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Colchester Park and Ride

Essex County Council · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 2 Oct 2026, 10:57.

Opportunity overview

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.

Classification

  • CPV60112000 — Public road transport services
  • CPV60130000 — Special-purpose road passenger-transport services

Lots

  • Lot 1£2.6m · Including VAT

Documents and notices

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
PL0080
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Tender Period

Ends
2 Jun 2026, 10:00

Enquiry period

Ends
26 May 2026, 12:00

Expected award period

Ends
29 Jun 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Including VAT
2,600,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
price
Name
ITT: Commercial Response
Description
70% of the Overall Evaluation Criteria.

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
70
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
quality
Name
ITT: Quality Questions
Description
15% of the Overall Evaluation Weighting Criterion Evaluation: 50% on Successful implementation and Delivery Question, 50% on Operational Support Question.

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
15
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 3
Type
quality
Name
ITT: Social Value
Description
10% of the Overall Evaluation Weighting Criterion Evaluation: 100% Social Value Score.

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
10
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 4
Type
quality
Name
ITT: Climate
Description
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.

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
5
Weight
percentageExact

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
26 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends
25 Sept 2030, 23:59
Max Extent Date
25 Sept 2033, 23:59

Renewal

Description
There is the option to extend the contract for up to 3 years

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
60112000
Description
Public road transport services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
60130000
Description
Special-purpose road passenger-transport services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH3
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Entry 2
Id
040703-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
1 May 2026, 16:26
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Essex County Council
Id
GB-PPON-PWVM-4844-NRQH

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PWVM-4844-NRQH

Address

Street Address
County Hall, Market Road
Locality
Chelmsford
Postal Code
CM1 1QH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKH36

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Chelmsford · UKH36 · CM1 1QH · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKH3 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 040703-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·