Scope
Reference
DN778635
Description
The Authority is seeking to award a bus service contract to a supplier for the following requirements:
· The supply of local bus services (March to Whittlesey)
· Contracts funded with money allocated by the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority to support local bus services.
· From 1st September 2025 for 12 months + 12 months + 12 months.
The Authority is seeking to award a contract relating to the provision of Local Bus Services. The contract starts on Monday 1st September 2025. The contractor must be able to provide the full service required from this start date.
The Authority reserves the right not to conclude a contract for the service for which the Tender is invited.
The Route Schedule details the requirements for these contracts, such as the route, timetable, type of vehicle, and type of ticketing equipment to be used.
Contract 1. Bus Service 32 (March to Whittlesey)
Supplier
Contract value
- £610,848 excluding VAT
- £733,017.60 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Award decision date
24 July 2025
Date assessment summaries were sent to tenderers
24 July 2025
Standstill period
- End: 6 August 2025
- 8 working days
Earliest date the contract will be signed
6 August 2025
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 September 2025 to 31 August 2026
- Possible extension to 31 August 2028
- 3 years
Description of possible extension:
From 1st September 2025 for 12 months + 12 months + 12 months
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
Information about tenders
- 610848 tenders received
- 1 tender assessed in the final stage:
- 1 submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- 0 submitted by voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
- 1 supplier awarded contracts
- 0 suppliers unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)
Procedure
Procedure type
Open procedure
Supplier
Ron W Dew and Son Ltd
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PJHJ-9263-WBHG
Chatteris House
Huntingdon
PE28 3DN
United Kingdom
Email: sales@dews-coaches.com
Website: http://www.dews-coaches.com
Region: UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Supported employment provider: No
Public service mutual: No
Contract 1. Bus Service 32 (March to Whittlesey)
Contracting authority
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PBXV-5726-VWGJ
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority, 2nd floor, Pathfinder House, St Mary's Street
Huntingdon
PE29 3TN
United Kingdom
Contact name: CPCA Procurement
Telephone: +44 1480277180
Region: UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government