14/025 Dulverton - Wiveliscombe - Cotford-St-Luke - Taunton

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14/025 Dulverton - Wiveliscombe - Cotford-St-Luke - Taunton Monday to Saturday all year round. No services on Sundays or Bank Holidays. Please see detailed timetable and map attached. Bids will be accepted on a cost basis (SCC retains fare revenue) or subsidy (operator retains fare revenue) basis, please make it clear in your submission which basis you are bidding on, Patronage for January 2024 - December 2024 was 74116. Variant bids based on vehicles provided by the approved supplier are welcome. Please clearly indicate the vehicle size on any variant bid. During the daytime on Mondays - Saturdays, Somerset council will be providing a connecting bus service on most journeys between Wiveliscombe and Dulverton. The operator of this contract will be expected to accept tickets issued by Somerset council for through journeys onto the 25 and Somerset Council will accept tickets issued by the operator of the 25 for journeys beyond Wiveliscombe to Dulverton. As part of your bid, please provide full details of vehicle size and capacity, i.e. both seated and standing capacity, please indicate the split of seating and standing of the vehicles you will be using. Tender will close at 12:00 Noon Friday 28th February 2025