Official UK procurement notice
Colchester Park and Ride · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Essex County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe purpose of this tender is to ensure that the residents of Essex continue to have a Park and Ride service into Colchester city centre. This will ensure ECC continues to align with sustainable transport strategy, as well as with agreed various visions, objectives and policies reflected within the current Local Transport Plan.
This tender is for the award of the Colchester Park and Ride Service:
- The Colchester Park and Ride Service: accessible from the A12, junction 28 and has a short 15- 20 minute journey time into the city centre.
The new bus Services contract will be awarded as Gross or Nett Cost Contract, and the Service Commencement Date will be the 26th of September 2026. The initial services period will be for four (4) years.
CPV: Public road transport services · Special-purpose road passenger-transport services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£2,600,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (4)
- ITT: Quality Questions: 15%
- ITT: Climate: 5%
- ITT: Commercial Response: 70%
- ITT: Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (4)
- ITT: Commercial Response: 70% of the Overall Evaluation Criteria.
- ITT: Quality Questions: 15% of the Overall Evaluation Weighting Criterion Evaluation: 50% on Successful implementation and Delivery Question, 50% on Operational Support Question.
- ITT: Social Value: 10% of the Overall Evaluation Weighting Criterion Evaluation: 100% Social Value Score.
- ITT: Climate: 5% of the Overall Evaluation Weighting Criterion Evaluation: 100% Climate Score on Question Please describe how your proposed solution will contribute to reducing emissions and improving air quality within the local area.
- Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 30 May 2025, 17:18 BST
- Last source update
- 1 May 2026, 16:26 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 29 Jun 2026
- Authority reference
PL0080- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-040703- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-052a22Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 2 Jun 2026, 10:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 26 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
open-uk.org/opportunities/overvi… ↗
The tender name on the Open system is PL0080 - Colchester Park and Ride.
Bidders are required to register and sign-up to the system (Open).
Timeline
30 May 2025 → 26 Sept 2026 · 8 dates- Planning notice published30 May 2025, 17:18 BST
- Market engagement13 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
The Council are considering potential operating models, and so request that interested parties respond to the Market Research document issued by 17:00 on 13th June 2025.
The Market Research features two main questions, accessible through the associated ProContract project: 'PL0080 Colchester Park and Ride Services'. Please note there are two ProContract projects under this name, with the one being used from this point onwards 'DN776690'.
This activity is a request is for information only, and it is not an invitation to tender or treat with the Council for Park and Ride operations. If you have any questions regarding this exercise, please submit them via the ProContract Portal and we will reply to your questions as soon as possible.
- Next notice expected375 days ago14 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published176 days ago1 May 2026, 16:26 BST
- Clarification questions by151 days ago26 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline145 days ago2 Jun 2026, 10:00 BST
- Award decision expected by117 days ago29 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts29 days ago26 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
7 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 May 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published30 May 2025, 17:18 BSTUK2
- Pipeline notice published10 Jun 2025, 15:22 BSTUK1
- Status changed to planned10 Jun 2025, 15:22 BST
- Tender notice published1 May 2026, 16:26 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active1 May 2026, 16:26 BST
- Procurement method changed1 May 2026, 16:26 BST
- Deadline published: 2 Jun 2026, 10:00 BST1 May 2026, 16:26 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender