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# Swaffham Area Demand Responsive Transport

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/swaffham-area-demand-responsive-transport-ocds-h6vhtk-02ce3d). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Norfolk County Council: "Swaffham Area Demand Responsive Transport". Published status: complete. Published Value: £1,028,000. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 20 Sept 2021, 10:00 BST. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Norfolk County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/norfolk-county-council-ons-e10000020)
- **Published Value:** £1,028,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 20 September 2021 at 10:00 BST
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Passenger information system, Public road transport services, Scheduling software package, Software package and information systems
- **Delivery Location:** UKH17
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £724,179 (exc. VAT, 2 contracts)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02ce3d`

## 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/swaffham-area-demand-responsive-transport-ocds-h6vhtk-02ce3d#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2FIn-tendhost.co.uk%2Fnorfolkcc)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/swaffham-area-demand-responsive-transport-ocds-h6vhtk-02ce3d#participate

## Description
The Council has procured a fully digitised demand responsive transport service with automatic and optimised route scheduling for residents south of the market town of Swaffham in West Norfolk to access services in the town and beyond. The transport service will cover an area of approximately 85 square miles, 7000+ residents and over 20 villages and hamlets, to improve accessibility and connectivity. The service will run from 0700 – 1900, Monday to Saturday. There is funding available for the purchase of a vehicle.The Council has also procured an online application for the transport operator to plan journeys and for passengers to book and pay for their journeys.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Digitised demand responsive transport
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 60112000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Estimated Value:** £912,000
- **Description:** Norfolk County Council has procured a fully digitised demand responsive transport service, with automatic and optimised route scheduling, for residents south of the market town of Swaffham in west Norfolk, to access services in the town and beyond. T...

### Lot 2: Online transport application to plan journeys and take bookings and payments
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 48000000, 48332000, 48813000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Estimated Value:** £116,000
- **Description:** The Council has awarded a contract for an online application to support the demand response transport service in the Swaffham area.  The solution has the functionality to:(1) manage the operation of the service (e.g. managing key stop and road inform...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** Demand Responsive Bus Service (active)
  - Award id: `030920-2021-NCCT42190-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Vectare Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-156095`
  - Value: £683,279 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Online Booking App (active)
  - Award id: `030920-2021-NCCT42190-2`
  - Supplier(s): **Via Technologies Europe B.V.**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-178561`
  - Value: £40,900 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** Demand Responsive Bus Service (active)
  - Signed Value: £683,279
  - Signed Date: 26/10/2021

- **Contract:** Online Booking App (active)
  - Signed Value: £40,900
  - Signed Date: 26/10/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F030920-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-12-13T11:06:33.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T23:13:28.733Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02ce3d