Contract for Local Bus Service and other Public Transport Service 2017

Published facts

What the notice says

Buyer

Durham County Council

Published status

complete

Latest release reference

df51d0f2-c1eb-4c4d-a3b4-1fbffa1674f9-176624

CPV codes

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) codes: 60112000, 60130000

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27 Aug 2026

This procurement is for a number of local bus services within County Durham. Some of these contracts are for services that operate a whole day Monday to Friday or Monday to Saturday. In other cases the contracts are for journeys only operating on Monday to Saturday evenings, supplementing journeys operating on the same route on a commercial basis at other times of the day which do not form part of this contract. Some contracts are for services operating at peak times only. There are also in a small number of cases journeys that operate primarily for school travel purposes; special conditions will apply to those journeys. Most of the contracts will require buses with a minimum of 16 seats, however a larger vehicle could be used, unless where specifically stated. The vehicles required for these contracts will need to be wheelchair accessible, unless stated in the specification. The contracts will operate on a cost-based agreement under which fares revenue belongs to Durham County Council. The contractor will be paid a fixed price per day and so does not bear any risk related to revenue. This procurement is issued under an Open OJEU Procedure under Section 7 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 It is to be noted that Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE) WILL apply in relation to this procurement exercise in relation to routes 3626, 3636, 3647, 3652, 3654, 3661. 3663 and 3681.(Please refer to ANNEX x for TUPE information).

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   16 Oct 2017

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   Release reference

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Awards and suppliers

Published award and contract facts

• Contract for Local Bus Service and other Public Transport Service 2017

  Buyer: Durham County CouncilSupplier: ARRIVA LIMITED

  End date in notice

  30 Oct 2022

  Value shown in notice

  £0Whole award value; not assigned to one supplier

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• Contract for Local Bus Service and other Public Transport Service 2017

  Buyer: Durham County Council

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