Scope
Description
Currently there are no commercial bus services with a direct link between Leigh-on-Sea Railway Station and London Southend Airport and the Airport Business Park, off Cherry Orchard Way. This new bus service will support residents within St Laurence, Eastwood Park, Belfairs, Blenheim Park, Leigh and West Leigh Wards and enable new connections across the city. Consultation for the BSIP identified many residents wanted to see a route from Eastwood and Belfairs to Leigh-on-Sea and considered that such a service could enable new connections across the city and avoid the need to travel into the city centre to change buses. This new bus service will also support local businesses along the route including industrial areas of the city, that have no, or very few, bus services linking them direct to other parts of the city. These industrial areas include Airport Business Park, Aviation Way, Britannia Business Park, Rochford Business Park and Progress Road.
Contract dates (estimated)
- 27 July 2025 to 26 July 2027
- Possible extension to 26 July 2028
- 3 years
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
Contract locations
- UKH31 - Southend-on-Sea
Engagement
Engagement deadline
1 April 2025
Engagement process description
Southend-on-Sea City Council will be holding an online Teams market engagement event for this service before the last working day in March
Participation
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Submission
Publication date of tender notice (estimated)
2 April 2025
Contracting authority
Southend-on-Sea City Council
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PJDT-6566-GZNX
Civic Centre, Victoria Avenue, Southend On Sea, Essex
Southend On Sea
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United Kingdom
Region: UKH31 - Southend-on-Sea
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government