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title: "Demand Responsive Bus Service - NEL"
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# Demand Responsive Bus Service - NEL

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/demand-responsive-bus-service-nel-ocds-h6vhtk-079717). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Notice summary:** North East Lincolnshire Council are seeking to appoint a new delivery partner for a transformational Demand Responsive Transport (DRT) service within North East Lincolnshire. The DRT service is also known as Phone n Ride.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (open for submissions, 29 days left when this document was generated)
- **Buyer:** [NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE COUNCIL](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/north-east-lincolnshire-council-ons-e06000012)
- **Published Value:** £2,100,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 3 December 2026 at 13:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver, Public road transport services, Special-purpose road passenger-transport services
- **Delivery Location:** UKE13
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/demand-responsive-bus-service-nel-ocds-h6vhtk-079717#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-079717`

## 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:** about 3 bids (model forecast), with the distribution 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:** £2.0m, 4% below the buyer's estimate (middle 50%: £1.8m-£2.1m), with the comparable awards behind it.

- **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/demand-responsive-bus-service-nel-ocds-h6vhtk-079717#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [yortender.eusupply.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fyortender.eusupply.com%2Flogin.asp%3FB%3DYORTENDER)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/demand-responsive-bus-service-nel-ocds-h6vhtk-079717#participate

## Description
North East Lincolnshire Council are seeking to appoint a new delivery partner for a transformational Demand Responsive Transport (DRT) service within North East Lincolnshire. The DRT service is also known as Phone n Ride.
The aim is to provide an effective DRT service across the North East Lincolnshire area. Whilst the conventional bus network provides extensive coverage throughout the main urban areas of Grimsby and Cleethorpes, there are some journeys which cannot be made, either due to the location of the origin/destination points or at the time at which the individual wishes to travel. The aim of the DRT service is primarily to support accessibility for local residents who for whatever reason do not have appropriate access to conventional bus services.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 60112000, 60130000, 60170000
- **Delivery regions:** UKE
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £2,100,000

- **Contract Period:** 30/03/2027 to 29/03/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F104436-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-11-03T17:40:01.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-04T03:10:10.215Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-079717