Scope
Description
The Council is tendering a contract for 1a, 1c and 1d Local Bus Services. The full scope as outlined in the specification at Appendix 4.
The 1a and 1c local bus services operate Monday to Friday. They are each an approximately hourly service. Both operate from Newbury Wharf to the West Berkshire Hospital. The 1a then continues anticlockwise through South Thatcham - Thatcham Broadway - North Thatcham to the Hospital and then back to Newbury Wharf. The 1c does the exact route but in a clockwise direction. The route of the one 1d journey is as the 1a and 1c from the Wharf Bus Station to the Hospital, then continues directly along the Bath Road to Thatcham Broadway.
Total value (estimated)
- £180,000 excluding VAT
- £209,999 including VAT
Below the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 3 November 2025 to 1 September 2029
- Possible extension to 1 September 2032
- 6 years, 9 months, 29 days
Description of possible extension:
3 year
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 34121000 - Buses and coaches
- 34121100 - Public-service buses
- 60100000 - Road transport services
- 60112000 - Public road transport services
Submission
Enquiry deadline
22 August 2025, 6:30pm
Tender submission deadline
27 August 2025, 3:00pm
Submission address and any special instructions
Electronically only
Tenders may be submitted electronically
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Below threshold - open competition
Contracting authority
West Berkshire Council
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PTXJ-8922-CMNQ
Market Street
Newbury
RG14 5LD
United Kingdom
Email: procurement@westberks.gov.uk
Website: http://www.westberks.gov.uk
Region: UKJ11 - Berkshire
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government