Buyer Name: SOMERSET COUNCIL
Buyer Address: Somerset Council, County Hall, , ,, Taunton, TA1 4DY, UNITED KINGDOM
Contact Name: Lisa Bentley
Contact Email: Lisa.Bentley@somerset.gov.uk
Contact Telephone: 079766 99544
Buyer Name: SOMERSET COUNCIL
Buyer Address: Somerset Council, County Hall, , ,, Taunton, TA1 4DY, UNITED KINGDOM
Contact Name: Lisa Bentley
Contact Email: Lisa.Bentley@somerset.gov.uk
Contact Telephone: 079766 99544
14/014 Bridgwater-Cannington-Nether Stowey Somerset Council wish to tender the route 14/014 Bridgwater-Cannington-Nether Stowey- Shurton Monday to Saturday all year round. No services on Sundays or Bank Holidays. 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, failure to do so will leave the bid invalid. Any bid on a subsidy basis must also contain a proposed fare table, failure to provide one will also invalidate the bid. For reference the current fare table is attached. Average weekly Patronage from October 2024 - September 2025 was 721 Please see detailed timetable and map attached. Contract Start 7th April 2026 to 31st March 2029. No extension offer available Tender will close at 12:00 Noon Wednesday 25th February 2026
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