Greater Manchester Tenders

[Mayneway]

RE: Greater Manchester Tenders

(09/08/2013 06:20)wirralbus Wrote:  

(09/08/2013 00:11)Mayneway Wrote:  

(08/08/2013 23:11)jimbo Wrote:  This is true with the 400; i was under the understanding that if a company says we will use hybrids they are more likely to get the tender

No because let's say MCT put in a price of £20,000 to run the 159 and they also say they will run it with green hybrids but Stott's put in a bid of £16'000 but will only use standard vehicles under the age limit which are low floor, TfGM must legally go for the cheapest option because at the end of the day it's tax payers money - which must be spent wisely.

MCT bought or have leased their hybrids purely for their own reasons, presumably to save on fuel, not to win contracts!

So enviromental considerations are not used in determining contracts as well as price .

As far as I know at the moment no unless a certain contract has the backing of the dept for transport who could provide funding to either pay towards a contract or more likely pay towards purchasing environmentally friendly vehicles for a certain route.

This is why in Manchester anyway TFGM provide the vehicles on 'green' contracts and they are maintained by an outside contractor so that they still get a fair price for that contract.