RFP QuestBeta
ClosedStage · contract

Tees Valley Combined Authority Group, and Teesside International Airport

TVCA-PROC-0248 West Park Bus Service

TransportCPV 60000000
Value£300k
Deadline20 Oct 2023
Published18 Sept 2023
RegionLondon
Timeline
Published 18 Sept 2023ClosedCloses 20 Oct 2023
Contract value in context
£300ktotal contract value
median £64k
this tender£0£2.2m

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.

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The brief

Working in co-ordination with Darlington Borough Council, Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA) would like to support a bus service extension providing coverage to the growing residential and retail areas in the West Park area of Darlington.

TVCA is seeking to procure an operator to run the extension for a one-year pilot, there will also be an optional extension period of a further year, subject to agreement.

During this period, TVCA will provide financial support for the service.

There will be a 3-month cancellation clause for the contract, should this be required.

Please note this opportunity is advertised via the Proactis portal.

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Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

Working in co-ordination with Darlington Borough Council

Working in co-ordination with Darlington Borough Council, Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA) would like to support a bus service extension providing coverage to the growing residential and retail areas in the West Park area of Darlington.

02

During this period, TVCA will provide financial

During this period, TVCA will provide financial support for the service.

03

There will be a 3-month cancellation clause

There will be a 3-month cancellation clause for the contract, should this be required.

04

To respond to this Request for Quote

To respond to this Request for Quote you must be registered to use the Proactis portal (the portal) at: https://procontract.due-north.com/Login.

05

Should you require assistance in relation

Should you require assistance in relation to the e-tender portal, please contact Proactis Supplier Support either on-line at https://proactisservicedesk.kayako.com/, via email to ProContractSuppliers@proactis.com or call 0330 0050 352.

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OCID
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Stage
contract · Contract
Source
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Buyer ref
STSC001-DN689751-34521532
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