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Demand Responsive Transport Service

Milton Keynes City Council · compiled

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Opportunity overview

Milton Keynes City Council (the Council) has awarded a contract for Demand Responsive Transport Services procured via further competition under MKCC Local Bus and Shared Taxi & Demand Responsive Services DPS Lot 2 Shared Taxi and Demand responsive service. The contract is for the operation and the software to run a Demand Responsive Transport service within the parameters laid out by the Council. The service will use a mobile app provided by the successful tenderer as well as web and phone options to interface with the same system for customers. Calls will be booked at the time of travel, not in advance. The successful tenderer will supply all vehicles and drivers. This is a minimum subsidy contract with the successful tenderer retaining fare box income and taking the revenue risk. Service users will be directed to a commercial bus route where viable. The contract is for period of 2 years from 01 Apr 2025-31 Mar 2027 with an option for the Council to extend for 1 year till 31 Mar 2028.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Contract value
£5.4m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
25 Feb 2025
Award ID
013046-2025-2024-242-1
Status
active
Identifier
10429122
Location
London, UKI, EC4A 3TW, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV60112000 — Public road transport services
  • CPV60120000 — Taxi services
  • CPV72260000 — Software-related services
  • CPV72268000 — Software supply services

Lots

  • A contract for the operation and the software to run a Demand Responsive Transport service within the parameters laid out by the Council. Procured via further competition under Milton Keynes City Council Local Bus and Shared Taxi & Demand Responsive Services DPS Lot 2 Shared Taxi and Demand responsive serviceValue not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
2024-242
Status
complete
Procurement Method
selective
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure

Covered By

GPA

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Id
60112000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Public road transport services

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Description
A contract for the operation and the software to run a Demand Responsive Transport service within the parameters laid out by the Council. Procured via further competition under Milton Keynes City Council Local Bus and Shared Taxi & Demand Responsive Services DPS Lot 2 Shared Taxi and Demand responsive service

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
70%
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
30%

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ12

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
60112000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Public road transport services
Entry 2
Id
72268000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Software supply services
Entry 3
Id
72260000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Software-related services
Entry 4
Id
60120000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Taxi services

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-73644
Name
Milton Keynes City Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKJ12
Locality
Milton Keynes
Postal Code
MK9 3EJ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Civic Office, 1 Saxon Gate East

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Regional or local authority
Entry 2
Id
01
Scheme
COFOG
Description
General public services

Identifier

Legal Name
Milton Keynes City Council

Contact

Name
Procurement Team
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-142960
Name
Via Transportation UK Limited

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKI
Locality
London
Postal Code
EC4A 3TW
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
5 New Street Square

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Id
10429122
Legal Name
Via Transportation UK Limited
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-38338
Name
High Court Royal Court of Justice

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
London
Postal Code
WC24 2LL
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
High Court Royal Court of Justice

Award information

Award 1
Id
013046-2025-2024-242-1
Title
Demand Responsive Transport Service
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-142960
Name
Via Transportation UK Limited

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
013046-2025-2024-242-1
Title
Demand Responsive Transport Service
Status
active
Award ID
013046-2025-2024-242-1
Date Signed
25 Feb 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
5,400,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Milton Keynes · UKJ12 · MK9 3EJ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKJ12

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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