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# Contract for the provision of Park & Ride Passenger Transport Services 2021

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/contract-for-the-provision-of-park-ride-passenger-transport-services-2021-ocds-h6vhtk-02a45d). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Somerset Council: "Contract for the provision of Park & Ride Passenger Transport Services 2021". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 10 May 2021, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Somerset Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/somerset-council-ons-e06000066)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 10 May 2021 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Public road transport services, Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
- **Delivery Location:** UKK23
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02a45d`

## 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/contract-for-the-provision-of-park-ride-passenger-transport-services-2021-ocds-h6vhtk-02a45d#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2FAdvert%2FIndex%3FadvertId%3D74d5c7bd-7e59-eb11-8106-005056b64545)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/contract-for-the-provision-of-park-ride-passenger-transport-services-2021-ocds-h6vhtk-02a45d#participate

## Description
The appointed supplier will operate a Park & Ride bus service to Taunton Town Centre from the parking sites at Silk Mills and Taunton Gateway.
This includes supervision and management duties to ensure the service is delivered to the required standard.
The Authority accepted bids for potential suppliers to operate the service under a Cost or Subsidy Contract.
The Authority awarded one of the Lot - Option 1 Cost Contract.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Cost Contract
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 60112000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Description:** The appointed supplier will operate a Park & Ride bus service to Taunton Town Centre from the parking sites at Silk Mills and Taunton Gateway.
This includes supervision and management duties to ensure the service is delivered to the required standard...

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 2: Subsidy Contract
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 60000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Description:** The appointed supplier will operate a Park & Ride bus service to Taunton Town Centre from the parking sites at Silk Mills and Taunton Gateway.
This includes supervision and management duties to ensure the service is delivered to the required standard...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 015067-2021-1-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **First South West Limite**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-142644`

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 015067-2021-1-1 (active)

  - Signed Date: 28/06/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F015067-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-07-01T12:17:36.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-24T20:15:28.792Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02a45d