Tenders Are Invited For Competition For Appointment To A Framework For The Supply Of Double-Deck Buses

The Contracting Authority Is Seeking To Enter Into Framework Agreements For The Supply Of Double-Deck Buses. It Is Intended That 4 Frameworks Will Be Entered Into, Comprising: A Single-Supplier Framework And A Multi-Supplier Framework Relating To Double-Deck Battery-Electric (Two-Axle) Buses; A Single-Supplier Framework Relating To Double-Deck Battery-Electric (Three-Axle) Buses; And A Single-Supplier Framework Relating To Double-Deck Regional Buses. It Is Envisaged That Up To 1,500 Double-Deck Battery-Electric (Two-Axle) Buses, Up To 200 Double-Deck Battery-Electric (Three-Axle) Buses; And Up To 100 Double-Deck Regional Buses May Be Procured Under The Frameworks. The Contracting Authority Reserves The Right To Procure A Lower Or Higher Quantity Of Each Type Of Bus, And The Right To Decline To Place Any Call-Off Orders Under Any Or All Framework Lot(S). The Initial Period Of Each Associated Framework Agreement Will Be Thirty (30) Months, With The Option To Extend The Framework Agreement By A Period Or Periods Of Up To A Further Sixty-Six (66) Months At The Discretion Of The Contracting Authority.