Public Transport Services in Calne and the Kennet Valley, May 2016

This tender is for Public Transport services in Calne and the Kennet Valley. The services will operate Monday to Saturday. The timetable has been designed to be operated by two vehicles.

This tender is for Public Transport Services in Calne and the Kennet Valley, May 2016
Additional Notes

1. Contracts will be awarded separately and operators may bid for any or all of the routes. In awarding
routes the Council will consider the capacities submitted and where an operator
has the lowest bid for more routes than their stated capacity routes will be
awarded on the basis of that combination of routes which is most economically
advantageous to the council.

2. Where variant bids are submitted award will be at the
discretion of the Council, based upon operational requirements. Award of a
contract will be based upon the lowest price or where a combination bid is
submitted which is acceptable to the council, the combination bid being lower
than the sum of the constituent bids.

3. The Council reserve the right to award all or none of the routes. If any
route is withdrawn then the Council reserve the right not to accept any variant
bid that includes that route.

4. Tenders are reminded that they may submit combined or alternative bids using
the attached "Variant Bid Form" to combine different contracts.

5. Where a Tenderer proposes an alternative proposal they must have submitted a
valid response for the elements they wish
to be considered in their alternative or combined proposal.

6. Submissions must be made on the attached Variant Bid form and submitted
through the Pro-contract system with their response.

7. Tenderers must ensure that their submissions are correct. Once submitted
Tenderers will be able to check their submission and make amendments up to the
closing date and time specified. When submitting their response the system
will acknowledge receipt to their registered e-mail. The acknowledgement only
confirms that a submission has been made and does not confirm that the
submission is compliant with the requirements set out in the attached
Invitation to Tender.

8. Submissions remain locked until after the closing date and time at which
point they will be checked. If the response is not in accordance with the ITT
the Council reserve the right to disqualify the submission.

Please refer to the attached documentation for full information.

Phil Groocock
Bus Network Manager
By Tel: 01225 713454
By Email: phil.groocock@wiltshire.gov.uk

If you have any problems with the system please contact,

Due North Technical Support Team
By Tel: 01670 597136 (lines open from 08:30am to 17:00pm Monday to Friday,
excluding English public holidays).
By Email: swsupport@due-north.com