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# Provision of Bus Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-bus-services-ocds-h6vhtk-045565). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Cumberland Council: "Provision of Bus Services". Published status: complete. Published Value: £2,500,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 28 May 2024, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.the-chest.org.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Cumberland Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cumberland-council-ons-e06000063)
- **Published Value:** £2,500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 28 May 2024 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
- **Delivery Location:** UKD1
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £795,700 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-bus-services-ocds-h6vhtk-045565#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-045565`

## 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/provision-of-bus-services-ocds-h6vhtk-045565#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [the-chest.org.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.the-chest.org.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-bus-services-ocds-h6vhtk-045565#participate

## Description
Using funding made available by the Department for Transport, from its Bus Service Improvement Plan Plus (BSIP+) scheme, Cumberland Council is seeking quotes to introduce or enhance a number of local bus services.
Tenders will take the following into account:-
-The service will need to be registered with the Traffic Commissioner
-Fares will be collected on the bus and ENCTS passes accepted for free travel, so ticket machines will need to be fitted to the bus. The Council can supply these for a small maintenance cost
-Low Floor vehicles will be required for any vehicle over 22 seats
-For cash fares a maximum £2 Single fare will apply until 31 December 2024. No additional payment will be made for doing this
-All other relevant legislation will need to be complied to.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UKD

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Provision of Bus Services (active)
  - Award id: `027459-2024-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-148332`
  - Value: £795,700 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Provision of Bus Services (active)
  - Signed Value: £795,700
  - Signed Date: 04/08/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F027459-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-08-28T14:19:03.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-30T17:19:30.450Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-045565