Non Franchised Bus and DRT Services

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Buyers

Transport for Greater Manchester

Value

£15,000,000

Classifications

Public road transport services
Motor vehicles for the transport of 10 or more persons
Special-purpose road passenger-transport services
Non-scheduled passenger transport
Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver
Hire of buses and coaches with driver

Tags

tender

Submission Deadline

5 years from now

Published

1 year ago

Description

Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) wishes to implement a DPS from which TfGM will procure Subsidised Services including but not limited to: Network Bus Services, Subsidised Bus Services, Resource Contracts, Demand Response contracts and Metroshuttle contracts. The DPS will provide TfGM with a selection of qualified operators to supply tendered services in areas where there is a social need that is not served by the commercial bus network.
With this being a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) there is no guarantee of any specific amount or type of work being allocated to any of the operators (including the Highest Scoring Supplier).
Please note the tender documents will be made available at https://procontract.due-north.com/ from the 21st November 2024.
All contracts awarded under the DPS will follow further competitions which will commence early 2025.
Only qualified operators that are on the DPS will be invited to participate.

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Transport for Greater Manchester

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Mr Kirk Boulton

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+44 1612441234

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