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Tender: Subsidised, Demand Response and Metroshuttle Bus Services (DPS) — Transport for Greater Manchester

Released almost 2 years ago

Closes01 Jan 2031

Likely valueEstimate£10.0M to £90.0MInflation adjusted

LocationNorth West

AgencyTransport for Greater Manchester

SourceProContract

CategoryTransport & Logistics

1521 days leftCloses Wed, 1 Jan 2031

About

Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) is seeking bus operators to join a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) to supply subsidised services including Network Bus Services, Subsidised Bus Services, Resource Contracts, Demand Response contracts and Metroshuttle contracts in areas of social need not served by the commercial bus network. TfGM will conduct Initial SQ and Lot pack evaluations from the 20th December to 24th January 2025; operators can apply to participate in the DPS at any time up and until the 1st January 2031, and applications made after the 20th December 2024 must be sent via the messaging facility via ProContract. Contracts awarded under the DPS will be allocated via further competitions commencing early 2025, and only operators qualified on the DPS will be invited to those competitions; as a Dynamic Purchasing System there is no guarantee of any specific amount or type of work being allocated to any operator.

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