Official UK procurement notice
Demand Responsive Transport Service for the City of Derby
Authority: Derby City Council (Local council)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionIn response to the National Bus Strategy launched by the government in March 2021, Derby City Council submitted a Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP) which included a proposal to pilot Demand Responsive Transport (DRT) to serve part of the city, which, if successful would be rolled out to other areas of the city. The project is a key deliverable in the Governments ambition to grow bus usage and to deliver better bus services. The project will also contribute towards National and Local Decarbonising Plans to achieve zero emissions fleet vehicles.
The main aim of the DRT service is to support the local bus network by offering more service flexibility to parts of the city not directly served by the high frequency services available on the main corridors. Another key aim will be to offer seamless journey opportunities linking major destinations (eg hospital, major employers) with areas that are currently not directly accessible or require a number of connections.
The service will be procured through two separate lots - one covering the service operation and the other technological provision.
The project delivery target for the service commencing is end of March 2023 with a potential extension to the service commencing end of March 2024. This is subject to an agreement from the awarding grant authority, The Department for Transport.
Should the Council decide to progress with a formal procurement process a Contract Notice will be published. Following publication of the Contract Notice, the Invitation to tender documents will be available via www.eastmidstenders.org ↗. Please note that the date given at II.3. Estimated date of publication of contract notice is for indicative purposes only.
CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Public road transport services · Road transport services · Support services for road transport
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · no lot values publishedLot #1DRT Transport OperatorPlanned
The service must be available Monday to Saturday to facilitate commuters, workers and leisure users. The exact hours of operation will be agreed with the successful operating partner. Some extended hours may be required to facilitate shift working at the hospital and employment sites in the area.
The intention is the vehicles will be purchased and provided by the City Council and will remain the property of the authority. Some or all of the vehicles may be battery electric. The operator will be responsible for providing and paying for all fuel, tyres and maintenance requirements during the period of the operating contract.
Lot #2DRT Technology ProviderPlanned
The technology provider will be required to provide a web platform and mobile app for the service, which should include four distinct user applications:
- Passenger mobile application
- Web-based journey planning and booking application
- Driver mobile application
- Web-based Operational Management, Administration and Reporting system (back-office) for operators and the Local Authority
The System will be used by four main user groups:
- Passengers for journey planning, trip booking and travelling
- Operators for service management and booking taking via phone
- Drivers for undertaking scheduled trips
- Derby City Council for service monitoring
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 26 Jul 2022, 15:52 BST
- Last source update
- 26 Jul 2022, 15:52 BST
- Authority reference
TD1904- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-020353- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-035629Find a Tender
Publisher note: As part of this Prior Information Notice, the Council is undertaking a Pre Procurement Market Engagement (PPME) exercise. The Pre-Procurement Market Engagement documents are available from the 26 July 2022 until the 25 August 2022 (the deadline for responses is 12 Noon 25 August 2022) via https://www.eastmidstenders.org. The Council will consider the input and responses received as part of the PPME to help inform the Council's options and further decision making. Should the Council decide to progress with a formal procurement process a Contract Notice will be published. Following publication of the Contract Notice, the Invitation to tender documents will be available via https://www.eastmidstenders.org. The publication of the notice and Invitation to Tender is anticipated to be 1st November 2022.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
26 Jul 2022 → 1 Nov 2022 · 2 dates- Notice published26 Jul 2022, 15:52 BST
- Tender notice expected1 Nov 2022
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.