Official UK procurement notice
Dartmouth Park and Ride · UK public procurement notice
Authority: South Hams District Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSouth Hams District Council undertook an above-threshold open tender exercise to appoint a contractor to operate a Park and Ride service in Dartmouth.
This is based on a 3 year contract with 1 optional extension year.
CPV: Hire of buses and coaches with driver · Non-scheduled passenger transport · Public road transport services · Special-purpose road passenger-transport services
The lotProcurement structure
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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 award criteria (2)
- Price: Management Fee for the 2026-27 contract year
- Quality: Quality questions broken down into 4 subcriteria, as shown within Volume 3
- 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
- Awarded
- 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
- 13 Nov 2025, 15:26 GMT
- Last source update
- 30 Jun 2026, 16:46 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 13 Mar 2026
- Authority reference
RQ/542- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-012014- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e0abFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 9 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 2 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
All submissions must be submitted through the ProActis portal, specifically: www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk ↗
Timeline
13 Nov 2025 → 30 Jun 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published343 days ago13 Nov 2025, 15:26 GMT
- Market engagement308 days ago18 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
South Hams District Council are looking to test the market to gauge interest for an upcoming opportunity for a 'Park and Ride' contract located in Dartmouth. This contract would come into effect around May 2026 with 1 supplier to operate the service. Contract length is TBC but likely to be 3 years with the potential of an extension.
South Hams District Council is inviting interested suppliers to an early market engagement opportunity at Follaton House, Plymouth Road, TQ9 5NE on 18th December to further discuss the opportunity and help shape the Authority's specification.
Please email Ollie Rees ([email protected]) to register your interest for this event.
- Tender notice published254 days ago10 Feb 2026, 15:19 GMT
- Clarification questions by234 days ago2 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline227 days ago9 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent226 days ago11 Mar 2026
- Award decision expected by223 days ago13 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Standstill ends213 days ago23 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts212 days ago25 Mar 2026
- Latest notice published114 days ago30 Jun 2026, 16:46 BST
Notice history
10 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Nov 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published13 Nov 2025, 15:26 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published10 Feb 2026, 15:19 GMTUK4
- Published value published: £500,00010 Feb 2026, 15:19 GMT
- Status changed to active10 Feb 2026, 15:19 GMT
- Procurement method changed10 Feb 2026, 15:19 GMT
- Deadline published: 9 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT10 Feb 2026, 15:19 GMT
- Contract award notice published11 Mar 2026, 14:17 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete11 Mar 2026, 14:17 GMT
- Contract signature expected26 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published30 Jun 2026, 16:46 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-11: 1 release · 13 Nov 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stagecoach (Devon) Ltd26 Mar 2026 – 25 Mar 2029 · up to 25 Mar 2030Extensions: A 1 year optional extension at the end of the 3 year contract. | £596,080 | 11 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Stagecoach (Devon) Ltd
- Signed
- 3 Apr 2026
- Value
- £596,080
- Period
- 3 Apr 2026 – 2 Apr 2029 · up to 2 Apr 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The Council may extend the Agreement for a further period of 12 months.
No agreed KPIs: N/A
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- STAGECOACH DEVON LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender