# Demand Responsive Transport Service - AWARD

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Milton Keynes City Council](/buyers/milton-keynes-city-council/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: ViaVan
- Award value: £5,400,000
- Award date: 18 February 2025
- Published: 8 April 2025
- Contract start: 1 April 2025
- Contract end: 31 March 2027
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: ed18274c-9159-4bd6-8d88-1901f4064203-839273
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3120701e-b5ff-4de6-a54b-335d4a066151

## Description

Milton Keynes City Council are currently out to tender for the provision of Demand Responsive Transport Service\. This procurement is being run via further competition under MKCC CU2688 Local Bus and Shared Taxi & Demand Responsive Services DPS Lot 2 Shared Taxi and Demand responsive service\. A contract for the operation and the software to run a Demand Responsive Transport service within the parameters laid out by the Council\. The service will use a mobile app provided by the successful tenderer as well as web and phone options to interface with the same system for customers\. Calls will be booked at the time of travel, not in advance\. The successful tenderer will supply all vehicles and drivers\. This is a minimum subsidy contract with the successful tenderer retaining fare box income and taking the revenue risk\. Service users will be directed to a commercial bus route where viable\. Further information about the Council's requirement is set out in Specification\. You have been invited directly to take part in this process and have been given full access to the tender documentation available within this e-tendering system\. Please review the documentation and upload the required documents as part of your submission\. Deadline for submissions of the tender will be 12 noon; 20 January 2025\. Please allow sufficient time to make your return as late returns will not be permitted\. Any questions relating to this tender should be made via correspondence on the website\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ed18274c-9159-4bd6-8d88-1901f4064203-839273)