How to win: Provision of Supported Local Bus Services

About this contract

The Vale of Glamorgan Council requires the supply of supported local bus services in the Vale of Glamorgan and surrounding areas, as detailed in the accompanying schedules. The Council is tendering for the following supported local bus services: • Service V1 (Llantwit Major – Bridgend) • Service V2 (Llantwit Major - Bridgend) • Service V3 (Cowbridge – Barry) Each service listed above will be tendered on various options for the following operational days/periods. Interested parties are requested to submit prices for each requested on the ‘Price and Specification’ document; please note the tabs at the bottom of each Excel timetable document for various timetable (i.e. Monday to Saturday and Sunday / bank holidays) : - • Monday to Saturday • Good Friday • Any day including bank holidays that may be requested by the Council later. Unless requested by The Council, at a later date, excludes operation on: • Sundays • Bank Holiday Mondays • 25, 26 December (Christmas Day & Boxing Day) • 01 January (New Years Day) • Any special bank holiday or bank holidays in lieu of Christmas Day, Boxing day and New Years Day that fall on a non – normal operational day

How to win contracts like this

• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Vale of Glamorgan Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £1,999,999.95, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins services work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: it closes 11 September 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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