Rural Transport
A Contract Award Notice
by SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Type
- Contract (Services)
- Duration
- not specified
- Value
- £29K-£181K
- Sector
- TRANSPORT
- Published
- 09 Jan 2023
- Delivery
- not specified
- Deadline
- n/a
Related Terms
Location
The Babergh area of Suffolk
1 buyer
- Suffolk County Council Ipswich
5 suppliers
- Hadleigh Community Transport Group Hadleigh
- Voluntary Network Newmarket
- Communities Together East Anglia Ipswich
- Coastal Accessible Transport Services Leiston
- Bact Community Transport Bungay
Description
The provision of rural transport for isolated rural communities within 7 geographic areas of Suffolk which will enable the connecting of communities through Rural Transport Operators. Providing connections to bus and rail links as well as door to door journeys for those with limited mobility whilst also offering an alternative car dependency and supporting the Council Net Zero target
Lot Division
| 1 | Babergh - Connecting Communities Provision of transport within rural communities of the Babergh area of Suffolk |
| 2 | Forest Heath - Connecting Communities Provision of transport within rural communities of the Forest Heath area of Suffolk |
| 3 | Ipswich - Connecting Communities Provision of transport within isolated communities of the Ipswich area of Suffolk |
| 4 | Mid Suffolk - Connecting Communities Provision of transport within rural communities of the Mid Suffolk area of Suffolk |
| 5 | St Edmundsbury - Connecting Communities Provision of transport within rural communities of the St Edmundsbury area of Suffolk |
| 6 | Coastal - Connecting Communities Provision of transport within rural communities of the Coastal area of Suffolk |
| 7 | Waveney - Connecting Communities Provision of transport within rural communities of the Waveney area of Suffolk |
Award Detail
| 1 | Hadleigh Community Transport Group (Hadleigh)
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| 2 | Voluntary Network (Newmarket)
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| 3 | Communities Together East Anglia (Ipswich)
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| 4 | Communities Together East Anglia (Ipswich)
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| 5 | Voluntary Network (Newmarket)
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| 6 | Coastal Accessible Transport Services (Leiston)
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| 7 | Bact Community Transport (Bungay)
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CPV Codes
- 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
- 60112000 - Public road transport services
- 60130000 - Special-purpose road passenger-transport services
- 60140000 - Non-scheduled passenger transport
Legal Justification
The Council considered Regulation 32 (2)b ii applied in so far that competition was absent for technical reasons. This decision was reached following a market engagement event with potential providers and their feedback in relation to the challenges of the pandemic recovery including driver shortages, fuel price increases and limited return of patronage. In addition the Council recognised the challenges of there being a limited number of transport providers within the rural areas of Suffolk and their ability to deliver a sustainable service meeting the communities needs and within the Council's budget profile whilst recovering from the pandemic. It was considered appropriate to implement 1 year contracts with the Council's existing Connecting Communities providers to enable the market to adapt and understand the new market conditions which would enable the Council to undertake a procurement exercise when the market is more stable and achieve better value for the communities of Suffolk.
Other Information
** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** Each of the Contracts shall be for the period 1st April 2023 to 31st March 2024
Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-0395c1
- FTS 000473-2023