Colchester Park and Ride
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Awarded value
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Suppliers
0
Lots
1
Published
01 May 2026
Description
The purpose of this tender is to ensure that the residents of Essex continue to have a Park and Ride service into Colchester city centre. This will ensure ECC continues to align with sustainable transport strategy, as well as with agreed various visions, objectives and policies reflected within the current Local Transport Plan. This tender is for the award of the Colchester Park and Ride Service: - The Colchester Park and Ride Service: accessible from the A12, junction 28 and has a short 15- 20 minute journey time into the city centre. The new bus Services contract will be awarded as Gross or Nett Cost Contract, and the Service Commencement Date will be the 26th of September 2026. The initial services period will be for four (4) years.
Scope
- Reference
- PL0080
- Total value
- £2,600,000 including VATAbove the relevant threshold
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 25 Sept 2026 to 25 Sept 2030Possible extension to 25 Sept 2033
There is the option to extend the contract for up to 3 years
- Main category
- services
- CPV classifications
- 6011200060130000
- Contract locations
- East of England, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| ITT: Commercial Response | 70% of the Overall Evaluation Criteria. | price | 70.00% |
| ITT: Quality Questions | 15% of the Overall Evaluation Weighting Criterion Evaluation: 50% on Successful implementation and Delivery Question, 50% on Operational Support Question. | quality | 15.00% |
| ITT: Social Value | 10% of the Overall Evaluation Weighting Criterion Evaluation: 100% Social Value Score. | quality | 10.00% |
| ITT: Climate | 5% of the Overall Evaluation Weighting Criterion Evaluation: 100% Climate Score on Question Please describe how your proposed solution will contribute to reducing emissions and improving air quality within the local area. | quality | 5.00% |
Submission & procedure
- Enquiry deadline
- 26 May 2026, 11:00 am
- Submission deadline
- 02 Jun 2026, 9:00 am
- Submission address
- https://open-uk.org/opportunities/overview/public/24a1ce5e-f04b-4911-b119-bfedbb0e1c68 The tender name on the Open system is PL0080 - Colchester Park and Ride. Bidders are required to register and sign-up to the system (Open). ↗
- Electronic submission
- Yes
- Procedure
- Open procedure