
| Electoral ward | Huntingdon North |
| Westminster constituency | Huntingdon |
| Delivery location | TLH11 Peterborough, TLH12 Cambridgeshire CC |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 4 |
| Supplier names | C G MYALL & SON; LORDS TRAVEL; RON W DEW & SON; STAGECOACH EAST |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

### Codes

- 34120000 - Motor vehicles for the transport of 10 or more persons
- 60100000 - Road transport services

## Release History

- 11 Nov 2024 at 14:04 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036425-2024
- 23 May 2024 at 06:54 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016249-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://cambridgeshirepeterborough-ca.gov.uk
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=56bb7cd6-c918-ef11-812b-005056b64545

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