Sydney Trains & NSW Trains / Rural Coach Services NSW Trains - WS236713

RFT ID WS236713

RFT Type Open Tenders

Published 25-Jan-2016

Closes 19-Feb-2016 5:00pm

Category Busses

Agency NSW Trains

Contact Person

Procurement Help Desk
Phone: 1300 132 136
tss.procurement@transport.nsw.gov.au

Tender Details

NSW Trains provides rail services throughout New South Wales, parts of Queensland, ACT and Victoria under the brand name NSW Trains. NSW Trains also enters into contracts with private coach operators to provide road coach services throughout New South Wales and parts of Queensland, ACT and Victoria ("Rural Coach Services"), in regional areas not serviced by the XPT, Xplorer and Intercity Trains.

At present, the Rural Coach Services are organised into various routes ("Service Routes") to set timetables and detailed coach specification requirements, including the provision of wheelchair access on all services, linking different locations in New South Wales, ACT, Queensland and Victoria.

The services are in defined areas to set timetables and detailed coach specification requirements including the provision of wheel chair access on all services. NSW Trains is seeking interest for the 6 Service Routes outlined in the RFP.

The Contracts will have an initial term of five (5) years, and NSW Trains will have option to extend the contract for further term of three (3) years subject to the operator meeting performance requirements. NSW Trains requirements in relation to the Coach Services are outlined in this Request for Proposal (RFP).

Any operator who is an Accredited Service Operator under the Passenger Transport Act 1990 (NSW) ("the PTA") for long distance, tourist, charter, or regular passenger services can participate in this RFP.

Location

NSW Regions: Far North Coast, Mid North Coast, New England

RFT Type

Open Tenders - An invitation to tender by public advertisement with no restriction placed on who may tender. Tenderers will normally be required to demonstrate in their tender that they have the necessary skills, resources, experience, financial capacity, and in some cases licences, accreditations, etc., to fulfil the tender requirements.

Related Records

Contract Award Notices:
- CW55646 Sunstate Charters Pty Ltd
- CW55648 Wolters Bus & Coach Services

Additional Details / Instructions

In order to gain access to the Request For Tender documents, Tenderers are required to register their interest by sending an email tenderinfo@transport.nsw.gov.au and include the following:

1) Event Title,

2) RFT ID,

3) Organisation Name,

4) ACN/ ABN,

5) Contact Name,

6) Organisation/Contact Postal Address,

7) Contact Email Address,

8) Contact Phone No.

To gain access to the tender documents in Ariba over the internet once access is provided, please ensure that you are using Windows PC with web browser Internet Explorer Version 6, 7 or above.

Address for Lodgement

Procurement Help Desk

1300 132 136

tss.procurement@transport.nsw.gov.au