Official UK procurement notice
Local Bus Tenders Buckinghamshire 2024
Authority: Buckinghamshire Council (Local council)
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionFor the provision of a Local Bus Services 2024 under the Transport Act 1985.
Each Lot is a separate contract.
- Lot NL131: Services 131, 132, 151, and 152 with a suggested minimum capacity of 29, starting on 24 February 2025. Initial term of 2 years with extensions available for 1 year plus an additional 1 year.
Contract Awarded to Supplier: Red Rose Travel Ltd
- Lot SL71: Services 71 and 73 with a suggested minimum capacity of 28, starting on 5 April 2025. Initial term of 2 years with extensions available for 1 year plus an additional 1 year.
Contract Awarded to Supplier: Carousel Buses Ltd
- Lot SL34: Service 34 with a suggested minimum capacity of 28, starting on 24 February 2025. Initial term of 2 years with extensions available for 1 year plus an additional 1 year.
Contract Awarded to Supplier: Carousel Buses Ltd
- Lot SL39: Services 27, 39, and 577 with a suggested minimum capacity of 28, starting on 24 February 2025. Initial term of 2 years with extensions available for 1 year plus an additional 1 year.
Contract Awarded to Supplier: Carousel Buses Ltd
The Contract Value stated covers all 4 Lots for the initial term only of 2 years.
CPV: Public road transport services · Public-service buses
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1NL131 - Services ( 131, 132, 151, 152) - Rural Services, 6 days a week, in the Buckingham area. Including a regular service between Buckingham and Brackley.AwardedRenewal
Lot 1 - NL131 - Services ( 131, 132, 151, 152) - Rural Services, 6 days a week, in the Buckingham area. Including a regular service between Buckingham and Brackley.
Lot #2SL71 - services (71, 73) - Urban and Rural services in the Amersham and Chesham AreasAwardedRenewal
Lot 2 - SL71 - services (71, 73) - Urban and Rural services in the Amersham and Chesham Areas
Lot #3SL31 - Service (34) - A Park and Ride and Urban Service in the High Wycombe Area, including services to Cressex and Lane EndAwardedRenewal
Lot 3 - SL31 - Service (34) - A Park and Ride and Urban Service in the High Wycombe Area, including services to Cressex and Lane End
Lot #4SL39 - services (27, 39 and 577) - Urban services in the High Wycombe area, including peak hour journeys between Beaconsfield and HazlemereAwardedRenewal
Lot 4 - SL39 - services (27, 39 and 577) - Urban services in the High Wycombe area, including peak hour journeys between Beaconsfield and Hazlemere
What it takes to wini
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)
- Quality: 30
- Price: 70
- 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
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 15 Oct 2024, 12:25 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Feb 2025, 13:05 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 19 Nov 2024 – …
- Authority reference
DN721345- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-005572- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ac21Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 19 Nov 2024
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 19 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
19 Nov 2024 → 18 Feb 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline19 Nov 2024
- Bids opened19 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published18 Feb 2025, 13:05 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete18 Feb 2025, 13:05 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastContracts
Lot 2 - SL71 - services (71, 73) - Urban and Rural services in the Amersham and Chesham Areas · Carousel Buses Ltd
- Signed
- 11 Dec 2024
- Value
- £548,000
- Status
- active
Lot 3 - SL31 - Service (34) - A Park and Ride and Urban Service in the High Wycombe Area, including services to Cressex and Lane End · Carousel Buses Ltd
- Signed
- 11 Dec 2024
- Value
- £506,000
- Status
- active
Lot 4 - SL39 - services (27, 39 and 577) - Urban services in the High Wycombe area, including peak hour journeys between Beaconsfield and Hazlemere · Carousel Buses Ltd
- Signed
- 11 Dec 2024
- Value
- £484,000
- Status
- active
Lot 1 - NL131 - Services ( 131, 132, 151, 152) - Rural Services, 6 days a week, in the Buckingham area. Including a regular service between Buckingham and Brackley. · Red Rose Travel Ltd
- Signed
- 11 Dec 2024
- Value
- £576,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · NL131 - Services ( 131, 132, 151, 152) - Rural Services, 6 days a week, in the Buckingham area. Including a regular service between Buckingham and Brackley. | 5bids | — | — | — |
| 2 · SL71 - services (71, 73) - Urban and Rural services in the Amersham and Chesham Areas | 5bids | — | — | — |
| 3 · SL31 - Service (34) - A Park and Ride and Urban Service in the High Wycombe Area, including services to Cressex and Lane End | 5bids | — | — | — |
| 4 · SL39 - services (27, 39 and 577) - Urban services in the High Wycombe area, including peak hour journeys between Beaconsfield and Hazlemere | 5bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The High CourtMediation bodyReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Carousel Buses LtdAwarded supplier
- Red Rose Travel LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.