Subsidised Bus Services - Vale & South CPU898

Tender description

The Council are seeking Service Providers to bid for subsidised bus services in Vale and South areas of Oxfordshire. Contracts are to be awarded for the following periods: Lot 1: Vale area. Contract start date: 31 May 2015 or as soon as possible thereafter*. Contract end date: 2 June 2018 (with provision for contract extensions of up to 3 years in aggregate until 29 May 2021) Lot 2: South Oxfordshire area. Contract start: date 31 May 2015 or as soon as possible thereafter*. Contract end date: 3 June 2017 (with provision for contract extensions of up to 12 months in aggregate until 2 June 2018. Tenderers are invited to tender for the provision of the Service described at Appendix 1 Specification for a term of 1 to 3 years, anticipated to commence on 31st May 2015 or as soon as possible thereafter* with an option to extend Lot 1 in aggregate up to 3 years and Lot 2 in aggregate up to 1 year. * See Appendix 2 (Contract Conditions) for full details regarding the start date