Provision of Bus Services

Description

Using funding made available by the Department for Transport, from its Bus Service Improvement Plan Plus (BSIP+) scheme, Cumberland Council is seeking quotes to introduce or enhance a number of local bus services. tenders will take the following into account:- o The service will need to be registered with the Traffic Commissioner o Fares will be collected on the bus and ENCTS passes accepted for free travel, so ticket machines will need to be fitted to the bus. The Council can supply these for a small maintenance cost o Low Floor vehicles will be required for any vehicle over 22 seats o For cash fares a maximum £2 Single fare will apply until 31 December 2024. No additional payment will be made for doing this o All other relevant legislation will need to be complied to. Lot 1: Using funding made available by the Department for Transport, from its Bus Service Improvement Plan Plus (BSIP+) scheme, Cumberland Council is seeking quotes to introduce or enhance a number of local bus services. tenders will take the following into account:- o The service will need to be registered with the Traffic Commissioner o Fares will be collected on the bus and ENCTS passes accepted for free travel, so ticket machines will need to be fitted to the bus. The Council can supply these for a small maintenance cost o Low Floor vehicles will be required for any vehicle over 22 seats o For cash fares a maximum £2 Single fare will apply until 31 December 2024. No additional payment will be made for doing this o All other relevant legislation will need to be complied to. Route number Route 60 Silloth – Maryport 217 Frizington – Cockermouth 218 Frizington – Workington 101 Rockcliffe – Carlisle 300 Workington – Carlisle 66 Durdar – Blackwell - Carlisle 75 Wetheral – Carlisle – Dalston 57 Maryport – Dearham – Broughton Moor - Workington 30 Egremont / Frizington – Maryport M1 Millom town service including Haverigg 400 Silloth – Carlisle 22 Cleator Moor – Cleator – Whitehaven Hospital 6 Muncaster- Seascale – Whitehaven The Council proposes to enter into the Contract(s) for a maximum period of 2 years with the successful Tenderer(s). This is based on initial 1 year plus 1 year optional extension. Additional information: Suppliers wishing to express an interest and obtain access to the tender documents should go to www.the-chest.org.uk and click on current opportunities from the navigation area on the left of the screen. On the next screen enter the contract Reference (DN721188) in the box labelled 'contains' then click search. Click on the Blue link for the contract title to view the opportunity. To express an interest you will need to login. If you are not already registered on the www.the-chest.org.uk you will need to return to the home page and click on Register. Register free link in the navigation area on the left of the screen. Registration is free of charge and your username and password will be emailed to you. Cumberland Council is fully supportive of all aspects of diversity including ethnicity, race, religion, age, disability and sexual orientation. In this respect Cumberland Council welcomes expressions of interest from ethnic minority, disabled and other diverse business communities and the voluntary sector. Economic operators are therefore required to fully comply with all statutory obligations/applicable legislation and there will be a requirement to participate in the authority's supplier audits on all aspects of diversity. The contracting authority expressly reserves the right: (i) not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; and (ii) to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition; and in no circumstances will the contracting authority be liable for any costs incurred by the candidates. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to contract award is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of potential suppliers. The contracting authority reserve the right to use any electronic portal during the life of the agreement. The value provided in Section II.1.5 is only an estimate.