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# Chelmsford Park and Ride

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/chelmsford-park-and-ride-ocds-h6vhtk-050cb5). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Essex County Council: "Chelmsford Park and Ride". Published status: complete. Published Value: £5,000,000. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 27 May 2025, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

> **Administrative change notice:** this document announces a change to an existing contract or market; no new tender or admission is opened.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Essex County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/essex-county-council-ons-e10000012)
- **Published Value:** £5,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 27 May 2025 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Public road transport services, Special-purpose road passenger-transport services
- **Delivery Location:** UKH3, UKH36
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £15,960,000 (inc. VAT; no net value published, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 8 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/chelmsford-park-and-ride-ocds-h6vhtk-050cb5#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-050cb5`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/chelmsford-park-and-ride-ocds-h6vhtk-050cb5#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2FLogin)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/chelmsford-park-and-ride-ocds-h6vhtk-050cb5#participate

## Description
Chelmsford Park and Ride Services for - Sandon Park and Ride Service and Chelmer Valley Park and Ride Service, for an initial contract term of four years.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Sandon Park and Ride Service
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 60112000, 60130000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £2,500,000
- **Description:** The Sandon Park and Ride Service: Park and Ride Service based from the Sandon Park and Ride Site. The Site is accessible from the A12 and has a short 10-minute journey time into the city centre.
(Please see the Procontract Advert for the Schedule 1 -...
- **Contract Period:** 06/03/2026 to 06/03/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 2: Chelmer Valley Park and Ride Service
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 60112000, 60130000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £2,500,000
- **Description:** The Sandon Park and Ride Service: Park and Ride Service based from the Chelmer Valley Park and Ride Site. The Site is situated along the A134 and is accessible from Braintree and The Beaulieu Development, North Chelmsford, and is a 15-minute journey ...
- **Contract Period:** 06/03/2026 to 06/03/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Chelmsford Park & Ride Service (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **FIRST ESSEX BUSES LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-158338`
  - Value: £15,960,000 (inc. VAT)
  - Date: 22/12/2025

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £15,959,999
  - Signed Date: 12/02/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F018928-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-04-07T10:58:22.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-24T17:32:58.870Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-050cb5