Howards/Springfield

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RE: Howards/Springfield

(30/01/2016 15:31)The H man Wrote:  We always bid for schools this side of Chester, and local bus services too, we bid on the 200 but didn't win it.
We only bid prices that are worthwhile, too many operators bid low just to win the work and end up struggling or going bust, I won't name them but history shows it has happened.

Thanks. I just wondering by the time we only ever hear who has won the contract, the value of the contract and how many bids they were.

Some small operators only seem to bid for services which operate only between the morning and afternoon school/college runs or ones which are for evening services, so a route like the 200 wouldn't interest them.

The one that always surprised me was when Swans Travel were bidding for Cheshire contracts and they finished up winning the 200 and 289 contracts, as well a contract with the RHS for providing services during the Tatton flower show, despite them based in Chadderton. Maybe they thought Cheshire contracts were easier to win than Greater Manchester contracts