Road Based Passenger Transport Services

Buyer
Bracknell Forest Borough Council
Value
£12,000,000
Closes
28 November 2037
Where
Bracknell, the South East
Type
Dynamic purchasing system (open to join)

In plain English

Bracknell Forest Borough Council is setting up a long-term agreement to run public bus services across their area. They want suppliers to operate traditional bus routes with fixed timetables (Lot 1) and flexible demand-responsive transport services (Lot 2), but not special school transport.

What the buyer wants

• Operate and manage scheduled bus services on defined routes with set timetables, running Monday to Saturday (some routes also Sunday and late evening) • Provide demand-responsive transport services for passengers without fixed routes • Meet quality standards defined in the Council's Bus Strategy and comply with the 1985 Transport Act requirements

Likely requirements

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This contract is worth £12 million over 15 years and requires significant operational capacity, fleet management, and regulatory compliance. Most small independent tradespeople or micro-businesses cannot meet these requirements.

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.

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