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North Northamptonshire Council

North Northamptonshire Council Passenger Transport Services DPS

TransportCPV 60120000
Value£69.0m
Deadline31 Mar 2028
Published14 Feb 2024
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 14 Feb 2024575 days leftCloses 31 Mar 2028
Who to contact
support@useadam.co.uk

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How to submit
Open the submissions portal

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Contract value in context
£69.0mtotal contract value
median £64k
this tender£0£74.5m

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.

When this comes round again

North Northamptonshire Council publishes Transport Services work continuously — 14 notices, roughly one every 79 days. This is a stream to watch, not a cycle to wait for.

41% of North Northamptonshire Council’s awards go to a supplier it has used before.

Which is the argument for getting on the list rather than winning this one. The incumbent is rarely the last winner — it is the roster. See the retention odds by category →


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The brief

North Northamptonshire Council (the "Authority") wishes to invite Tenders for the supply of services in respect of Passenger Transport Services.

What it takes to bid this

4580 daysof bid-team effort
£30.8k£54.8kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the £10m+ band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

  • Hold at bidOperator licences / driver vetting (DBS for passenger transport)
  • Plan for deliveryTUPE (incumbent staff often transfer)
  • Show at bidComparable references / case studies
  • Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
  • Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
  • Show at bidSocial value commitments

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-043a1a
Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
004953-2024
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