22 118 - Subsidised 312 Bus Service (Handforth Dean/Wilmslow Circular)

An opportunity has arisen where through developer funding Cheshire East Council can issue a tender to support a new bus service. The bus service will operate between Handforth Dean and Wilmslow Monday to Saturday. The contract will be for 12 months with an option to extend for a further 12 months.

This procurement exercise will be conducted on Cheshire East Borough Council's electronic Contract and Tender Management System at the www.the-chest.org.uk Organisations will be invited to bid and will need to provide the additional required information through the Contract and Tender Management System. If you have any technical problems with, the Contract and Tender Management System please contact the helpdesk on: [email protected] or 0330 005 0352. In order to participate, providers must register, complete and upload completed documentation and submit this via the Chest at the link provided in this notice. The project reference on The Chest is DN643318. The values given in this notice are only estimations and account for the option to extend - the Council gives no guarantee or warranty or makes any representation as to the accuracy of any indicative values.

A condition of contract stipulates that the vehicle used must be a Euro 6 emissions compliant vehicle to meet the proposed Transport for Greater Manchester clean air zone requirements.

The vehicle must also be a minimum capacity of 27 to promote the migration of passengers from car to public transport.

The contract will be for 12 months with an option to extend for a further 12 months.

The values given in this notice are only estimations and are for the initial contract period of 1 year and include the option to extend for a further 12 months - the authority gives no guarantee or warranty or makes any representation as to the accuracy of any indicative volumes or as to the value of the work during the contract period.