Open competition
Open procedure: the contract was advertised and any supplier could submit a bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Cornwall Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- First South West Ltd
- Value
- £4,354,692.96
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Sector
- Vehicles & transport equipment · Motor vehicles for the transport of 10 or more persons (CPV 34120000)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- 012472-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date31 Mar 2025
- Published2 Apr 2025Published 2 days after the contract date
Description
The Service route encompasses key destinations including Truro College, the Royal Cornwall Hospital, New County Hall and the City centre. This high frequency service currently operates from 6:30am to 7:30 pm, Monday to Saturday. Buses operate between 10 and 15 minute intervals during peak times to suit the needs of commuters and those visiting Truro. The Council currently own 8 buses which are leased to the operator to provide the service with dedicated vehicles – this is included in the contract price. Vehicles are maintained, fuelled and insured by the operator. The service completes circa 60,000 passenger journeys per month. With a successful bid for Zebra 2 funding, the Council will be introducing 7 electric vehicles to the service to update the fleet and installing charging infrastructure on the park and ride terminals located at Langarth, with 1,209 car parking spaces on the western approach to Truro and Tregurra with 1,379 car parking spaces on the eastern approach. This is an …
About the supplier
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