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title: "Colchester Park and Ride"
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# Colchester Park and Ride

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/colchester-park-and-ride-ocds-h6vhtk-052a22). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Essex County Council: "Colchester Park and Ride". Published status: active. Published Value: £3,400,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 2 Jun 2026, 10:00 BST. Published submission portal: open-uk.org.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Essex County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/essex-county-council-ons-e10000012)
- **Published Value:** £3,400,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 2 June 2026 at 10:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Public road transport services, Special-purpose road passenger-transport services
- **Delivery Location:** UKH3
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/colchester-park-and-ride-ocds-h6vhtk-052a22#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-052a22`

## 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/colchester-park-and-ride-ocds-h6vhtk-052a22#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [open-uk.org](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fopen-uk.org%2Fopportunities%2Foverview%2Fpublic%2F24a1ce5e-f04b-4911-b119-bfedbb0e1c68)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/colchester-park-and-ride-ocds-h6vhtk-052a22#participate

## Description
The 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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 60112000, 60130000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £2,600,000

- **Contract Period:** 25/09/2026 to 25/09/2030
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F040703-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-05-01T15:26:37.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-24T23:13:28.810Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-052a22