Bunbury Bridgetown School Bus Service

Background

School Bus Services administers the Student Transport Policy Framework which provides for transport assistance to eligible students attending their nearest appropriate school. Most commonly transport assistance is in the form of access to an ‘orange’ school bus. School bus services are generally provided as one contract per bus to promote small business and the length of contract depends on the service life of the vehicle. There is a need for a new contract to provide a school bus service in Bunbury Bridgetown route.

The Public Transport Authority (PTA) of Western Australia is seeking tenders from people or businesses interested in contracting to provide the Service.

This Request for Tender sets out what the PTA requires from Tenderers seeking to contract to provide the Service.

The successful Tenderer will be required to enter into a contract (Contract) with the PTA to provide the Service for the period 11/10/2021 to 31/12/2038 inclusive.

Scope of Service

The Scope of Service is described in the table in Book 4 – Scope of Service.

The Tendered Narrative describing the Approved Route is included in PTA200109 Attachment 1 – Route Tender Narrative – Bunbury Bridgetown.