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The council can only subsidise or support bus services where they are not commercially viable." }, { "releaseID": "042539-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-07-23T17:43:54+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "planning" ], "value": "Cumberland Council has secured £5 million in funding from the Department for Transport to drive significant improvements to local bus services.\nThe Council held a workshop with bus operators on 27th February 2025 to further explore ideas to develop a more integrated sustainable bus service (and understand further the issues encountered in Phase I procurement).\nCumberland Council's Highway & Transport Strategic Board has now approved to go out to market to procure the key bus services for Cumberland. \nProcurement of these services is due to commence in early August. \nWe intend to procure suitably qualified transport operators to run subsidised scheduled bus service routes or enhance existing services as part of Cumberland's Bus Service Improvement Plan. \nProposed New and Enhanced Services Include:\nNB: Some improvements will be changes to existing services and as such we will seek negotiate these with the existing operator. \n•\tCarlisle to Anthorn - Addition of peak journeys and a new Sunday service\n•\tKirkbride to Carlisle - The reinstatement of a previous service including enhanced links for Cargo, Houghton, Rockcliffe and Currock Community Centre\n•\tWhitehaven to Ravenglass - New service connecting coastal communities\n•\tCarlisle to Cockermouth - Upgrade to hourly service supporting express link between Carlisle Hospital and West Cumbria Hospital and providing communities with better access to employment opportunities at Lillyhall.\n•\tCockermouth - Lillyhall - Distington - West Cumbria Hospital - New service to support the express link between Carlisle Hospital and West Cumbria Hospital and providing communities with better access to employment opportunities at Lillyhall.\n•\tCarlisle to Hadrian's Wall - A tourism and rural connectivity boost\n•\tCockermouth Town Buses - Return of local town service\n•\tBootle - Millom via Ravenglass - New service connecting via Ravenglass including more connectivity for the M1 Millom\n•\tCockermouth to Maryport - Service enhancements that includes peak journeys between Cockermouth and Maryport and a new Maryport and Dearham town service. \n•\tWhitehaven Town Loop - New North Eastern loop from Whitehaven Town Centre including Moresby Parks, Harras Moor and an improved 22 service connecting Cleator, Cleator Moor, Egremont and West Cumbria Hospital.\n•\tCarlisle - Longtown - Penton - Expanded rural coverage\n•\tCarlisle Durranhill/Carleton - New route serving Locke Road Surgery and Garlands\n•\tWetheral - Carlisle - Dalston - Enhanced frequency\n•\tFrizington to Cockermouth / Workington - Return of a previous service\n•\tContinuation of services introduced in November 2024, including:\n•\tSilloth - Maryport\n•\tMaryport - Egremont - Thornhill\n•\tMaryport - Cleator Moor - Frizington\n•\tWorkington - Carlisle" }, { "releaseID": "046323-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-08-05T18:24:38+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "tender" ], "value": "The council is procuring Bus Services in Cumberland for specific bus routes for a term of up to one (1) year. The services are expected to commence on 3rd November 2025 and end on 2nd November 2026. There are no extensions available.\nFunding is provided by the Department for Transport through the Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP) Programme. Cumberland Council is seeking suitably qualified transport operators to deliver services in accordance with the requirements of the specification.\nThe estimated total value of this tender over the total one year period is a maximum value of £3,565,574, but no guarantee is given as to the actual value of each contract. Contracts will be awarded to operators covering the routes they are successfully awarded. \nFor further details, and to access the tender documents, including the service specification, please use the council's online procurement portal The Chest - https://www.the-chest.org.uk\nRegistration on The Chest is free of charge.\nAll bids must be received electronically via The Chest by the closing date stated in the Invitation to Tender (ITT).\nAny clarifications you have about the tender must be sent via messaging on the chest by the closing date stated in the ITT." }, { "releaseID": "052779-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-09-01T12:38:36+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "tenderUpdate" ], "value": "The council is procuring Bus Services in Cumberland for specific bus routes for a term of up to one (1) year. The services are expected to commence on 3rd November 2025 and end on 2nd November 2026. There are no extensions available.\nFunding is provided by the Department for Transport through the Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP) Programme. Cumberland Council is seeking suitably qualified transport operators to deliver services in accordance with the requirements of the specification.\nThe estimated total value of this tender over the total one year period is a maximum value of £3,565,574, but no guarantee is given as to the actual value of each contract. Contracts will be awarded to operators covering the routes they are successfully awarded.\nFor further details, and to access the tender documents, including the service specification, please use the council's online procurement portal The Chest - https://www.the-chest.org.uk\nRegistration on The Chest is free of charge.\nAll bids must be received electronically via The Chest by the closing date stated in the Invitation to Tender (ITT).\nAny clarifications you have about the tender must be sent via messaging on the chest by the closing date stated in the ITT." }, { "releaseID": "065357-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-10-14T17:12:45+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "Bus services are integral in Cumberland and establishing innovative approaches to the delivery of bus services and infrastructure, particularly within rural areas, can improve the lives of local people. \nWith this in mind, Cumberland Council advertised a procurement opportunity that sought suitably qualified transport operators to deliver high quality subsidised bus services across a number of bus routes.\nThis procurement has concluded and contracts are to be awarded to two suppliers for a total of 10 routes. These contracts will be awarded to start on 3rd November 2025 for a term of up to one (1) year, with no extensions available. 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