Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c58-5cf3-705c-8a8c-0f27a908679c/joint-home-to-school-and-ring-and-ride pending GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Joint Home to School and Ring and Ride [Birmingham City Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/birmingham-city-council) Estimated value Not stated Published 8 Nov 2020 Deadline Rolling deadline ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender Birmingham City Council (the Council) and Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) are in the early stages of developing a future proposal and would like to seek input from the market as to what might be the most potentially attractive way of packaging and scoping any possible future procurement opportunities. The Parties are currently exploring a range of options around service delivery within social and community transport services, and one of those options being explored is the combination of Ring & Ride and a proportion of Home to School Transport. For that reason, the Parties are keen to explore all options or solutions that maybe currently available in the market, for this work. We are seeking specialist transportation expertise to enable us to explore all operational efficiencies through possibly establishing a joint approach for both critical services. We are looking for a solution that will: • Deliver quality services - Ensure all users can access safe and efficient services that are reliable, flexible and are appropriate to their needs • Deliver value for money - Provide a one fleet solution and in doing so, reduce overheads and fleet by increasing sufficiency • Deliver a sustainable and more efficient operation - Reduce carbon footprint, track wider benefits to the community beyond financial savings If you are interested in participating in this Market Sounding Exercise, please register interest via the In-tend e-portal [in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc](https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc). Registration and access to the In-tend electronic tendering tool is free and all correspondence for this consultation must be made via this on-line process. Interested parties must download a market testing questionnaire from In-tend and submit completed questionnaires by 17:00 hours on 30th November 2020. Any problems in accessing or using the In-tend e-portal should be reported to the Corporate Procurement Team via email at Read full description ## CPV classification Transport services (excl. Waste transport) Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/8142ae54-bc42-47ec-a37d-840b72dca3a8) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. 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