Awarded contract

14/613 613 Bishops Lydeard - Bridgwater College & 19 Bridgwater - Chedzoy - Moorlinch - Street)

Details

Buyer: Somerset Council
Supplier(s): Hatch Green Garage Ltd
Value: £433.09
Duration: 2 years
Topic: Public road transport services
Published: 21 July 2025
Source: uk:contracts_finder

Tender description

14/613 613 Bishops Lydeard - Bridgwater College & 19 Bridgwater - Chedzoy - Moorlinch - Street) 613 Monday to Friday College days only. No service on Saturdays, Sundays or Bank Holidays. 19 Monday - Friday all year round except public holidays. Minimum overall capacity of 30 required. As part of your bid please provide full details of vehicle capacity, i.e. both seated and standing capacity. Bids will be accepted on a cost basis (SCC retains fare revenue) or subsidy (operator retains fare revenue) basis, please make it clear in your submission which basis you are bidding on. 613 Average patronage between January 2024 - December 2024 (10 months excluding July and August) is 283 per month of which concessions were 4.4 19 Average patronage between January 2024 - December 2024 is 681 per month of which concessions were 448. Service to begin on Monday 1st September 2025. Contract end date is Friday 27th August 2027. Somerset council offers no extension option. See attached tender schedule for full contract details

Timeline

Completed: Award published21 July 2025
Current notice
Completed: Award date1 September 2025
Next: Contract expiry date27 August 2027in 10 months

About the buyer

Somerset Council is a unitary local authority that buys through its own central procurement team. Commissioning favours suppliers who can show social value, environmental impact and local supply chain benefits.

Quotes are invited from multiple suppliers for lower-value goods, works and services.

Over the past 5 years, most of Somerset Council's contract awards have been in construction work, education and training and health and social work.

Decision makers

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