PL0097 - Chelmsford Park and Ride

The purpose of this tender is to ensure that the residents of Essex continue to have a Park and Ride service into Chelmsford 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 two Park and Ride Services (which will form the basis of the two lots) at the following Park and Ride Sites:

- The Sandon Park and Ride Site: accessible from the A12 and has a short 10-minute journey time into the city centre.

- The Chelmer Valley Park and Ride Site: situated along the A134 and is accessible from Braintree and The Beaulieu Development, North Chelmsford, and is a 15-minute journey time into the city centre

The new bus Services contract will be awarded as a Gross Cost Contracts, and the Service Commencement Date will be the 6th of March 2026. The initial contract term will be either three (3) or four (4) years, depending on the outcome of the tender.

The Sandon Park and Ride Service will have two options in which bidders can bid for:

- Sandon Option 1 (Four Years)
- Sandon Option 2 (Three Years)

The Chelmer Valley Park and Ride Site will have three options in which bidders can bid for, based both of the initial contract term and the level of service coverage:

- Chelmer Valley Options 1.1 and 1.2: Current Monday to Friday daytime services with retained late evening services and Saturday services (1.1 is the four year option, and the 1.2 is the three year option).
- Chelmer Valley Options 2.1 and 2.2: Current Monday to Friday daytime services with retained late evening services but no Saturday services (2.1 is the four year option, and the 2.2 is the three year option).
- Chelmer Valley Options 3.1 and 3.2: Current Monday to Friday daytime services with retained Saturday services but no late evening services (3.1 is the four year option, and the 3.2 is the three year option).
- Chelmer Valley Options 4.1 and 4.2: Current Monday to Friday daytime services but no late evening services and no Saturday services (4.1 is the four year option, and the 4.2 is the three year option).