Qualifying Utilities Dynamic Market (QUDM) for Franchised Bus Services
- Buyer
- Transport for Wales (TFW)
- Value
- £400,000,000
- Closes
- 28 February 2038
- Where
- Pontypridd, Wales
- Type
- Dynamic purchasing system (open to join)
In plain English
Transport for Wales is setting up a Qualifying Utilities Dynamic Market, a pool of pre-approved bus operators who can later bid for franchised local bus services in Wales. The estimated value is £400 million, and the pool will be split into regional Parts, starting with South West Wales.
What the buyer wants
• Apply for membership of one or more regional Parts of the market, each assessed against that Part's own requirements • Show you can run local bus services under future contracts, including providing drivers and operational staff, vehicles, depot and maintenance arrangements, and mobilisation • Meet ongoing performance management obligations and integrate with the wider network, if you are admitted and later win a contract
Lots
- 1
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- 4
Requirements
What could rule a small business out: The notice does not state specific qualification thresholds, but it says it is designed to include SMEs and consortia, so a small firm would most likely be ruled out by the scale of the operational requirements (drivers, vehicles, depots and performance management across a regional network) unless it partners with others in a consortium.
Always check the tender documents.
How to bid
This is a Dynamic Purchasing System: an open list of approved suppliers. You can apply to join at any time while it runs, and once accepted you can bid for the individual contracts the buyer runs through it.
Where to apply
The notice doesn't name a website for bids. Ask the buyer how to apply, using the contact on the official notice.
Questions about this tender? The official notice gives the buyer's contact.
How dynamic purchasing systems work
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