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Chelmsford Park and Ride

Descriptions

The purpose of this tender is to ensure that the residents of Essex continue to have a Park and Ride service into Chelmsford city centre. This will ensure ECC continues to align with sustainable transport strategy, as well as with agreed various visions, objectives and policies reflected within the current Local Transport Plan. This tender is for the award of two Park and Ride Services (which will form the basis of the two lots) at the following Park and Ride Sites: - The Sandon Park and Ride Service: accessible from the A12 and has a short 10-minute journey time into the city centre. - The Chelmer Valley Park and Ride Service: situated along the A134 and is accessible from Braintree and The Beaulieu Development, North Chelmsford, and is a 15-minute journey time into the city centre The new bus Services contract will be awarded as Gross Cost Contracts, and the Service Commencement Date will be the 6th of March 2026. The initial contract term will be either three (3) or four (4) years, depending on the outcome of the tender. The Sandon Park and Ride Service will have two options in which bidders can bid for: - Sandon Option 1 (Four Years) - Sandon Option 2 (Three Years) The Chelmer Valley Park and Ride Site will have three options in which bidders can bid for, based both of the initial contract term and the level of service coverage: - Chelmer Valley Options 1.1 and 1.2: Current Monday to Friday daytime services with retained late evening services and Saturday services (1.1 is the four year option, and the 1.2 is the three year option). - Chelmer Valley Options 2.1 and 2.2: Current Monday to Friday daytime services with retained late evening services but no Saturday services (2.1 is the four year option, and the 2.2 is the three year option). - Chelmer Valley Options 3.1 and 3.2: Current Monday to Friday daytime services with retained Saturday services but no late evening services (3.1 is the four year option, and the 3.2 is the three year option). - Chelmer Valley Options 4.1 and 4.2: Current Monday to Friday daytime services but no late evening services and no Saturday services (4.1 is the four year option, and the 4.2 is the three year option).

Timeline

Published Date :

2nd May 2025 7 months ago

Deadline :

27th May 2025 6 months ago

Contract Start :

5th Mar 2026

Contract End :

6th Mar 2029

Tender Regions

Keywords

city bus transit

municipal shuttle service

public coach operations

commuter bus routes

urban transport provision

mass transit bus service

road-based public transport

municipal bus network

scheduled transit service

passenger road transport

school bus service

patient transport vehicle

airport shuttle operation

employee transfer bus

tourism coach service

disability transport service

corporate shuttle provision

VIP transport service

event coach hire

special‑needs transit

Tender Lot Details

2 Tender Lots

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Workflows

Status :

Closed

Procedure :

N/A

Suitable for SME :

Yes

Nationwide :

No

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Tender Progress :

0%

Details

Notice Type :

Tender

Tender Identifier :

IT-378-246-T: 2024 - 001

Tenderbase ID :

310724019

Low Value :

£100K

High Value :

£1000K

Buyer Information

Address :

Liverpool Merseyside , Merseyside , L13 0BQ

Website :

N/A

Procurement contact

Name :

Tina Smith

Phone :

0151 252 3243

Email :

tina.smith@shared-ed.ac.uk

Possible Competitors

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