Management of Norwich Bus Station and Park and Ride Sites
Estimated value
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Awarded value
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Suppliers
1
Lots
1
Published
16 Feb 2026
Description
The proposed contract is for an Operator with experience of public transport to provide a fully managed service with a single point of responsibility for managing and delivering all of the specified Services they are contracted to deliver across the Norwich Bus Station site. The Operator will also be required to undertake facilities management and maintenance of the Norwich Park and Ride sites. The contract value in this notice is for the full 10 years of the contract including all options, it does not include indexation.
Scope
- Reference
- NCCT43085
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 04 Apr 2026 to 05 Apr 2031Possible extension to 04 Apr 2036
This contract is for an initial term of 5 years plus up to a further 5 years at the Council's discretion. The estimated value in this notice is for the full 10 years of the contract not including indexation.
- CPV classifications
- 6371210079993000
- Contract locations
- Norwich and East Norfolk, United KingdomNorth and West Norfolk, United KingdomEast of England, United Kingdom
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quality | The quality criteria are 1. TUPE (Pass/ fail), 2. Contract Delivery (5%), 3. Contract Management (4%), 4. Mobilisation (2%), 5. Maintenance and Repairs (5%), 6. Reporting (2%), 7. Business Continuity (3%), 8. Health and Safety (5%), 9. Quality Assurance (2%), 10. Environmental (2%). | quality | — |
Participation
Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.
Bidders must be able to demonstrate a proven track record and extensive knowledge and experience in providing the following to Local Authorities or other large organisations within the last 3 years: • Experience of operational management within the public transport sector*. • Experience of provision of a face-to-face customer facing helpdesk • Experience of managing a contract with responsibility for delivering hard and soft facilities management, managing statutory health and safety responsibilities, provision of security and maintenance on a publicly accessible site. *For the purposes of this tender, references to public transport have the following meaning 'a system of vehicles such as buses and trains that operate at regular times on fixed routes and are used by the public'.
Submission & procedure
- Procedure
- Competitive flexible procedure
Award details
Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.
Awarded value
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Award date
02 Feb 2026
Contract start
04 Apr 2026
Contract end
05 Apr 2031
Awarded suppliers· 1 supplier
Awarded 02 Feb 2026 · Contract period 04 Apr 2026 — 05 Apr 2031
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