Passenger Transport Procurement

December 4, 2023 Director of Planning, Transport & Environment (Officer) Key decision Awaiting outcome View on council website

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Summary

...to invite tenders for replacement supported bus service contracts from all suppliers in Lot 7 of the Dynamic Purchasing System, subject to specific legal caveats and approved evaluation criteria, to ensure continuity of service.

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Decision

AGREED: that

  1. Tenders be invited for replacement supported bus service contracts from all the suppliers in Lot 7 of the Dynamic Purchasing System for Passenger Transport (DPS).
  2. The tender exercise be subject to the caveats set out in the legal advice set out in the report.
  3. The tender evaluation criteria set out in the body of the report be approved.

Reasons for the decision

To enable officers to speculatively tender and award replacement supported public bus service contracts via Lot 7 of the DPS provision so that the individual contracts can be advertised and then awarded in accordance with the Councils Contracts Procedure Rules once funding streams are known. This will ensure that there is no break in service for these bus services.

Details

OutcomeFor Determination
Decision date4 Dec 2023
Subject to call-inYes