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Rural Transport

For transport
Non-scheduled passenger transport
Public road transport services
+2 more
East of England (UKH14)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published7
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: Suffolk County Council: "Rural Transport". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 7 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthoritySuffolk County CouncilScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Suffolk County Council
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Suffolk County Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
3.3Bids / Report
56.4% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 69 active published awards; 39 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthoritySuffolk County Council
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published9 Jan 2023, 08:11 GMT
Last source update9 Jan 2023, 08:11 GMT
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationFor transport, Non-scheduled passenger transport, Public road transport services, Special-purpose road passenger-transport services, Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
Delivery area
East of England (UKH14)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-0395c1
What is being bought
The provision of rural transport for isolated rural communities within 7 geographic areas of Suffolk which will enable the connecting of communities through Rural Transport Operators. Providing connections to bus and rail links as well as door to door journeys for those with limited mobility whilst also offering an alternative car dependency and supporting the Council Net Zero target
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    9 Jan 2023, 08:11 GMT
  2. Official notice release published
    9 Jan 2023, 08:11 GMT
  3. Buyer information updated
    9 Jan 2023, 08:11 GMT
Lots and requirements (7)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Babergh - Connecting Communities
    Status not published
    Published valueNot published
    Provision of transport within rural communities of the Babergh area of Suffolk
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 2 · #2
    Forest Heath - Connecting Communities
    Status not published
    Published valueNot published
    Provision of transport within rural communities of the Forest Heath area of Suffolk
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 3 · #3
    Ipswich - Connecting Communities
    Status not published
    Published valueNot published
    Provision of transport within isolated communities of the Ipswich area of Suffolk
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 4 · #4
    Mid Suffolk - Connecting Communities
    Status not published
    Published valueNot published
    Provision of transport within rural communities of the Mid Suffolk area of Suffolk
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 5 · #5
    St Edmundsbury - Connecting Communities
    Status not published
    Published valueNot published
    Provision of transport within rural communities of the St Edmundsbury area of Suffolk
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 6 · #6
    Coastal - Connecting Communities
    Status not published
    Published valueNot published
    Provision of transport within rural communities of the Coastal area of Suffolk
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 7 · #7
    Waveney - Connecting Communities
    Status not published
    Published valueNot published
    Provision of transport within rural communities of the Waveney area of Suffolk
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    9 Jan 2023, 08:11 GMT
  2. Award active
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    Not published · Not published
  9. Contract active
    Signed 27 Sept 2022, 00:00 BST · £132,240
  10. Contract active
    Signed 27 Sept 2022, 00:00 BST · £89,528
  11. Contract active
    Signed 27 Sept 2022, 00:00 BST · £28,880
  12. Contract active
    Signed 27 Sept 2022, 00:00 BST · £135,280
  13. Contract active
    Signed 27 Sept 2022, 00:00 BST · £89,528
  14. Contract active
    Signed 27 Sept 2022, 00:00 BST · £180,880
  15. Contract active
    Signed 27 Sept 2022, 00:00 BST · £107,920
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Hadleigh Community Transport Group Limited
Not published · Not published · active
The Voluntary Network
Not published · Not published · active
Communities Together East Anglia
Not published · Not published · active
Communities Together East Anglia
Not published · Not published · active
The Voluntary Network
Not published · Not published · active
Coastal Accessible Transport Services
Not published · Not published · active
BACT Community Transport Ltd
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Babergh - Connecting Communities
£132,240 · signed 27 Sept 2022, 00:00 BST · active
Forest Heath - Connecting Communities
£89,528 · signed 27 Sept 2022, 00:00 BST · active
Ipswich - Connecting Communities
£28,880 · signed 27 Sept 2022, 00:00 BST · active
Mid Suffolk - Connecting Communities
£135,280 · signed 27 Sept 2022, 00:00 BST · active
St Edmundsbury - Connecting Communities
£89,528 · signed 27 Sept 2022, 00:00 BST · active
Coastal - Connecting Communities
£180,880 · signed 27 Sept 2022, 00:00 BST · active
Waveney - Connecting Communities
£107,920 · signed 27 Sept 2022, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Suffolk County Council

Contracting authority GB-FTS-3676
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  • Suffolk County Council
    buyer

    Endeavour House, Russell Rd, IPSWICH, UKH14, IP12BX
    martin.jennings@suffolk.gov.uk
    +44 1473260450

  • BACT Community Transport Ltd
    supplier

    GB-MPR: 28446R
    Bungay, UKH14

  • Coastal Accessible Transport Services
    supplier

    GB-MPR: 28439R
    Leiston, UKH14

  • Communities Together East Anglia
    supplier

    GB-COH: 02636217
    Ipswich, UKH14

  • Hadleigh Community Transport Group Limited
    supplier

    GB-MPR: 28617R
    Hadleigh, UKH14

  • Suffolk County Council
    reviewBody

    Ipswich, IP1 2BX

  • The Voluntary Network
    supplier

    GB-COH: 03954998
    Newmarket, UKH14
Documents (0)
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleThe Council considered Regulation 32 (2)b ii applied in so far that competition was absent for technical reasons. This decision was reached following a market engagement event with potential providers and their feedback in relation to the challenges of the pandemic recovery including driver shortages, fuel price increases and limited return of patronage. In addition the Council recognised the challenges of there being a limited number of transport providers within the rural areas of Suffolk and their ability to deliver a sustainable service meeting the communities needs and within the Council's budget profile whilst recovering from the pandemic. It was considered appropriate to implement 1 year contracts with the Council's existing Connecting Communities providers to enable the market to adapt and understand the new market conditions which would enable the Council to undertake a procurement exercise when the market is more stable and achieve better value for the communities of Suffolk.