Provision of Tendered Electric Bus services in Coventry (Early Market Engagement Event)

Description

Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) is seeking to establish a contract for Tendered Electric Bus Services in Coventry going forward. Coventry's Electric (Coventry Electric Bus City) will deliver the UK's first all-electric bus town or city by the end of 2025. In line with the commitments of TfWM's Enhanced Partnership (EP 002), all local bus services operating in the city, including cross boundary routes, will be required to operate with battery electric buses. With the electrification of the commercial fleet well underway, this procurement exercise will cover TfWM's and Warwickshire cross-boundary tendered services in-line with the objectives of Coventry's Electric. It is envisaged that the duration of the Contract will be 5 years. This is subject to change however and will be confirmed at the time of tender publication. To express an interest in this PIN and receive further information regarding our supplier engagement event, please see section VI.3 (additional Information) Additional information: To express an interest in this PIN: Please register your company on our e-tendering portal (Bravo Solution). Instructions on how to register are located at: https://www.wmca.org.uk/media/1692/wmca_etendering_supplier_registration_guide_2016.pdf Further key detail around expressing an interest in this exercise are listed below: Portal Website: https://wmca.bravosolution.co.uk PIN Title: Provision of Tendered Electric Bus services in Coventry (PIN) PIN Bravo Solution Project Reference: Project_876 Once registered, please access Project_876 on our e-tendering portal and respond to PQQ_222: Provision of Tendered Electric Bus services in Coventry- (Early Market Engagement), to submit company information and confirm your interest in attending the Early Market Engagement event on Tuesday 25th June 2024. This is not a formal PQQ or expression of interest in a tender exercise. It is to be used purely for suppliers to submit general information to WMCA and to express interest in taking part in the Early Market Engagement event. Following the Market Engagement exercise, feedback from the event will be considered and built into the wider tender opportunity, which is expected to be published in August 2024. Please note that the closing date for responses to the PQQ is 17:00 on Friday 21st June 2024. Invitations to attend the event will be circulated to all suppliers that have provided a PQQ response on Monday 24th June 2024.