Official UK procurement notice
Truro Park and Ride Bus Service
Authority: Cornwall Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Council is inviting interested bidders to tender for our Truro Park & Ride Bus Service, which it aims to be seen as the mode of travel choice for residents, visitors and commuters when accessing Truro. We are seeking an Operator that will share our vision that the Truro Park & Ride is a flagship service, offering a reliable, regular and affordable travel option in to Truro.
CPV: Electric buses · Hire of buses and coaches with driver · Motor vehicles for the transport of 10 or more persons · Non-scheduled passenger transport · Public road transport services · Special-purpose road passenger-transport services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The Service route encompasses key destinations including Truro College, the Royal…AwardedPublished value£4,500,000
The Service route encompasses key destinations including Truro College, the Royal Cornwall Hospital, New County Hall and the City centre. This high frequency service currently operates from 6:30am to 7:30 pm, Monday to Saturday. Buses operate between 10 and 15 minute intervals during peak times to suit the needs of commuters and those visiting Truro.
The Council currently own 8 buses which are leased to the operator to provide the service with dedicated vehicles – this is included in the contract price. Vehicles are maintained, fuelled and insured by the operator. The service completes circa 60,000 passenger journeys per month.
With a successful bid for Zebra 2 funding, the Council will be introducing 7 electric vehicles to the service to update the fleet and installing charging infrastructure on the park and ride terminals located at Langarth, with 1,209 car parking spaces on the western approach to Truro and Tregurra with 1,379 car parking spaces on the eastern approach. This is an opportunity for the winning Operator to be part of the journey to electrification with us.
There is also an opportunity for bidders to outline their plans for better utilisation of the terminal buildings and to demonstrate how, via this contract, they can bring social value to Cornwall.
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 (3)
- Quality: 40
- Social Value: 15
- Price: 45
- Price carries 45 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4.5 points. Quality carries 40 of 100: the paper moves it further than the discount.
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
- Yes
- First published
- 1 May 2024, 11:58 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Apr 2025, 11:46 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 26 Jun 2024 – …
- Authority reference
DN712987- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-012472- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-045672Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 26 Jun 2024, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 26 Jun 2024, 15:00 BST
Timeline
26 Jun 2024 → 2 Apr 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline26 Jun 2024, 15:00 BST
- Bids opened26 Jun 2024, 15:00 BST
- Notice published2 Apr 2025, 11:46 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete2 Apr 2025, 11:46 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| First South West Limited | £4,354,693 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 012472-2025-DN712987-1 · First South West Limited
- Signed
- 31 Mar 2025
- Value
- £4,354,693
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- First South West LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.