Provision of an Integrated Transport Service and Joint Venture Partner

Descriptions

Southend-on-Sea Borough Council (the Council) is seeking a lead provider to deliver and operate the whole of its passenger transport service (core services) as follows:(a) home to school transport for children with special educational needs and disabilities;(b) transport for supervised contact visits for families and transport for disabled children respite care;(c) adults with learning disabilities transport; and(d) dial-a-ride transport.The core services maximum budget is GBP 1.8 million per annum. Therefore any tenders that are in excess of GBP 1.8 million per annum will be disqualified. There may also be optional additional non-core services which the Council may add in its sole discretion (estimated to be an additional GBP 980 000 per annum) as well as potential investment for any approved projects via the strategic partnering agreement (no specific value is earmarked at this time and any investment would be agreed over the life of the strategic partnering agreement).