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title: "Soft Market Test: Park & Ride Services in Leicester & Leicestershire"
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# Soft Market Test: Park & Ride Services in Leicester & Leicestershire

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/soft-market-test-park-ride-services-in-leicester-leicestershire-ocds-h6vhtk-03b405). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Leicestershire County Council: "Soft Market Test: Park & Ride Services in Leicester & Leicestershire". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Leicestershire County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/leicestershire-county-council-ons-e10000018)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Road transport services, Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
- **Delivery Location:** UKF2
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03b405`

## 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/soft-market-test-park-ride-services-in-leicester-leicestershire-ocds-h6vhtk-03b405#tl-md)

## Description
Leicestershire County Council (‘the Council’) would like to consult the market in relation to Park & Ride provision in Leicester and Leicestershire. We are inviting interested suppliers to complete a short questionnaire available via the link. THIS IS NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION
Please note that date given at II.3. is indicative ONLY and subject to procurement route chosen.
If interested, please click on the following link to view the questionnaire and submit your response. The deadline for this Soft Market Test response is 12 noon on Wednesday, 5th April 2023.
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=91eedf12-dbc4-ed11-8120-005056b64545&p=527b4bbd-5c58-e511-80ef-000c29c9ba21
Please copy-paste the above link OR click on the link at Section I.1 above.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 60100000
- **Delivery regions:** UKF

- **Description:** The current Park and Ride contract is let in partnership between Leicestershire County and Leicester City Council ('the Councils’) and is due to expire in 2024.  Leicestershire County Council is the lead authority for the bus operation and the City C...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F007890-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-03-17T16:04:27.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T08:44:38.210Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03b405