Provision of Bus Services
This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.
This is a large award for Transport Services — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 20,160 valued Transport Services tenders in our corpus.
Using funding made available by the Department for Transport, from its Bus Service Improvement Plan Plus (BSIP+) scheme, Cumberland Council is seeking quotes to introduce or enhance a number of local bus services. \r \r Tenders will take the following into account:- \r \r o The service will need to be registered with the Traffic Commissioner\r o Fares will be collected on the bus and ENCTS passes accepted for free travel, so ticket machines will need to be fitted to the bus.
The Council can supply these for a small maintenance cost\r o Low Floor vehicles will be required for any vehicle over 22 seats\r o For cash fares a maximum £2 Single fare will apply until 31 December 2024.
No additional payment will be made for doing this \r o All other relevant legislation will need to be complied to.\r \r Suppliers wishing to express an interest and obtain access to the tender documents should go to www.the-chest.org.uk and click on current opportunities from the navigation area on the left of the screen.
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What the supplier must deliver
O The service will need to
o The service will need to be registered with the Traffic Commissioner\r.
O Fares will be collected on
o Fares will be collected on the bus and ENCTS passes accepted for free travel, so ticket machines will need to be fitted to the bus.
The Council can supply these for
The Council can supply these for a small maintenance cost\r.
O All other relevant legislation will need
o All other relevant legislation will need to be complied to.\r.
Suppliers wishing to express an interest
Suppliers wishing to express an interest and obtain access to the tender documents should go to www.the-chest.org.uk and click on current opportunities from the navigation area on the left of the screen.
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