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title: "Demand Responsive Transport (DRT) Service"
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# Demand Responsive Transport (DRT) Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/demand-responsive-transport-drt-service-ocds-h6vhtk-02d3c7). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Leicestershire County Council: "Demand Responsive Transport (DRT) Service". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 9 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Leicestershire County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/leicestershire-county-council-ons-e10000018)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 9 September 2021 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Electronic, electromechanical and electrotechnical supplies, Public road transport services, Road transport services
- **Delivery Location:** UKF, UKF2
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02d3c7`

## 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/demand-responsive-transport-drt-service-ocds-h6vhtk-02d3c7#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2FAdvert%2FIndex%3FadvertId%3D2e0be5f2-43fb-eb11-810d-005056b64545)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/demand-responsive-transport-drt-service-ocds-h6vhtk-02d3c7#participate

## Description
Leicestershire County Council (the Authority) requires a transport operator to operate a new demand responsive transport (DRT) service. The service will be funded by the Government’s Rural Mobility Fund, which aims to trial on-demand bus services in rural or suburban areas. The objectives of the DRT service, as set out by the Department for Transport (DfT) are to:
• Improve access to employment, education, healthcare and other services
• Enable greater social inclusion and reduce isolation
• Provide a public transport offer that attracts a diverse customer base
• Support the Government’s commitments to tackling air pollution and reducing carbon emissions by reducing reliance on private vehicles

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Bus Operator
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 60100000
- **Delivery regions:** UKF

- **Description:** Leicestershire County Council (the Authority) requires a transport operator to operate a new demand responsive transport (DRT) service. The service will be funded by the Government’s Rural Mobility Fund, which aims to trial on-demand bus services in ...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: Technology Provider
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 31700000
- **Delivery regions:** UKF

- **Description:** Under Lot 2, the Authority requires a technology supplier (‘Supplier’) to provide and operate
the software to run a full ‘corner to corner’ DRT service within the parameters laid out by
the Authority. A call centre operation is also required to handl...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (3)
- **Award:** 018294-2022-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Woods Coaches Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-154887`

- **Award:** 018490-2022-1 (unsuccessful)

  - Supplier(s): **Not published**

- **Award:** 018490-2022-2 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Liftango Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-57798`

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** 018490-2022-2 (active)

  - Signed Date: 05/07/2022

- **Contract:** 018294-2022-1 (active)

  - Signed Date: 22/06/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F018490-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-07-06T12:51:53.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T00:08:48.501Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02d3c7