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# SC22135 - Electric Fastrack Bus Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sc22135-electric-fastrack-bus-services-ocds-h6vhtk-032faf). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Kent County Council: "SC22135 - Electric Fastrack Bus Services". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 26 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Kent County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/kent-county-council-ons-e10000016)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 26 August 2022 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive procedure with negotiation
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Public road transport services
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ4
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £120,000,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-032faf`

## 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/sc22135-electric-fastrack-bus-services-ocds-h6vhtk-032faf#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [kentbusinessportal.org.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kentbusinessportal.org.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sc22135-electric-fastrack-bus-services-ocds-h6vhtk-032faf#participate

## Description
The Council requires a utility services contract for the operation of electric Fastrack bus services, including:
•	Fastrack bus depot – The bus operator will be required to provide the primary operational base for Fastrack staff and vehicles, with suitable facilities for both.
•	Resource management – The bus operator will be required to manage staff recruitment, staff retention, and customer service levels.
•	High quality customer service – The bus operator will be required to meet high customer service standards, as well as driver and vehicle quality standards.
•	Dedicated electric bus fleet – The bus operator will procure and manage a new fleet of electric buses dedicated to providing Fastrack services.
•	Ticketing services – The bus operator will receive and manage payment for bus tickets on-bus and off-bus.
•	Electric Vehicle repairs and maintenance – The bus operator will be responsible for the ongoing repair and maintenance of the electric bus fleet.
The initial scope of the contract will be limited to the operation of the Fastrack Kent Thameside network, with the option of modifying the contract to include the option of Fastrack Dover network (or similar cross-boundary services in/around Kent) at any stage throughout the contract period.
A full specification of the required services will be shared with successful Candidates as part of the Invitation to Tender. KCC will reserve the right to extend the Contract Period on one or more occasion (by three months’ notice in writing served by KCC on the bus operator) provided the aggregate of any such extensions do not extend beyond an additional 5 years.

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

- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** The Council requires a utility services contract for the operation of electric Fastrack bus services, including:
•	Fastrack bus depot – The bus operator will be required to provide the primary operational base for Fastrack staff and vehicles, with su...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Electric Fastrack Bus Services (active)
  - Award id: `003816-2024-SC22135-1`
  - Supplier(s): **London General Transport Services Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-104424`
  - Value: £120,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Electric Fastrack Bus Services (active)
  - Signed Value: £120,000,000
  - Signed Date: 01/06/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F003816-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-02-06T10:17:56.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-23T09:25:02.282Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-032faf