Expired contract

Community Transport Service: Dial-a-Ride and Adult Social Care Transport - AWARD

Details

Supplier(s)
Readibus
Value
£1,350,000
Duration
3 years
Topic
Hire of buses and coaches with driver
Published
31 May 2023

Tender description

Reading Borough Council (RBC) are inviting tenders for the provision of Community Transport and Dial-a-Ride services. These scope of these services include: - Community Dial-a-Ride services - a demand responsive bus service available to people of all ages who are unable to access mainstream public bus services. Customers apply to join the service and book routes directly with the operator. Customers who hold an RBC issued concessionary bus pass (OAP and Access) can access the service for free. - Transport services for Adult Social Care - this is a service provided to RBC's Adult Social Care Service to transport clients to various day services and activities. Customers are likely to be people with learning disabilities, people with mental health problems, people with physical disabilities and older periods. Registration for these services is managed by RBC's Adult Social Care service. The resulting contract from this tender will be for an initial term of 3 years, with the option to extend for a further 2 years. The annual budget for provision of these services is £450,000 per annum. There are currently no known available budget increases for this service and therefore the estimated value of the contract is £1.35million, increasing to £2.25million in the event that the extension option is utilised. Bidders wishing to take part in this process are invited to click 'Express Interest' upon which they will be given access to the full documentation delivered through this portal. Documents can be accessed from the 'My Tenders' area of this website by selecting the 'View Details' button for the project. The closing date for the receipt of tenders is the date marked 'Date documents can be requested until' Any questions relating to this opportunity should be made via the correspondence link on this portal.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date1 April 2023
  2. Completed: Award published31 May 2023
    Current notice
  3. Completed: Contract expiry date31 March 2026

About the buyer

Reading Borough Council is a local authority for the town of Reading, and suppliers register free on its In-tend portal to view and bid for opportunities. Certain contracts advertised under the Procurement Act 2023 also require a free Find a Tender account. Smaller-value opportunities appear on Contracts Finder alongside the council's own listings. Much of this procurement runs through frameworks or dynamic markets. Suppliers can become pre-approved to compete as opportunities arise. Bids are evaluated on quality and cost, with feedback offered to unsuccessful suppliers. Tender and contract details are published quarterly under the local government transparency code.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Reading Borough Council's contract awards have been in construction work, health and social work and repair and maintenance.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 60172000 · Hire of buses and coaches with driver

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