March 24 Service 71 Bus Tender

2024-03-07

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Published date: 6 March 2024

Open opportunity - This means that the contract is currently active, and the buying department is looking for potential suppliers to fulfil the contract.

Contract summary

Industry

Public-service buses - 34121100

Location of contract

B73 5HL

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

tender_134709/1322711

Published date

6 March 2024

Closing date

14 March 2024

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

31 March 2024

Contract end date

4 January 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) part of the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) is seeking tenders to operate bus service 71 on a Sunday only from Sutton Coldfield - Chelmsley Wood commencing on 31 March 2024 until 04 January 2025 (40 weeks). This contract will include an option to extend from 5 January 2025 - 25 October 2025 (42 weeks) then until 21 October 2028 on a 1 year (52 weeks) mutually agreeable basis (extendable up to 3 times). A Euro 6 vehicle is required with a minimum seated capacity of 26 and a minimum capacity of 35. Any vehicle proposed for use on the service shall fully comply with the Public Service Vehicles Accessibility Regulations 2000.

The closing date for submissions is 1700 on 14th March 2024 and the deadline for any clarification questions is 1200 noon on 11th March 2024. In order to access the tender documents (including the specification and the updated net subsidy contract) and to submit your bid please do so through BravoSolution, the WMCA's e-tendering portal (https://wmca.bravosolution.co.uk). The reference is itt_1427 and if you are not already registered on BravoSolution it is free and usually only takes a few minutes to do so.